Patent ID: 8907895

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: an elastic control device operationally connected to the apparatus and comprising a grip member, wherein the elastic control device is configured to detect deformation movement of the elastic control device in each direction of X-, Y- and Z-axis and to detect deformation rotation around each of X-, Y- and Z-axis in relation with a housing part of the apparatus, wherein the grip member is further configured to be squeezed to provide further deformation; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: receive deformation information relating to the deformation movement, the deformation rotation and the further deformation from the elastic control device deformed by a user via the grip member; determine a control signal for the apparatus based on the deformation information; and performing a function associated to the control signal.