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Method and apparatus for computer input using six degrees of freedom

  • US 6,844,871 B1
  • Filed: 04/28/2000
  • Issued: 01/18/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer input device for providing input control to a computer, the input device comprising:

  • a flat bottom surface capable of being slid across a working surface;

    an orientation detection component capable of detecting the orientation of the input device relative to the working surface along six-degrees of freedom, the orientation detection component comprising a set of sensors capable of sensing the orientation of the input device without sensing an orientation signal generated external from the input device.

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