Devices, systems, and methods for multi-device interactions
US11579712B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/0384
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a pointing device including a mode switching apparatus that switches the pointing device between a two-dimensional (2D) operational mode and a three-dimensional (3D) operational mode and a sensor configured to determine a pointing direction of the pointing device and locations of a plurality of computing devices. When in the 2D operational mode, the pointing device is paired with a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices and controls the first computing device and when in the 3D operational mode, the pointing device is configured to select a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices additionally to control, the selection based on one or more of the pointing direction of the pointing device and the location of the second computing device.
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