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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manolito E. Adan, Woodinville, WA (US);
Tetsuji Aoyagi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Todd E. Holmdahl, Bothell, WA (US);
Terry M. Lipscomb, Bellevue, WA (US);
Takeshi Miura, Aomori-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 1/00 ;
Abstract
An operator input device is configured to provide position information based on relative movement of the surface and the operator input device. The operator input device includes an image detector which is configured to detect an image on the surface and provide an image signal corresponding to the image detected. A controller is coupled to the image detector and is configured to receive the image signal and provide the position information based on a position of the image relative to the image detector.