WO2005040991A3 - User interface devices and methods employing accelerometers - Google Patents

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WO2005040991A3
WO2005040991A3 PCT/US2004/035369 US2004035369W WO2005040991A3 WO 2005040991 A3 WO2005040991 A3 WO 2005040991A3 US 2004035369 W US2004035369 W US 2004035369W WO 2005040991 A3 WO2005040991 A3 WO 2005040991A3
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Daniel S Simpkins
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Matthew G Liberty
Daniel S Simpkins
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    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0346—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
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    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0487—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
    • G06F3/0488—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
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    • H04N21/42204—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor
    • H04N21/42206—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor characterized by hardware details
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Abstract

Systems and methods according to the present invention address these needs and others by providing a free space pointing device (400) and methods for free space pointing which provide accurate translation of movement of the free space pointing device (400) into user interface commands, e.g., cursor movement. Accordingly, to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a free space pointing device (400) includes a plurality of accelerometers (502, 504, 506).
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