Four-axis positional input device

A four-axis joystick provides the ability to control four parameters in a single input device. In one embodiment, the Z-direction of control is implemented by a telescoping joystick handle, with the X- and Y-directions of control being implemented by pivoting motions of the handle in directions radi...

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Hauptverfasser:	Magleby, David K, Milne, Steven H, Lurie, William J, Jones, Edward
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AMUSEMENTS CALCULATING CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES COMPUTING CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BYMECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY CONTROLLING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING GAMES GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR HUMAN NECESSITIES INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES PHYSICS REGULATING SPORTS VIDEO GAMES
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Zusammenfassung:	A four-axis joystick provides the ability to control four parameters in a single input device. In one embodiment, the Z-direction of control is implemented by a telescoping joystick handle, with the X- and Y-directions of control being implemented by pivoting motions of the handle in directions radial to an axis of the joystick handle, and the theta-direction of control implemented by rotation of a portion of the handle about the handle axis. The four-axis joystick may be used as an input device for audio mixing applications with the X-, Y-, and Z-dimensions of control mapped to panning of an audio source in the left-right, forward-backward, and up-down directions respectively, and the theta-dimension mapped to volume control of low frequency effects.