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Handheld device with preferred motion selection

US7180502B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateMar 23, 2004
Grant dateFeb 20, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/014
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A motion controlled handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image and a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface. The components comprise a first component parallel to the viewable surface, a second component parallel to the viewable surface and perpendicular to the first component, and a third component perpendicular to the viewable surface. The device includes a motion processing module operable to compare the components, to isolate a preferred one of the components based on the comparison, and to adjust a magnitude of the preferred component by an augmentation factor. The device also includes a motion response module operable to modify the image based on the augmented preferred component.

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