User-interface control using master controller

A method of controlling a user interface, the method comprising:

• receiving at a teleoperated surgical system, a first input signal from a first master controller communicatively coupled to the teleoperated surgical system, the first input signal to control an aspect of a graphical user interface presented by the teleoperated surgical system, wherein the first master controller is constrained to an operating space;
• updating the graphical user interface based on the first input signal;
• and
• providing feedback to the first master controller corresponding to the graphical user interface, wherein providing feedback comprises vibrating the first master controller, and wherein vibrating the first master controller is performed when the first master controller encounters a boundary of the operating space.

A system to control a user interface of a teleoperated surgical system, the system comprising:

• a first master controller communicatively coupled to the teleoperated surgical system, wherein an interface controller is configured to constrain the first master controller to an operating space;
• and
• a display device communicatively coupled to the teleoperated surgical system and configured to display a graphical user interface;
• and
• wherein the first master controller is configured to transmit a first input signal to the interface controller, the first input signal caused by manual manipulation of the first master controller, the interface controller to use the first input signal to update the graphical user interface presented by the display device, wherein the interface controller is configured to provide feedback to the first master controller corresponding to the update of the graphical user interface;
• and
• wherein to provide feedback, the interface controller causes the first master controller to vibrate when the first master controller encounters a boundary of the operating space.

A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for controlling a user-interface, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

• receiving at a teleoperated surgical system, a first input signal from a first master controller communicatively coupled to the teleoperated surgical system, the first input signal to control an aspect of a graphical user interface presented by the teleoperated surgical system, wherein the first master controller is constrained to an operating space;
• updating the graphical user interface based on the first input signal;
• and
• providing feedback to the first master controller corresponding to the graphical user interface, wherein providing feedback comprises vibrating the first master controller, and wherein vibrating the first master controller is performed when the first master controller encounters a boundary of the operating space.