公开(公告)号：GB2247066B

公开(公告)日：1994-03-16

申请号：GB9101272

申请日：1991-01-21

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： CLARK MICHAEL R ,  MUSTAFA MUSA

IPC: G05G1/01 ,  G06F3/033 ,  H01H3/02 ,  H01H13/84 ,  G05G1/24 ,  G05G9/04

公开(公告)号：GB2247066A

公开(公告)日：1992-02-19

申请号：GB9101272

申请日：1991-01-21

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： CLARK MICHAEL R ,  MUSTAFA MUSA

IPC: G05G1/01 ,  G06F3/033 ,  H01H3/02 ,  H01H13/84

Abstract: The controller comprises a housing (12) containing a mouse ball (14), having z-axis and x-axis encoders (16, 18), and a finger operated "conveyer" belt (6), having a y-axis encoder (70), housed in a tower (62) extending from the top of the housing (12). The belt (64) may have finger holes (74) or be roughened for good grip. In addition to this three-dimensional control of translation, the controller may have thumbwheels (80, 86, 88) for control of pitch, roll and yaw, respectively. Thus, all translation and direction controls are physically moved in directions which correspond to the desired simulated movements of the displayed object. In a modification (Fig. 4) the belt (64) and tower (62) are replaced by a roller and the pitch, roll and yaw thumbwheels are arranged coaxially.

公开(公告)号：AU2510595A

公开(公告)日：1995-12-05

申请号：AU2510595

申请日：1995-05-10

Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER

Inventor： CLARK MICHAEL R ,  VENOLIA DANIEL S

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06K11/18

Abstract: In a computer system having an input device for controlling a position of a cursor on a display screen, a method of compensating for a physical orientation of the input device relative to the display screen. Initially, the physical orientation of the input device in relation to the display screen is determined. If the input device has been rotated, a first set of values corresponding to movement in the X axis is swapped with a second set of values corresponding to movement in the Y axis. Next, the sign of the first set of values corresponding to the Y axis is changed. Thereby, a horizontal movement indicated by the rotated input device produces a horizontal movement of the cursor. Likewise, a vertical movement indicated by the rotated input device corresponds to a vertical movement of the cursor.