Controller for providing inputs to control execution of a program when inputs are combined

A method of obtaining input for controlling execution of a program, the method comprising:

• receiving controller input information from a user manipulable controller, the controller input information including at least one of a) information for identifying a current position of a user movable control stick of the controller in relation to a rest position of the control stick, or b) information identifying whether a switch included in the controller is active;
• receiving supplementary input information from an environment in which the controller is being used;
• and
• obtaining a combined input for controlling the execution of the program by processing the controller input information and the supplementary input information to yield the combined input;
• and further comprising utilizing a value of a first one of the controller input information
• or the supplementary input information as a modifying input to the program for modifying a gearing of an input controlling a still active function activated in accordance with at least one of a second one of the controller input information or the supplementary input information, wherein the gearing relates controller manipulation to corresponding manipulation of a program object.

An apparatus comprising:

• a computer processor;
• a computer memory;
• executable program instructions embodied in the memory and configured for execution by the processor, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to carry out a method of obtaining input for controlling execution of a program, the method comprising:
• receiving controller input information from a user manipulable controller, the controller input information including at least one of a) information for identifying a current position of a user movable control stick of the controller in relation to a rest position of the control stick, or b) information identifying whether a switch included in the controller is active;
• receiving supplementary input information from an environment in which the controller is being used;
• and
• obtaining a combined input for controlling the execution of the program by processing the controller input information and the supplementary input information to yield the combined input;
• and further comprising utilizing a value of a first one of the controller input information
• or the supplementary input information as a modifying input to the program for modifying a gearing of an input controlling a still active function activated in accordance with at least one of a second one of the controller input information or the supplementary input information, wherein the gearing relates controller manipulation to corresponding manipulation of a program object.