System for remotely controlling an aspect of a function of apparatus
First Claim
1. A sensing device for enabling joystick control of software or hardware, in at least one rotational direction, the sensing device being configured to interact with a command surface, the command surface including user information and coded data, the coded data being indicative of a plurality of reference points of the command surface, the sensing device including:
- a sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data as the sensing device is used to interact with at least some of the user information on the command surface;
processing means for processing at least some of the sensed coded data to generate indicating data, the indicating data being indicative of;
at least one dimension of rotational orientation of the sensing device relative to the command surface; and
a position of the sensing device relative to the surface;
a transmitter for transmitting the indicating data, the indicating data being useable to enable the control of the software or hardware.
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Abstract
A sensing device for generating orientation data when positioned or moved relative to a surface, the orientation data being indicative of an orientation of the sensing device relative to the surface, the surface having coded data disposed upon it, the coded data being indicative, when sensed by the sensing device, of the orientation, the sensing device including: a housing; orientation sensing means configured to generate the orientation data using at least some of the coded data; and communications means configured to communicate the orientation data to a computer system.
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9 Claims
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1. A sensing device for enabling joystick control of software or hardware, in at least one rotational direction, the sensing device being configured to interact with a command surface, the command surface including user information and coded data, the coded data being indicative of a plurality of reference points of the command surface, the sensing device including:
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a sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data as the sensing device is used to interact with at least some of the user information on the command surface;
processing means for processing at least some of the sensed coded data to generate indicating data, the indicating data being indicative of;
at least one dimension of rotational orientation of the sensing device relative to the command surface; and
a position of the sensing device relative to the surface;
a transmitter for transmitting the indicating data, the indicating data being useable to enable the control of the software or hardware. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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