Three dimensional wireless pointing device
First Claim
1. A three dimensional wireless pointing device comprising:
- position pointing means having an ultrasonic wave generating part and a plurality of infrared ray emitting parts arranged in a predetermined axis direction at predetermined angles for generating an ultrasonic wave signal and emitting a plurality of infrared ray signals of different characteristics into a space;
detecting means having a plurality of ultrasonic wave receiving sensors and an infrared ray receiving sensor mounted on different positions on a straight line on a body of an electronic appliance to cross at a right angle to the ultrasonic wave generating part and the plurality infrared ray emitting parts on the position pointing means for receiving the ultrasonic wave signal and the infrared ray signals transmitted from the position pointing means;
spatial position analyzing means for converting the infrared signal detected in the detecting means into a digital signal and a timing signal, comparing the ultrasonic wave signals detected in the detecting means with a reference signal to convert into timing signals, and detecting a phase difference of each of the ultrasonic wave signals with reference to a time when the infrared ray is detected;
coordinate calculating means for calculating a detection time difference of each of the ultrasonic waves detected at the plurality of ultrasonic wave receiving sensors with reference to a detection time of the infrared signal converted into the timing signal in the spatial position analyzing means to obtain a first coordinate value, measuring detected intensities of the plurality of infrared ray signals of different characteristics received from the infrared ray emitting parts and converted into the digital signal in the spatial position analyzing means to obtain a second coordinate value, and calculating an average arrival time of the ultrasonic waves with reference to the time when the infrared rays are detected at the infrared ray receiving sensor to obtain a third coordinate value, thereby to determine a three dimensional relative position between the position pointing means and the detecting means; and
,a position controlling means for taking the three dimensional position determined by the coordinate calculating means as the present position caused by a position movement of the position pointing means relative to the detecting means.
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Abstract
Three dimensional wireless pointing device for calculating coordinates and controlling a position of a cursor in a three dimensional space is disclosed, including a transmission side having a plurality of ultrasonic wave generating parts and a single infrared ray emitting part or a single ultrasonic wave generating part and a plurality of infrared ray emitting parts arranged in a certain axis direction at certain angles and a reception side having a plurality of infrared ray receiving sensors and a single ultrasonic wave receiving sensor arranged to cross the ultrasonic wave generating part(s) and the infrared ray emitting part(s) in the transmission side at a right angle, thereby to measure intensities of the infrared ray(s) and the ultrasonic wave(s) varied depending on direction of pointing and calculate a difference of relative arrival times of the infrared ray and the ultrasonic wave to obtain coordinate values of a position in a three dimensional space, whereby a position of cursor or menu, which is a control objective, can be controlled using the obtained coordinate values.
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21 Claims
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1. A three dimensional wireless pointing device comprising:
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position pointing means having an ultrasonic wave generating part and a plurality of infrared ray emitting parts arranged in a predetermined axis direction at predetermined angles for generating an ultrasonic wave signal and emitting a plurality of infrared ray signals of different characteristics into a space; detecting means having a plurality of ultrasonic wave receiving sensors and an infrared ray receiving sensor mounted on different positions on a straight line on a body of an electronic appliance to cross at a right angle to the ultrasonic wave generating part and the plurality infrared ray emitting parts on the position pointing means for receiving the ultrasonic wave signal and the infrared ray signals transmitted from the position pointing means; spatial position analyzing means for converting the infrared signal detected in the detecting means into a digital signal and a timing signal, comparing the ultrasonic wave signals detected in the detecting means with a reference signal to convert into timing signals, and detecting a phase difference of each of the ultrasonic wave signals with reference to a time when the infrared ray is detected; coordinate calculating means for calculating a detection time difference of each of the ultrasonic waves detected at the plurality of ultrasonic wave receiving sensors with reference to a detection time of the infrared signal converted into the timing signal in the spatial position analyzing means to obtain a first coordinate value, measuring detected intensities of the plurality of infrared ray signals of different characteristics received from the infrared ray emitting parts and converted into the digital signal in the spatial position analyzing means to obtain a second coordinate value, and calculating an average arrival time of the ultrasonic waves with reference to the time when the infrared rays are detected at the infrared ray receiving sensor to obtain a third coordinate value, thereby to determine a three dimensional relative position between the position pointing means and the detecting means; and
,a position controlling means for taking the three dimensional position determined by the coordinate calculating means as the present position caused by a position movement of the position pointing means relative to the detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A three dimensional wireless pointing device comprising:
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position pointing means having a plurality of ultrasonic wave generating parts and an infrared ray emitting part arranged in a predetermined axis direction at predetermined angles for generating a plurality of ultrasonic wave signals of different characteristics and emitting an infrared ray signal into a space; detecting means having a plurality of ultrasonic wave receiving sensors and an infrared ray receiving sensor mounted on the body of the electronic appliance at different positions on a straight line to cross at a right angle to the plurality of ultrasonic wave generating parts and the infrared ray emitting part in the position pointing means for receiving the ultrasonic wave signals and the infrared ray signal transmitted from the position pointing means; spatial position analyzing means for converting the infrared signal detected in the detecting means into a digital signal and a timing signal, comparing the ultrasonic wave signals detected in the detecting means with a reference signal to convert into timing signals, and detecting a relative phase difference of each of the ultrasonic wave signals with reference to a time when the infrared ray is detected; coordinate calculating means for measuring a time difference of an average detection time of each of the ultrasonic waves detected at the plurality of ultrasonic wave receiving sensors with reference to a detection time of the infrared signal converted into the timing signal in the spatial position analyzing means to obtain a first coordinate value, measuring intensities of the plurality of ultrasonic waves of different characteristics received at one of the plurality of ultrasonic wave receiving sensors with reference to the detection time of the infrared signal converted into the timing signal in the spatial position analyzing means to obtain a second coordinate value, and calculating an average arrival time of the ultrasonic waves with reference to the detection time of the infrared ray signal converted into the timing signal in the spatial position analyzing means to obtain a third coordinate value, thereby to determine a three dimensional relative position between the position pointing means and the detecting means; and
,a position controlling means for taking the three dimensional position determined by the coordinate calculating means as the present position caused by a position movement of the position pointing means relative to the detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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