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Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2007
Applicants:

Matthew G. Liberty, Gaithersburg, MD (US);

Daniel S. Simpkins, Bethesda, MD (US);

Charles W. K. Gritton, Sterling, VA (US);

Mark Turner, Ijamsville, MD (US);

Frank A. Hunleth, Rockville, MD (US);

Inventors:

Matthew G. Liberty, Gaithersburg, MD (US);

Daniel S. Simpkins, Bethesda, MD (US);

Charles W. K. Gritton, Sterling, VA (US);

Mark Turner, Ijamsville, MD (US);

Frank A. Hunleth, Rockville, MD (US);

Assignee:

HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC., Rockville, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/08 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 1/3215 (2013.01); G06F 1/3259 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01); H04N 21/42222 (2013.01); H04N 2005/4428 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1253 (2013.01); Y02B 60/148 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods according to the present invention address these needs and others by providing a handheld device, e.g., a 3D pointing device, which uses at least one sensor to detect motion of the handheld device. The detected motion can then be mapped into a desired output, e.g., cursor movement.


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