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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Yue Fei, San Jose, CA (US);
Philippe Morin, Goleta, CA (US);
David Kryze, Campbell, CA (US);
Masaki Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
Yue Fei, San Jose, CA (US);
Philippe Morin, Goleta, CA (US);
David Kryze, Campbell, CA (US);
Masaki Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A handheld controller which includes at least two disparate sensors, such as a motion sensor and a touchpad sensor. A processor deployed in either handheld controller or separate product implements a hybrid pointing and selection method that uses data from the first sensor to adjust the sensitivity to stimulus of the second sensor, and vice versa. The respective sensor data are thus tempered and combined to generate a cursor control signal that includes a large scale control component to control size and movement of a rough pointer region, and a fine scale control component to control position of a precise pointer within the rough pointer region.