Patent ID: 6636197
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A63F,B60K,G05G,G06F,H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for providing a scrolling list for use with a haptic feedback device, the method comprising:causing a display of a menu on a display device, said menu including a plurality of menu items, wherein at least one said menu items in said menu is not displayed concurrently with said other menu items; causing a display of a cursor for highlighting one of said menu items, wherein said highlighted menu item can be selected by moving said cursor when a manipulandum of said force feedback device is manipulated; when said cursor is moved to a border of said menu, enabling a spring force to be output, said spring force resisting motion of said manipulandum that would cause said cursor to move past said border of said menu; and enabling a rate control mode to be entered when said manipulandum is moved to cause said cursor to move past said border of said menu, wherein at least one undisplayed menu item is scrolled onto said display device at a rate determined by a distance that said manipulandum is moved past said border of said menu.