US 12,019,811 B2
Systems and methods to cause an input device to provide movement-based output
Michael P. Goslin, Burbank, CA (US)
Assigned to Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed by Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/851,470.
Prior Publication US 2021/0325975 A1, Oct. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/033 (2013.01) [G06F 3/03543 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system configured to cause an input device to provide movement-based output, the system comprising:
one or more physical processors programmed by machine-readable instructions such that execution of the machine-readable instructions by the one or more physical processors causes the one or more physical processors to:
establish a connection between the one or more physical processors and the input device, the input device being configured to provide control signals for controlling a graphical user interface;
determine a two-dimensional path in a real-world environment by defining a starting point on a real-world surface, an intermediate point on the real-world surface, and an ending point on the real-world surface;
generate motion control signals for the input device, the motion control signals dictating physical movement of the input device in the real-world environment, such that the physical movement of the input device includes movement along the two-dimensional path on the real-world surface; and
effectuate communication of the motion control signals to the input device thereby causing the input device to perform the physical movement in the real-world environment along the two-dimensional path on the real-world surface.