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Environmental modeling for motion controlled handheld devices

  • US 20050212759A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2004
  • Published: 09/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A motion controlled handheld device comprising:

  • a user interface comprising a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate a current image;

    a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface;

    a device state tracking module operable to analyze the components to determine an environmental state of the device, the environmental state comprising a motion state and an orientation of the device with respect to gravity; and

    a controller operable to execute an application and to perform an operation of the application based on the environmental state.

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