Motion determining apparatus and storage medium having motion determining program stored thereon
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1. A motion determining apparatus for determining a motion of an input device including an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration in each of at least two axial directions, the motion determining apparatus comprising:
- data obtaining means for obtaining acceleration data which is output from the acceleration sensor;
motion direction determination means for determining a motion direction of the input device with respect to a direction of an acceleration of gravity acting upon the input device, based on a shift of the acceleration data obtained by the data obtaining means; and
output means for outputting motion data including at least the motion direction determined by the motion direction determination means.
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Abstract
Acceleration data representing accelerations in at least two axial directions which is output from an acceleration sensor included in an input device is obtained. Based on a shift of the acceleration data, a motion direction of the input device with respect to the direction of the acceleration of gravity acting upon the input device is determined. Motion data including at least the determined motion data is output.
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1. A motion determining apparatus for determining a motion of an input device including an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration in each of at least two axial directions, the motion determining apparatus comprising:
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data obtaining means for obtaining acceleration data which is output from the acceleration sensor;
motion direction determination means for determining a motion direction of the input device with respect to a direction of an acceleration of gravity acting upon the input device, based on a shift of the acceleration data obtained by the data obtaining means; and
output means for outputting motion data including at least the motion direction determined by the motion direction determination means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A storage medium having stored thereon a motion determining program executable by a computer of a motion determining apparatus for determining a motion of an input device including an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration in each of at least two axial directions, the motion determining program causing the computer to execute:
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a data obtaining step of obtaining acceleration data which is output from the acceleration sensor;
a motion direction determination step of determining a motion direction of the input device with respect to a direction of an acceleration of gravity acting upon the input device, based on a shift of the acceleration data obtained in the data obtaining step; and
an output step of outputting motion data including at least the motion direction determined in the motion direction determination step. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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