Patent ID: 8787593

Claim:
An apparatus for controlling a target device with a generated target device output value generated using a plurality of input values, comprising: a first physical input device operated by a first user, comprising a first display, and configured to: provide a first input value for the target device based on physical contact with the first user, wherein the plurality of input values comprises the first input value and a second input value; and display, on the first display, the first input value, the second input value, and the generated target device output value; a second physical input device external to the first physical input device, operated by a second user, comprising a second display, and configured to: provide the second input value for the target device; and display, on the second display, the second input value, the first input value and the generated target device output value; and a control mixer external to the first physical input device, external to the second physical input device, and configured to: generate the generated target device output value using a policy, the first input value, and the second input value, wherein the policy specifies that the generated target device output value is generated by averaging the first input value and the second input value, and wherein the generated target device output value does not equal the first input value and the generated target device output value does not equal the second input value; apply the generated target device output value to the target device; and forward the generated target device output value and the first input value to the second physical input device.