Base station movement detection and compensation
First Claim
1. A method for processing interactive communication received from input devices interfacing with a computer program that is executed at a computer, comprising:
- receiving input data from a first input device and a second input device at a base station that is interfaced with the computer, the first and second input devices being movable independently of one another to interactively interface with the computer program;
tracking a position of the first and second input devices through the base station;
identifying a near-identical change in position of the tracked position of the first and second input devices; and
setting a flag upon identifying the near-identical change in position, the flag being processed by the computer program to set an action to take during interactivity with the computer program,wherein the near-identical change in position has a magnitude, and if the magnitude exceeds a threshold level, the flag is processed to set the action,wherein the magnitude exceeding the threshold level is indicative of a movement in the base station.
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Abstract
Method and systems for processing interactive communication received from input devices, which interface with a computer program that executes at a computer, are provided. The method includes receiving input data from a first input device and a second input device at a base station that is interfaced with the computer. The first and second input devices are movable independently of one another to interactively interface with the computer program. The method tracks a position of the first and second input devices through the base station and identifies a near-identical change in position of the tracked position of the first and second input devices. The method then sets a flag upon identifying the near-identical change in position. The flag is processed by the computer program to set an action to take during interactivity with the computer program. In one example, the base station includes an inertial sensor that can confirm movement. If movement is confirmed, the flag is processed to take the action, as defined within the computer program.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for processing interactive communication received from input devices interfacing with a computer program that is executed at a computer, comprising:
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receiving input data from a first input device and a second input device at a base station that is interfaced with the computer, the first and second input devices being movable independently of one another to interactively interface with the computer program; tracking a position of the first and second input devices through the base station; identifying a near-identical change in position of the tracked position of the first and second input devices; and setting a flag upon identifying the near-identical change in position, the flag being processed by the computer program to set an action to take during interactivity with the computer program, wherein the near-identical change in position has a magnitude, and if the magnitude exceeds a threshold level, the flag is processed to set the action, wherein the magnitude exceeding the threshold level is indicative of a movement in the base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Computer readable media having program instructions for processing interactive communication received from input devices interfacing with a computer program that is executed at a computer, comprising:
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program instructions for receiving input data from a first input device and a second input device at a base station that is interfaced with the computer, the first and second input devices being movable independently of one another to interactively interface with the computer program; program instructions for tracking a position of the first and second input devices through the base station; program instructions for identifying a near-identical change in position of the tracked position of the first and second input devices; and program instructions for setting a flag upon identifying the near-identical change in position, the flag being processed by the computer program to set an action to take during interactivity with the computer program, wherein the near-identical change in position has a magnitude, and if the magnitude exceeds a threshold level, the flag is processed to set the action, wherein the magnitude exceeding the threshold level is indicative of a movement in the base station.
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