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Information output system and method

  • US 10,401,978 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2016
  • Issued: 09/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable operation device for controlling a user interface on a display, the portable operation device comprising:

  • a plurality of sensors including an acceleration sensor and a gyroscope;

    a user input device comprising a directional pad and a button;

    wherein the display includes a plurality of objects disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space viewed from a viewpoint;

    circuitry configured to receive sensor information from the plurality of sensors to detect movement of the portable operation device by a user;

    wherein the viewpoint is moved in the virtual-three dimensional space according to the detected movement,wherein the user operates the directional pad to move a cursor on the display and operates the button to select an object from the plurality of objects based on the viewpoint,wherein a leftward tilt movement of the portable operation device causes a leftward movement of a position of the viewpoint in the virtual three-dimensional space, andwherein a rightward tilt of the portable operation device causes a rightward movement of the position of the viewpoint in the virtual three-dimensional space.

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