Handheld control device for a processor-controlled system
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1. A control method for a processor-controlled system using a handheld control device comprising an accelerometer, the method comprising:
- determining magnitudes of outputs of the accelerometer for one or more axes based on movement of the handheld control device; and
controlling the processor-controlled system based at least in part on a combination of the determined magnitudes.
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Abstract
An example system and method of providing an input to a processor-controlled system uses a handheld control device comprising an accelerometer. The example system and method involve determining magnitudes of outputs of the accelerometer for one or more axes based on movement of the handheld control device and controlling the processor-controlled system based at least in part on a combination of the determined magnitudes.
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1. A control method for a processor-controlled system using a handheld control device comprising an accelerometer, the method comprising:
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determining magnitudes of outputs of the accelerometer for one or more axes based on movement of the handheld control device; and controlling the processor-controlled system based at least in part on a combination of the determined magnitudes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image processing system comprising:
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a processor for generating a display comprising at least one display object; and a controller comprising an accelerometer, wherein the processor controls movement of the at least one display object based on a combination of magnitudes of accelerometer outputs for one or more axes resulting from movement of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for controlling movement of an object displayed on a display screen using a handheld control device comprising an accelerometer, the method comprising:
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receiving data indicative of magnitudes of outputs of the accelerometer for one or more axes based on movement of the handheld control device; mathematically combining the magnitudes; and controlling movement of the object on the display screen based at least in part on the mathematical combination of the magnitudes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for controlling movement of an object displayed on a display screen using a handheld control device comprising an accelerometer, the system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving data indicative of magnitudes of outputs of the accelerometer for one or more axes based on movement of the handheld control device; and a processing system for mathematically combining the determined magnitudes and controlling movement of the object on the display screen based at least in part on the mathematical combination of the determined magnitudes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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