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US 2007/0176896 A1Published application
3D Pointing devices with keysboards
AssigneeHillcrest Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsCharles W.K. Gritton, Frank A. Hunleth, Kris Carter
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Abstract
A 3D pointing device includes a keyboard for character entry. In pointing mode, data from at least one motion sensor is provided, e.g., to be transmitted to a user interface for movement of a cursor. In text entry mode, data from at least one depressed key is provided, e.g., to be transmitted to a user interface for display thereon.
Claims17
A 3D pointing device comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one sensor mounted within said housing for detecting motion of said 3D pointing device and outputting motion data associated therewith;
- a processing unit for receiving and processing said motion data;
- and
- a keyboard disposed on said housing and providing input to said processing unit.
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A method for 3D pointing and text entry comprising:
- detecting motion of a 3D pointing device;
- outputting data associated with said detected motion;
- providing a keyboard on said 3D pointing device;
- detecting data associated with keys on said keyboard being pressed and outputting character data associated with said pressed keys.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.