Continuous directional input method with related system and apparatus

A system for continuous directional input comprising:

• a processor and a memory to
• track a plurality of parameters of a continuous spatial trace of a parametric process,
• detect a plurality of positions along the continuous spatial trace that correspond to a plurality of selectable directional input events and subdivide the continuous spatial trace into a plurality of trace segments,
• calculate directional characteristics in positions of the plurality of selectable directional input events at the ends of each trace segment,
• determinate input indexes corresponding to the directional characteristics of each trace segment, and
• convert a sequence of indexes into a plurality of assigned input values.

An apparatus with a non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing the apparatus for continuous directional input to perform:

• tracking a plurality of parameters of a continuous spatial trace of a parametric process;
• detecting a plurality of positions along the continuous spatial trace that correspond to the plurality of selectable directional input events and subdivide the continuous spatial trace into a plurality of trace segments;
• calculating of directional characteristics in positions of directional input events at the ends of each trace segment;
• determining of input indexes corresponding to directional characteristics of each trace segment;
• and
• converting of a sequence of indexes into a plurality of assigned input values.