Deriving input from six degrees of freedom interfaces

MJ Mandella, HH Gonzalez-Banos… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to interfaces and methods for producing input for software
applications based on the absolute pose of an item manipulated or worn by a user in a three …

Accelerometer-based controller

K Sato, A Ikeda, K Ito, R Kuroda, M Urata - US Patent 7,774,155, 2010 - Google Patents
Acceleration data which is output from an acceleration sensor is obtained. A rotation motion
of an input device around a predetermined direction as a rotation axis is determined by …

Computer interface employing a manipulated object with absolute pose detection component and a display

MJ Mandella, HH Gonzalez-Banos… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system that has a remote control, eg, a Wand, equipped With a relative
motion sensor that outputs data indicative of a change in position of the Wand. The system …

Video game system with wireless modular handheld controller

A Ikeda, K Ito, R Kuroda, G Takeda, M Urata - US Patent 7,927,216, 2011 - Google Patents
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4,761,540 4,787,051 4,816,810 4,839,838 4,849,655 4,851,685 4,914,598 4,918,293 …

Free-space multi-dimensional absolute pointer with improved performance

J Sweetser, A Grunnet-Jepsen - US Patent 9,176,598, 2015 - Google Patents
Zafman LLP (57) ABSTRACT According to one embodiment, a system includes a handheld
device having a pixelated sensor, an optical filter for passing a predetermined frequency …

Game system and storage medium having game program stored thereon

A Ikeda, K Ohta, H Akasaka, Y Takahashi - US Patent 8,308,563, 2012 - Google Patents
A first controller includes a first operation data generation section for generating first
operation data in accordance with a motion of a first controller body included in the first …

Interactive toys and games connecting physical and virtual play environments

DC Weston, RA Briggs, JA Barney - US Patent 8,475,275, 2013 - Google Patents
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation https://patents. darts-ip. com/? family=
37745886&utm_source= google_patent&utm_medium= platform_link&utm_campaign …

Apparatus and method for determining an absolute pose of a manipulated object in a real three-dimensional environment with invariant features

MJ Mandella, HH Gonzalez-Banos… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
An apparatus and method for optically inferring an absolute pose of a manipulated object in
a real three-dimensional environment from on-board the object with the aid of an on-board …

Toy devices and methods for providing an interactive play experience

JA Barney, DC Weston - US Patent 8,089,458, 2012 - Google Patents
The invention provides a unique interactive play experience carried out utilizing a toy “wan”
and/or other actuation/tracking device. In one embodiment, the wand incorporates a wireless …

Multi-platform gaming system using RFID-tagged toys

DC Weston, JA Barney - US Patent 8,702,515, 2014 - Google Patents
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents. darts-ip. com/? family=
46325934&utm_source= google_patent&utm_medium= platform_link&utm_campaign …