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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Ian H. Bernstein, Boulder, CO (US);
Adam Wilson, Longmont, CO (US);
David E. Hygh, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
Ian H. Bernstein, Boulder, CO (US);
Adam Wilson, Longmont, CO (US);
David E. Hygh, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 61/00 (2006.01); A63H 30/04 (2006.01); A63H 33/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 61/00 (2013.01); A63H 30/04 (2013.01); A63H 33/005 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0044 (2013.01); G05D 1/027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G05D 1/0259 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0214 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-controlled device maintains a frame of reference about an x-, y- and z-axis. The self-controlled device processes an input to control the self-propelled device, the input being based on the x- and y-axis. The self-propelled device is controlled in its movement, including about each of the x-, y- and z-axis, based on the input.