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INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD

  • US 20090295721A1
  • Filed: 05/18/2009
  • Published: 12/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An input apparatus, comprising:

  • a main body operated by a user in a first operation form of pointing a predetermined position on a screen using a pointer on the screen and a second operation form different from the first operation form;

    an operation form detection means for detecting which of the first operation form and the second operation form an operation form of the main body is;

    a movement detection means for detecting a movement of the main body; and

    an operation means for selectively switching a first operational mode corresponding to the first operation form to a second operational mode corresponding to the second operation form and vice versa according to the operation form of the main body detected by the operation form detection means, and calculating a corresponding movement value corresponding to the movement of the pointer on the screen, the movement of the pointer corresponding to the detected movement of the main body.

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