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US 2004/0204067 A1Published application
Portable apparatus including improved pointing device
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorHiroshi Kurakane
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Abstract
A portable apparatus includes a housing, a display device disposed on the housing, an imaging device disposed on the housing to capture an image, and a processor displaying a pointer on the display device. The processor moves the pointer in response to shift of the image caused by movement of the housing.
Claims20
A portable apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a display device disposed on said housing;
- an imaging device disposed on said housing to capture an image;
- and
- a processor displaying a pointer on said display device, wherein said processor moves said pointer in response to shift of said image caused by movement of said housing.
2 more elements
A portable phone comprising:
- a housing;
- a radio circuitry disposed in said housing to establish a phone call;
- a display device disposed on said housing;
- an imaging device disposed on said housing to capture an image;
- and
- a processor displaying a pointer on said display device, wherein said processor moves said pointer in response to shift of said image caused by movement of said housing.
3 more elements
A method of controlling a pointer for a portable apparatus including:
- a housing,
- a display device disposed on said housing,
- an imaging device disposed on said housing to capture an image, and
- a processor disposed in said housing to display said pointer on said display device in response to shift of said image, said method comprising:
- providing said portable apparatus;
- and
- moving said housing.
4 more elements
A method of controlling a pointer for a portable phone including:
- a housing, a radio circuitry disposed in said housing to establish a phone call,
- a display device disposed on said housing,
- an imaging device disposed on said housing to capture an image, and
- a processor disposed in said housing to display said pointer on said display device in response to shift of said image, said method comprising:
- providing said portable apparatus;
- and
- moving said housing.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.