Patent ID: 9395725
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A63H,B62D,G05D,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a self-propelled device, the method comprising: receiving control inputs from an external source; maneuvering, in accordance with the control inputs, the self-propelled device so that the self-propelled device exhibits motion about each of an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis; while maneuvering the self-propelled device, maintaining, on the self-propelled device, a frame of reference about each of the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis; implementing the control inputs as a three-dimensional, rotational motion, so that a spherical housing of the self-propelled device is maneuvered about the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis in response to receiving the control inputs; and providing an outwardly visible feature to indicate the frame of reference while the self-propelled device is maneuvered.