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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2004
David L. Marvit, San Francisco, CA (US);
B. Thomas Adler, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Albert H. M. Reinhardt, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bruce A. Wilcox, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
David L. Marvit, San Francisco, CA (US);
B. Thomas Adler, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Albert H. M. Reinhardt, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bruce A. Wilcox, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
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.