Spatial, multi-modal control device for use with spatial operating system
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1. An input device comprising:
- a processor coupled to a detector and contained in a housing having a hand-held form factor, wherein the detector detects and translates into input signals at least one of an orientation in which the housing is currently operated and a position of the housing, wherein the detector detects the at least one of the orientation and the position using signals induced in coils; and
a transmitter coupled to the processor, wherein the transmitter communicates the input signals to a gestural control system, wherein the input signals automatically control a plurality of input modes of the gestural control system and control translation and rotation of a three-space object coupled to the gestural control system;
wherein a first side of a plurality of sides corresponds to a first input mode and a second side of a plurality of sides corresponds to a second input mode, wherein a transition comprising rotating the input device around a longitudinal axis more than 120 degrees relative to a center of the first side causes a change from the first input mode to the second input mode.
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Abstract
A system comprising an input device includes a detector coupled to a processor. The detector detects an orientation of the input device. The input device has multiple modal orientations corresponding to the orientation. The modal orientations correspond to multiple input modes of a gestural control system. The detector is coupled to the gestural control system and automatically controls selection of an input mode in response to the orientation.
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1. An input device comprising:
- a processor coupled to a detector and contained in a housing having a hand-held form factor, wherein the detector detects and translates into input signals at least one of an orientation in which the housing is currently operated and a position of the housing, wherein the detector detects the at least one of the orientation and the position using signals induced in coils; and
a transmitter coupled to the processor, wherein the transmitter communicates the input signals to a gestural control system, wherein the input signals automatically control a plurality of input modes of the gestural control system and control translation and rotation of a three-space object coupled to the gestural control system;
wherein a first side of a plurality of sides corresponds to a first input mode and a second side of a plurality of sides corresponds to a second input mode, wherein a transition comprising rotating the input device around a longitudinal axis more than 120 degrees relative to a center of the first side causes a change from the first input mode to the second input mode.
- a processor coupled to a detector and contained in a housing having a hand-held form factor, wherein the detector detects and translates into input signals at least one of an orientation in which the housing is currently operated and a position of the housing, wherein the detector detects the at least one of the orientation and the position using signals induced in coils; and
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2. An input device comprising a hand-held housing that includes a processor, wherein the processor is coupled to a detector that detects and translates into input signals an orientation in which the input device is currently operated and transitions between a plurality of orientations of the input device, wherein the input signals automatically control a plurality of input modes of a gestural control system and control a three-space object coupled to the gestural control system, wherein the input signals control the three-space object through three translational degrees of freedom and three rotational degrees of freedom;
- wherein a first side of a plurality of sides corresponds to a first input mode and a second side of a plurality of sides corresponds to a second input mode, wherein a transition comprising rotating the input device around a longitudinal axis more than 120 degrees relative to a center of the first side causes a change from the first input mode to the second input mode.
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3. An input device comprising a hand-held housing that includes a processor, wherein the processor is coupled to a detector that detects and translates into input signals an orientation in which the input device is currently operated and transitions between a plurality of orientations of the input device, wherein the input signals automatically control a plurality of input modes of a gestural control system;
- wherein a first side of a plurality of sides corresponds to a first input mode and a second side of a plurality of sides corresponds to a second input mode, wherein a transition comprising rotating the input device around a longitudinal axis more than 120 degrees relative to a center of the first side causes a change from the first input mode to the second input mode.
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