Method and system for obtaining positioning data
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1. A position detection system for use in association with computing applications, the system comprising:
- a positional element for attaining a position and comprising a first emitter for emitting a substantially continuous ultrasonic waveform decodable to fix said position, and a detector arrangement for detecting said waveform in a manner permitting fixing of said position and outputting said waveform for computation, in a manner retentive of said position fixing ability.
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Abstract
A position detection system for use in association with computing applications, the system comprising: a positional element for attaining a position and comprising a first emitter for emitting a substantially continuous ultrasonic waveform decodable to fix said position, and a detector arrangement for detecting said waveform in a manner permitting fixing of said position and outputting said waveform for computation, in a manner retentive of said position fixing ability.
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102 Claims
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1. A position detection system for use in association with computing applications, the system comprising:
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a positional element for attaining a position and comprising a first emitter for emitting a substantially continuous ultrasonic waveform decodable to fix said position, and a detector arrangement for detecting said waveform in a manner permitting fixing of said position and outputting said waveform for computation, in a manner retentive of said position fixing ability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A position detection method for use in association with a computing device having an analog input, the method comprising:
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using a positional element to attain a position, emitting a substantially continuous ultrasonic waveform decodable to fix said position, and detecting said waveform in a manner permitting fixing of said position and outputting said waveform in a manner retentive of said position fixing ability, thereby to provide said computing device with an indication of said position. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75)
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76. A position detection system of a computing device, the system comprising:
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a positional element for attaining a position and comprising an ultrasonic continuous waveform emitter for emitting an ultrasonic continuous waveform decodable to fix said position, a detector arrangement for detecting said waveform in a manner permitting fixing of said position, and a signal decoder for receiving said waveform from said arrangement and decoding said attained position from said waveform. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. A position detection system for use in association with computing applications, the system comprising:
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a positional element for attaining a position and comprising a first emitter and a second emitter each for emitting a waveform decodable to fix said position the emitters being a predetermined distance apart, and a detector arrangement for detecting said waveforms in a manner permitting fixing of said position and permitting determination of an attitude of said positional element, the detector arrangement further being operable to output said waveforms for computation, in a manner retentive of said position fixing ability. - View Dependent Claims (99, 100, 101, 102)
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