METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INPUTTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCATION
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1. A method of inputting a three-dimensional (3D) location, the method comprising:
- determining whether a control signal for moving a pointer existing at a point in a two-dimensional (2D) coordinate plane is a 3D movement signal for moving the pointer into a 3D space; and
based on a result of the determining, selectively moving the pointer to a point in the 3D space existing in a direction perpendicular to the 2D coordinate plane, according to the control signal.
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Provided are a method and apparatus for inputting a three-dimensional (3D) location. The method determines whether a control signal for moving a pointer existing at a point in a two-dimensional (2D) coordinate plane is a 3D movement signal for moving the pointer into a 3D space; and based on a result of the determination, the method selectively moves the pointer to a point in the 3D space existing in a direction perpendicular to the 2D coordinate plane, according to the control signal.
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1. A method of inputting a three-dimensional (3D) location, the method comprising:
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determining whether a control signal for moving a pointer existing at a point in a two-dimensional (2D) coordinate plane is a 3D movement signal for moving the pointer into a 3D space; and based on a result of the determining, selectively moving the pointer to a point in the 3D space existing in a direction perpendicular to the 2D coordinate plane, according to the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24)
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12. A three-dimensional (3D) location input apparatus for inputting a 3D location, the 3D location input apparatus comprising:
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a determination unit which determines whether a control signal for moving a pointer existing at a point in a two-dimensional (2D) coordinate plane is a 3D movement signal for moving the pointer into a 3D space; and a pointer movement unit, based on a result of the determining, which selectively moves the pointer to a point in the 3D space existing in a direction perpendicular to the 2D coordinate plane, according to the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25)
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