Apparatus, system and method for self-calibration of indirect pointing devices
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsJohn Weldon Nicholson, Kenneth Scott Seethaler
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for pointing device calibration. An observation module may track physical movement sensed by an indirect pointing device and record actual cursor behavior corresponding to the physical movement. An analysis module may compare the actual cursor behavior to reference cursor behavior to detect a deviation. A calibration module may adjust one or more settings of the pointing device in a manner calculated to reduce the deviation.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an observation module that tracks physical movement sensed by an indirect pointing device and records actual cursor behavior corresponding to the physical movement;
- an analysis module that compares the actual cursor behavior to reference cursor behavior to detect a deviation;
- and
- a calibration module that adjusts one or more settings of the pointing device in a manner calculated to reduce the deviation
- wherein the observation module, the analysis module, and the calibration module comprise one or more of logic hardware and executable code, the executable code stored on one or more memory devices.
A system comprising:
- an indirect pointing device;
- a computer having a cursor that is controlled at least in part by the indirect pointing device;
- an observation module that tracks physical movement sensed by an indirect pointing device and records actual cursor behavior corresponding to the physical movement;
- an analysis module that compares the actual cursor behavior to reference cursor behavior to detect a deviation;
- and
- a calibration module that adjusts one or more settings of the pointing device in a manner calculated to reduce the deviation.
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium storing a computer readable program code executed to perform operations for self-calibration, the operations of the computer program product comprising:
- tracking physical movement sensed by an indirect pointing device;
- recording actual cursor behavior corresponding to the physical movement;
- comparing the actual cursor behavior to reference cursor behavior to detect a deviation;
- and
- adjusting one or more settings of the pointing device in a manner calculated to reduce the deviation.
A method comprising:
- tracking physical movement sensed by an indirect pointing device;
- recording actual cursor behavior corresponding to the physical movement;
- comparing the actual cursor behavior to reference cursor behavior to detect a deviation;
- and
- adjusting one or more settings of the pointing device in a manner calculated to reduce the deviation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.