INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND HANDHELD APPARATUS
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Abstract
A 3-dimensional operation input apparatus, a control apparatus, a control system, a control method, and a handheld apparatus are provided with which planar operations are possible without an increase in the number of components. An input apparatus includes an angular velocity sensor unit and an acceleration sensor. A threshold value is set to angular velocity values detected by the angular velocity sensor unit. Depending on whether the angular velocity values are smaller than the threshold value and whether at least one of acceleration values is larger than a threshold value, a switch can be made between a planar operation mode and a 3-dimensional operation mode. Therefore, a switch can be made between the planar operation mode and the 3-dimensional operation mode without having to use a sensor other than the acceleration sensor and the angular velocity sensor without increasing the number of components.
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31 Claims
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17. An input apparatus for controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen, the input apparatus comprising:
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a casing; an inertia sensor to detect a movement of the casing; a plane-corresponding value calculation means for calculating, based on a detection value of the inertia sensor, a plane-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing on a plane, the plane-corresponding value corresponding to a displacement amount of the pointer on the screen; a space-corresponding value calculation means for calculating, based on the detection value of the inertia sensor, a space-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing in space, the space-corresponding value corresponding to the displacement amount of the pointer on the screen; a judgment means for judging whether the movement of the casing is on the plane or in space based on the detection value of the inertia sensor; and a switch means for making a switch between, based on the judgment by the judgment means, the calculation of the plane-corresponding value by the plane-corresponding value calculation means and the calculation of the space-corresponding value by the space-corresponding value calculation means. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A control apparatus controlling display of a pointer displayed on a screen based on a detection value of an inertia sensor output from an input apparatus including a casing and the inertia sensor to detect a movement of the casing, the control apparatus comprising:
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a reception means for receiving the detection value of the inertia sensor output from the input apparatus; a plane-corresponding value calculation means for calculating, based on the detection value of the inertia sensor received by the reception means, a plane-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing on a plane, the plane-corresponding value corresponding to a displacement amount of the pointer on the screen; a space-corresponding value calculation means for calculating, based on the detection value of the inertia sensor received by the reception means, a space-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing in space, the space-corresponding value corresponding to the displacement amount of the pointer on the screen; and a coordinate information generation means for generating coordinate information of the pointer on the screen that corresponds to information on the plane-corresponding value or the space-corresponding value.
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28. A control system comprising:
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an input apparatus to output information on a detection value; and a control apparatus to control a movement of a pointer displayed on a screen based on the information on the detection value output from the input apparatus, the input apparatus including a casing, an inertia sensor to detect a movement of the casing, a plane-corresponding value calculation means for calculating, based on a detection value of the inertia sensor, a plane-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing on a plane, the plane-corresponding value corresponding to a displacement amount of the pointer on the screen, and a space-corresponding value calculation means for calculating, based on the detection value of the inertia sensor, a space-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing in space, the space-corresponding value corresponding to the displacement amount of the pointer on the screen, the control apparatus including a reception means for receiving information on the plane-corresponding value or the space-corresponding value, and a coordinate information generation means for generating coordinate information of the pointer on the screen that corresponds to the information on the plane-corresponding value or the space-corresponding value.
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29. A control system comprising:
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an input apparatus to output information on a detection value; and a control apparatus to control a movement of a pointer displayed on a screen based on the information on the detection value output from the input apparatus, the input apparatus including a casing, an inertia sensor to detect a movement of the casing, and an output means for outputting a detection value of the inertia sensor, the control apparatus including a reception means for receiving information on the detection value of the inertia sensor output by the output means, a plane-corresponding value calculation means for calculating, based on the detection value of the inertia sensor received by the reception means, a plane-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing on a plane, the plane-corresponding value corresponding to a displacement amount of the pointer on the screen, a space-corresponding value calculation means for calculating, based on the detection value of the inertia sensor received by the reception means, a space-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing in space, the space-corresponding value corresponding to the displacement amount of the pointer on the screen, and a coordinate information generation means for generating coordinate information of the pointer on the screen that corresponds to information on the plane-corresponding value or the space-corresponding value.
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30. A method of controlling a movement of a pointer displayed on a screen based on a movement of an input apparatus including a casing, the control method comprising:
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detecting, by an inertia sensor, a movement of the casing; judging whether the movement of the casing is on a plane or in space based on a detection value of the inertia sensor; and making a switch between, based on the detection value of the inertia sensor, a calculation of a plane-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing on the plane, the plane-corresponding value corresponding to a displacement amount of the pointer on the screen, and a calculation of a space-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing in space, the space-corresponding value corresponding to the displacement amount of the pointer on the screen.
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31. A handheld apparatus for controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen, the handheld apparatus comprising:
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a casing; a display section to display the screen; an inertia sensor to detect a movement of the casing; a plane-corresponding value calculation means for calculating, based on a detection value of the inertia sensor, a plane-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing on a plane, the plane-corresponding value corresponding to a displacement amount of the pointer on the screen; and a space-corresponding value calculation means for calculating, based on the detection value of the inertia sensor, a space-corresponding value that corresponds to the movement of the casing in space, the space-corresponding value corresponding to the displacement amount of the pointer on the screen.
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