Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090042649 | INPUT CONTROL APPARATUS AND AN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An input control apparatus and an interactive system using the same are disclosed. The input control apparatus comprises: a switch unit, for selecting an input mode for the input control apparatus selected from the group consisting of a mouse mode, a joystick mode, a keyboard mode and the combination thereof; an interface unit, for generating an input signal according to the input mode selected by the switch unit; a remote control unit, for generating and thus transmitting a control signal according to the input mode and the input signal. By transmitting the control signals of two aforesaid input control apparatuses to an electronic device, such as a computer, an interactive gamming device or an interactive multimedia device, two such input control apparatuses can be integrated as a handheld apparatus with a left-hand unit and a right-hand unit for meeting the control requirements of a comparatively more complicated game executing on the electronic device. However, for those less complicated game, the two input control apparatuses can be configured as independent devices to be operated by different users. Thereby, users are able to interact with the electronic device. | 02-12-2009 |
20090048021 | INERTIA SENSING INPUT CONTROLLER AND RECEIVER AND INTERACTIVE SYSTEM USING THEREOF - An inertial sensing input controller, receiver and interactive system using thereof are provided in the present invention. The inertial sensing input controller functioning to capture motions of a human body comprises an inertial sensing module for sensing a sequence of motions of the human body and generating the corresponding parameters and then transmitting to a receiver connected to an electrical device. In addition, the inertial sensing input controller further integrates a plurality of communication protocols and the electrical device interacting with the inertial sensing input controller can be switched to different control modes according to the parameters received by the receiver. On the other hand, the parameters generated by the inertial sensing input controller can be transmitted to the electrical device directly so that the electrical device can process the parameters and judge the action or scenario with respect to the human movement accordingly for increasing diversity of interactions. | 02-19-2009 |
20090058799 | INTERACTIVE POINTING DEVICE - An interactive pointing device having pointing function in space and game control is provided in the present invention. The interactive pointing device comprises an accelerometer module and a gyroscope device. The accelerometer module functions as sensing the movement of the operator and generates at least one axis of accelerating signal corresponding to the sensed movement. The gyroscope device disposed on a turning mechanism functions as sensing rotation status of the interactive pointing device about at least one axis and generate a corresponding rotating signal. The turning mechanism can be operated to adjust the axis of the gyroscope device so that the gyroscope device is capable of sensing rotation status about different axes. The at least one accelerating signal and the rotating signal are then processed for controlling cursor movement of the electrical device and interacting with multimedia gaming programs. | 03-05-2009 |
20090062005 | Method for adjusting sensing range and sensitivity and inertia interactive aparatus and system using thereof - The present invention provides an architecture of a method, apparatus and system for user adjusting the sensing range and sensitivity dynamically according to various user statuses so as to obtain an appropriate interactive effect regardless of different age group of users. In the present invention, a way of adjusting sensing range according to a switch signal, or a ratio for adjusting magnitude of a processed signal, or changing the threshold of the application program directly are illustrated as embodiments respectively for adjusting the sensing range and sensitivity dynamically. | 03-05-2009 |
20100328210 | INERTIAL INPUT APPARATUS WITH SIX-AXIAL DETECTION ABILITY AND THE OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An inertial input apparatus with six-axial detection ability, structured with a gyroscope and an acceleration module capable of detecting accelerations of X, Y, Z axes defined by a 3-D Cartesian coordinates, which is operable either being held to move on a planar surface or in a free space. When the inertial input apparatus is being held to move and operate on a planar surface by a user, a two-dimensional detection mode is adopted thereby that the gyroscope is used for detection rotations of the inertial input apparatus caused by unconscious rolling motions of the user and thus compensating the erroneous rotations, by which the technical disadvantages of prior-art inertial input apparatuses equipped with only accelerometer can be overcame and thus control smoothness of using the input apparatus is enhanced. | 12-30-2010 |
20110012827 | Motion Mapping System - A motion mapping system includes a motion sensing device and a receiving device. The motion sensing device may include an accelerometer, a rotational sensor, a microcontroller, and an RF transmitter. The microcontroller may output processed motion data to the receiving device. The receiving device may include an RF receiver, a microprocessor, and a Universal Serial Bus interface for connection to a computer. The receiving device's microprocessor may output the processed motion data to motion mapping software. The motion mapping software may map the motion data to a corresponding predetermined input event defined by the motion mapping software and transmit a control signal back to the receiving device's microprocessor indicating the corresponding predetermined input event. Upon reception of the control signal from the mapping software, the receiving device's microprocessor may generate a hardware input event according to the control signal and transmits the generated hardware input event back to the computer. | 01-20-2011 |
20110157015 | METHOD OF GENERATING MULTI-TOUCH SIGNAL, DONGLE FOR GENERATING MULTI-TOUCH SIGNAL, AND RELATED CONTROL SYSTEM - A dongle includes: a receiver, for receiving a control signal which is not generated from a multi-touch panel; a processing unit, coupled to the receiver, for generating a multi-touch output signal corresponding to a multi-touch event according to the control signal; and a data port, coupled to the processing unit, for outputting the multi-touch output signal. | 06-30-2011 |
20110163950 | 3D POINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING MOVEMENT THEREOF - A three-dimensional (3D) pointing device capable of accurately outputting a deviation including yaw, pitch and roll angles in a 3D reference frame and preferably in an absolute manner is provided. Said 3D pointing device comprises a six-axis motion sensor module including a rotation sensor and an accelerometer, and a processing and transmitting module. The six-axis motion sensor module generates a first signal set comprising angular velocities and a second signal set comprising axial accelerations associated with said movements and rotations of the 3D pointing device in the 3D reference frame. The processing and transmitting module utilizes a comparison method to compare the first signal set with the second signal set to obtain an updated state of the six-axis motion sensor module based on a current state and a measured state thereof in order to output the resulting deviation in the 3D reference frame and preferably in an absolute manner. | 07-07-2011 |
20110175806 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR USE IN MOTION DETECTION AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING RESULTANT DEVIATION THEREOF - An electronic device utilizing a nine-axis motion sensor module, capable of accurately outputting a resultant deviation including deviation angles in a 3D reference frame is provided. The present invention provides a novel comparison and compensation to accurately obtain a resultant deviation including deviation angles of the electronic device under the presence of external and/or internal interferences including the ones caused by undesirable electromagnetic fields and the ones associated with undesirable external forces and axial accelerations. The output of the nine-axis motion sensor module of the present invention including a rotation sensor, an accelerometer and a magnetometer can be advantageously obtained and compensated with a comparison comparing different states of the motion sensor module such that an updated state associated with the output and the resultant deviation angles of the nine-axis motion sensor module are preferably obtained in an absolute manner with the undesirable external interferences being effectively excluded. | 07-21-2011 |
20110248915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MOTION LIBRARY - A method and an apparatus for providing a motion library, adapted to a service end device to provide a customized motion library supporting recognition of at least one motion pattern for a user end device. At least one sensing component disposed on the user end device is determined. At least one motion group is determined according to the determined sensing components, wherein each motion group comprises at least one motion pattern. The at least one motion pattern is selected and a motion database to is queried to display a list of the motion groups corresponding to the selected motion patterns and the motion groups are selected from the list. The motion patterns belonging to the motion groups are selected to re-compile the customized motion library, which is provided for the user end device, so as to enable the user end device to recognize the selected motion patterns. | 10-13-2011 |
20110260968 | 3D POINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING ROTATIONS OF THE 3D POINTING DEVICE THEREOF - A 3D pointing device utilizing an orientation sensor, capable of accurately transforming rotations and movements of the 3D pointing device into a movement pattern in the display plane of a display device is provided. The 3D pointing device includes the orientation sensor, a rotation sensor, and a computing processor. The orientation sensor generates an orientation output associated with the orientation of the 3D pointing device associated with three coordinate axes of a global reference frame associated with the Earth. The rotation sensor generates a rotation output associated with the rotation of the 3D pointing device associated with three coordinate axes of a spatial reference frame associated with the 3D pointing device itself The computing processor uses the orientation output and the rotation output to generate a transformed output associated with a fixed reference frame associated with the display device above. The transformed output represents a segment of the movement pattern. | 10-27-2011 |
20110271018 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MAPPING TOOL, A GAME PROGRAM HAVING THE MAPPING TOOL AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A method for producing a mapping tool, a video game system for a stand-alone computer having the mapping tool and operation method thereof is disclosed. The mapping tool is created by means of linking a remote motion signal generated from a remote device which is operated by user with an input source signal from a conventional input source motion mapping table. User may operate the video game system for the stand-alone computer through the mapping tool. The present invention employs the mapping tool to replace conventional input source motion mapping table, thereby providing natural ergonomic and consistent usage of existing PC games or games for stand-alone computer having the input source motion mapping table. | 11-03-2011 |
20110285623 | Motion Sensing System - A motion sensing system includes a hand-held device and a receiver device. The hand-held device includes a microcontroller, a G-sensor (one 3-axis accelerometer), only one 2-axis gyroscope, and a wireless transmitter. The receiver device is preferably a dongle and includes a microcontroller and a wireless receiver. A first axis of the 2-axis gyroscope is parallel to the Z axis of the hand-held device and the second axis of the 2-axis gyroscope forms an acute angle α with the X axis of the hand-held device. The acute angle α allows the microcontroller of the receiver device to calculate rotational data around each of the three axis of the hand-held device. | 11-24-2011 |
20120086637 | SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZED FOR HUMAN AND MACHINE INTERFACE - The present invention discloses a system for human and machine interface. The system includes a 3-dimensional (3D) image capture device, for capturing a gesture of a motion object in a period of time; a hand-held inertial device (HHID), for transmitting a control signal; and a computing device. The computing device includes a system integration and GUI module, for compensating the control signal according to an image signal corresponding to the motion object, to generate a compensated control signal. | 04-12-2012 |
20120112996 | INTERACTIVE POINTING DEVICE - An interactive pointing device having pointing function in space and game control is provided in the present disclosure. The interactive pointing device comprises an accelerometer module, a dual-axis gyroscope device, and a micro processing unit. The accelerometer module functions as sensing the movement of the operator and generates at least one axis of accelerating signal corresponding to the sensed movement. The dual-axis gyroscope device functions as sensing rotation status of the interactive pointing device about dual axis and generate a corresponding rotating signal. The micro processing unit processes the at least one axis of accelerating signal and the rotating signal so as to interact with an electronic device accordingly. The micro processing unit is able to use the rotating signal to compensate the accelerating signal and assist an action evaluation process of the interactive pointing device operating under different operation modes. | 05-10-2012 |
20120256959 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOBILE DEVICE WITH TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND MOTION SENSOR, AND MOBILE DEVICE - A method of controlling a mobile device configured with a touch-sensitive display and a motion sensor is provided. The method includes: the step of detecting a contact with the touch-sensitive display while the mobile device is in a first state to determine whether the detected contact corresponds to a predefined icon; the step of detecting a rotation or movement with the motion sensor while the mobile device is in the first state to determine whether the detected rotation or the movement corresponds to a predefined gesture; and the step of transitioning the mobile device to a second state when the detected contact corresponds to the predefined icon, and the detected rotation or movement corresponds to the predefined gesture. The mobile device is also provided. | 10-11-2012 |
20130054130 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF POSITION ESTIMATION AND METHOD OF PROVIDING NAVIGATION INFORMATION - A hybrid-computing navigation system worn by a user includes a modified motion sensor group which includes 9-axis or 10-axis motion sensors that are built-in, and a host device configured for providing navigation information, in which the modified motion sensor group is worn on the user so that a moving direction of the user is the same as a heading direction calculated from the modified motion sensor group. The modified motion sensor group provides step counting and absolute orientation in yaw, roll and pitch using a sensor fusion technique. The navigation system further includes at least one wireless sensor at wifi hot spot to perform sensor fusion for obtaining an absolute position of an estimated position of the user. Sensor fusion combining with location map are used to perform location map matching and fingerprinting. A method of position estimation of a user using the navigation system is also disclosed. | 02-28-2013 |
20130162525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MOTION RECOGNITION USING MOTION SENSOR FUSION, AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method and apparatus for performing motion recognition using motion sensor fusion and an associated computer program product are provided, where the method is applied to an electronic device. The method includes the steps of: utilizing a plurality of motion sensors of the electronic device to obtain sensor data respectively corresponding to the plurality of motion sensors, the sensor data measured at a device coordinate system of the electronic device, wherein the plurality of motion sensors includes inertial motion sensors; and performing sensor fusion according to the sensor data by converting at least one portion of the sensor data and derivatives of the sensor data into converted data based on a global coordinate system of a user of the electronic device, to perform motion recognition based on the global coordinate system, in order to recognize the user's motion. | 06-27-2013 |
20130176218 | Pointing Device, Operating Method Thereof and Relative Multimedia Interactive System - An operating method of a display device includes detecting resolution of a display module for determining a border of a user interface reference frame, setting a border of a 3D spatial reference frame utilized by a pointing device to correspond to the border detected of the user interface reference frame, moving a cursor of the user interface reference frame displayed on the display module according to a shift of the pointing device, stopping controlling a shift of the cursor according to the shift of the pointing device when the shift of the pointing device exceeds the border of the 3D spatial reference frame, and resuming controlling the shift of the cursor in the user interface reference frame of the display module when the pointing device is back within the border of the 3D spatial reference frame. An advantage of the present invention is when out of the operating range, stopping controlling the cursor to lower the affect of offset, for allowing the pointing device to be applied in different areas/directions without having the cursor displayed on the display device to incorrectly reflect shift of the pointing device. | 07-11-2013 |
20130178226 | Method of Positioning Using Wireless Signals and Inertial Measurement Units, Electronic Device, and Positioning System Using the Same Method - A method of positioning using wireless signals and an inertial measurement unit is provided. The method includes the following steps: providing a wireless signal strength data base, wherein the wireless signal strength database gathers a radio map and a plurality of wireless signal strength information corresponding to a plurality of orientations at all grid positions on the radio map; using the inertial measurement unit to detect a current orientation at a current position where the electronic device is located; detecting a current wireless signal strength information of the electronic device corresponding to the current orientation at the current position; and determining the current position according to the current orientation, the current wireless signal strength information, and the wireless signal strength data base. | 07-11-2013 |
20130184991 | Method of Generating Geometric Heading and Positioning System Using the Same Method - A method of generating a geometric heading during positioning is provided. The method includes the following steps: estimating a current declination information of a current position according to a declination database, wherein the declination database gathers a magnetic map and a plurality of declination information corresponding to a difference between a magnetic north and a geometric north at all grid positions on the magnetic map; generating a predicted heading according to an angular velocity reading of a gyroscope and a magnetic heading reading of a magnetometer; and generating the geometric heading according to the current declination information of the current position and the predicted heading. | 07-18-2013 |
20130234940 | Pointing Device, Operating Method Thereof and Relative Multimedia Interactive System - An operating method of a display device includes controlling a shift of a cursor of a user interface reference frame according to a shift of the pointing device with reference to an initial point in a 3D spatial reference frame; and updating a position of the initial point in the 3D spatial reference frame according to an updating signal. An advantage of the present invention is when the operating range is changed, reference coordinates utilized by the pointing device are appropriately adjusted, so as to lower the affect of offset, allowing the pointing device to be applied in different areas/directions without having the cursor displayed on the display device to incorrectly reflect shift of the pointing device. | 09-12-2013 |
20140120894 | Mobile Device and Method for Controlling Application Procedures of the Mobile Device Thereof - A mobile device and a method for controlling application procedures of a mobile device are provided. The mobile device includes a motion sensor configured to detect motion of the mobile device and generate a motion signal, and a micro-processor configured to receive the motion signal, determine whether the mobile device has been continuously knocked for a predetermined number of times, and control an application procedure accordingly. The method for controlling the application procedures for the mobile device is also disclosed. Therefore, a user can control the mobile device conveniently, even in an occasion not convenient for the user to control the mobile device by its touch panel or physical buttons. | 05-01-2014 |
20140337651 | Electronic Apparatus - An electronic apparatus including a plurality of sensors, an application processor, and a micro-processor is provided. The plurality of sensors is configured to generate at least one sensing signal. The application processor is configured to execute an application procedure according to a sensing-merged signal. The micro-processor is coupled between the plurality of sensors and the application processor, and is configured to generate the sensing-merged signal according to the at least one sensing signal. By utilizing the electronic apparatus, not only power can be saved, but also the elasticity for choosing sensor chip vendors can be improved. | 11-13-2014 |