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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2012
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Vijaykumar Nayak, San Diego, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for use in helping to track a pointing device is disclosed herein. An example of the apparatus includes an orientation member coupled to the pointing device that includes a plurality of points at least some of which define a plane. The apparatus also includes a sensor to detect the plurality of points of the orientation member and a processor to determine a location in a workspace of each of the points of the orientation member detected by the sensor. The processor also determines a geometric property of the plane defined by at least some of the points of the orientation member and locates a position of an end of the pointing device along a line segment associated with the geometric property. A method for use in helping to track a pointing device in a workspace and a non-volatile storage medium are also disclosed herein.