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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
James K. Hook, Eastleigh, GB;
Hamish C. Hunt, Middlesex, GB;
Nicholas K. Lincoln, Hampshire, GB;
Simon D. Stone, Hampshire, GB;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for emulating a laser pointer with a mobile device are provided. Aspects include determining a position of the mobile device in a room having a display screen, determining a location of the display screen in the room, and determining an orientation of the mobile device. Aspects also include calculating a line vector originating from the mobile device and modifying a display on the display screen to include an indicator of a point at which the line vector intersects the display screen based on a determination that the line vector intersects the display screen.