Input apparatus, control apparatus, control system, control method, and program therefor

A control apparatus controlling a user interface displayed on a screen based on input information output from an input apparatus including a first acceleration sensor detecting a first acceleration value in a first direction, a second acceleration sensor detecting a second acceleration value in a second direction different from the first direction, a first angular velocity sensor detecting a first angular velocity value about a first axis in the first direction, and a second angular velocity sensor detecting a second angular velocity value about a second axis in the second direction, the control apparatus comprising:

• reception means for receiving, as the input information, information on the first acceleration value, the second acceleration value, the first angular velocity value, and the second angular velocity value;
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• coordinate information generation means for calculating, based on the received input information, a first velocity value in the first direction and a second velocity value in the second direction, and generating coordinate information on the user interface on the screen.

A control system, comprising:

• an input apparatus including a first acceleration sensor detecting a first acceleration value in a first direction, a second acceleration sensor detecting a second acceleration value in a second direction different from the first direction, a first angular velocity sensor detecting a first angular velocity value about a first axis in the first direction, a second angular velocity sensor detecting a second angular velocity value about a second axis in the second direction, and velocity information output means for calculating, based on the first acceleration value, the second acceleration value, the first angular velocity value, and the second angular velocity value, a first velocity value in the first direction and a second velocity value in the second direction, and outputting information on the first velocity value and the second velocity value as input information;
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• a control apparatus including reception means for receiving the input information, and coordinate information generation means for generating, based on the received input information, coordinate information on the user interface on the screen.

A control system, comprising:

• an input apparatus including a first acceleration sensor detecting a first acceleration value in a first direction, a second acceleration sensor detecting a second acceleration value in a second direction different from the first direction, a first angular velocity sensor detecting a first angular velocity value about a first axis in the first direction, a second angular velocity sensor detecting a second angular velocity value about a second axis in the second direction, and output means for outputting, as input information, information on the first acceleration value, the second acceleration value, the first angular velocity value, and the second angular velocity value;
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• a control apparatus including reception means for receiving the input information, and coordinate information generation means for calculating, based on the received input information, a first velocity value in the first direction and a second velocity value in the second direction, and generating, based on the first velocity value and the second velocity value, coordinate information on the user interface on the screen.

A program for an input apparatus including a first acceleration sensor detecting a first acceleration value in a first direction, a second acceleration sensor detecting a second acceleration value in a second direction different from the first direction, a first angular velocity sensor detecting a first angular velocity value about a first axis in the first direction, and a second angular velocity sensor detecting a second angular velocity value about a second axis in the second direction, the program causing the input apparatus to execute:

• calculating, based on the first acceleration value, the second acceleration value, the first angular velocity value, and the second angular velocity value, a first velocity value in the first direction and a second velocity value in the second direction;
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• outputting information on the first velocity value and the second velocity value.

A program for a control apparatus controlling a user interface displayed on a screen based on input information output from an input apparatus including a first acceleration sensor detecting a first acceleration value in a first direction, a second acceleration sensor detecting a second acceleration value in a second direction different from the first direction, a first angular velocity sensor detecting a first angular velocity value about a first axis in the first direction, and a second angular velocity sensor detecting a second angular velocity value about a second axis in the second direction, the program causing the control apparatus to execute:

• receiving, as the input information, information on the first acceleration value, the second acceleration value, the first angular velocity value, and the second angular velocity value;
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• calculating, based on the received input information, a first velocity value in the first direction and a second velocity value in the second direction, and generating coordinate information on the user interface on the screen.

A control apparatus controlling a user interface displayed on a screen based on input information output from an input apparatus including a first acceleration sensor detecting a first acceleration value in a first direction, a second acceleration sensor detecting a second acceleration value in a second direction different from the first direction, a first angular velocity sensor detecting a first angular velocity value about a first axis in the first direction, and a second angular velocity sensor detecting a second angular velocity value about a second axis in the second direction, the control apparatus comprising:

• a reception unit receiving, as the input information, information on the first acceleration value, the second acceleration value, the first angular velocity value, and the second angular velocity value;
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• a coordinate information generation unit calculating, based on the received input information, a first velocity value in the first direction and a second velocity value in the second direction, and generating coordinate information on the user interface on the screen.