Orientation determination
First Claim
1. A method of determining an orientation of a respective object, the object having an interface surface having coded data disposed thereon or therein, wherein the coded data includes a plurality of coded data portions provided at respective positions on the interface surface, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the object, and wherein the method includes, in a sensing device:
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(b) generating, using the sensed coded data portion, indicating data indicative of the object identity and at least one of;
(i) a position of the sensed coded data portion;
(ii) a position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface;
(iii) an orientation of the sensed coded data; and
,(iv) an orientation of the sensing device relative to the interface surface; and
,(c) transferring the indicating data to a computer system, the computer system being responsive to the indicating data to determine the orientation of the object.
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Abstract
A method of determining an orientation of a respective object having an interface surface with coded data. The coded data includes a plurality of coded data portions provided at respective positions on the interface surface. Each coded data portion is indicative of an identity of the object. The method includes, in a sensing device, sensing at least one coded data portion, generating, using the sensed coded data portion, indicating data indicative of the object identity. The method also includes generating indicating data indicative of one or more of: a position of the sensed coded data portion, a position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface, an orientation of the sensed coded data, or an orientation of the sensing device relative to the interface surface. Furthermore, the indicating data is transferred to a computer system being responsive to the indicating data to determine the orientation of the object.
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47 Claims
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1. A method of determining an orientation of a respective object, the object having an interface surface having coded data disposed thereon or therein, wherein the coded data includes a plurality of coded data portions provided at respective positions on the interface surface, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the object, and wherein the method includes, in a sensing device:
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(a) sensing at least one coded data portion; (b) generating, using the sensed coded data portion, indicating data indicative of the object identity and at least one of; (i) a position of the sensed coded data portion; (ii) a position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface; (iii) an orientation of the sensed coded data; and
,(iv) an orientation of the sensing device relative to the interface surface; and
,(c) transferring the indicating data to a computer system, the computer system being responsive to the indicating data to determine the orientation of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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14. A method of determining an orientation of a respective object, the object having an interface surface having coded data disposed thereon or therein, wherein the coded data includes a plurality of coded data portions provided at respective positions on the interface surface, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the object, and wherein the method includes, in a sensing device:
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(a) receiving indicating data from a sensing device, the sensing device being responsive to sensing of the coded data to generate indicating data indicative of the identity of the object and at least one of; (i) a position of the sensing device with respect to the interface surface; (ii) a position of the sensed coded data; (iii) an orientation of the sensed coded data; and
,(iv) an orientation of the sensing device relative to the interface surface; (b) generating, using the received indicating data; (i) identity data indicative of the object identity; and
,(ii) position data indicative of at least one of; (1) the position of the sensed coded data portion; and
,(2) a position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface; and
,(c) determining, using the identity data and the position data, orientation of the object. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of determining an orientation of a respective object, the object having an interface surface having coded data disposed thereon or therein, wherein the interface surface includes at least one region having at least one coded data portion provided therein, the at least one coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the region, and wherein the method includes, in a sensing device:
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(a) sensing at least one coded data portion; (b) generating, using the sensed coded data portion, indicating data indicative of the region identity; and
,(c) transferring the indicating data to a computer system, the computer system being responsive to the indicating data to determine the orientation of the object. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of determining the orientation of a respective object, the object having an interface surface having coded data disposed thereon or therein, wherein the interface surface includes at least one region having at least one coded data portion provided therein, the at least one coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the region, and wherein the method includes, in a computer system:
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(a) receiving indicating data from a sensing device, the sensing device being responsive to sensing of the coded data to generate indicating data indicative of the identity of the region; (b) determining, using the indicating data, region identity data indicative of the identity of the region; and
,(c) determining, using the region identity data, the orientation of the object. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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