Patent ID: 8255123

Claim:
An apparatus for positioning a movable component of a device, the apparatus comprising: a speech sensor receiving a speech input provided by a user of the device; a force sensor measuring a magnitude of a force input applied by the user of the device; a controller coupled to the speech sensor and the force sensor, the controller receiving the force input and the speech input; and, a motor actuator coupled to the controller, the motor actuator adjusting positioning of the movable component based on motor drive signals from the controller, the motor drive signals only initiated in response to the speech input provided by the user of the device, wherein the motor drive signals effectuate adjustment of the movable component to achieve a position desired by the user based on the magnitude of the force input applied by the user of the device, the adjustment of the movable component is terminated when the magnitude of the force input applied by the user of the device has a magnitude greater than a first predetermined amount of force and less than a second predetermined amount of force for a predetermined period of time.