Input method and apparatus

An entertainment device, comprising:

• a receiver adapted to receive from a handheld controller comprising at least one control stick, data indicative of a determined displacement of the control stick, and data indicative of a determined applied pressure on the control stick;
• and a processor operable to process a game state of a game and update the processing of the game state of the game;
• and in which the processor is operable to update the processing of the game state of the game responsive to the received data indicative of the determined displacement of the control stick, and the received data indicative of the determined applied pressure on the control stick, wherein the processor is operable to detect that the determined displacement of the control stick is substantially equal to a predetermined displacement limit for the control stick;
• and if so the processor is operable to interpret the data indicative of the determined applied pressure on the control stick exceeding a predetermined threshold as a distinct input;
• and the processor is operable to update the processing of the game state of the game responsive to that distinct input, wherein the pressure applied to the control stick is interpreted as a distinct input when the physical displacement of the control stick is equal to the predetermined displacement limit for the control stick and the pressure applied to the control stick exceeds a predetermined threshold.

A computer-implemented method for receiving data from a handheld controller comprising at least one control stick and updating a game state of a game, comprising:

• receiving, from the handheld controller, data indicative of a determined displacement of the control stick;
• receiving, from the handheld controller, data indicative of an applied pressure on the control stick;
• processing the game state of the game;
• and updating the processing of the game state of the game responsive to the received data indicative of the determined displacement of the control stick, and the received data indicative of the applied pressure on the control stick, wherein updating the processing of the game state of the game includes detecting that the determined displacement of the control stick is equal to a predetermined displacement limit for the control stick;
• and if so interpreting received data indicative of the applied pressure on the control stick exceeding a predetermined threshold as a distinct input;
• and updating the processing of the game state of the game responsive to that distinct input, wherein the pressure applied to the control stick is interpreted as a distinct input when the physical displacement of the control stick is equal to the predetermined displacement limit for the control stick and the pressure applied to the control stick exceeds a predetermined threshold.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions adapted to cause a computer system to perform a method comprising:

• receiving, from a handheld controller, data indicative of a determined displacement of a control stick of the handheld controller;
• receiving, from the handheld controller, data indicative of an applied pressure on the control stick;
• processing a game state of a game;
• and updating the processing of the game state of the game responsive to the received data indicative of the determined displacement of the control stick, and the received data indicative of the applied pressure on the control stick, wherein updating the processing of the game state of the game includes detecting that the determined displacement of the control stick is equal to a predetermined displacement limit for the control stick;
• and if so interpreting received data indicative of the applied pressure on the control stick exceeding a predetermined threshold as a distinct input;
• and updating the processing of the game state of the game responsive to that distinct input, wherein the pressure applied to the control stick is interpreted as a distinct input when the physical displacement of the control stick is equal to the predetermined displacement limit for the control stick and the pressure applied to the control stick exceeds a predetermined threshold.