(12) United States Patent
`US 8,313,380 B2
`(10) Patent N0.:
`Zalewski et al.
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`(45) Date of Patent: Nov. 20, 2012
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`USOO8313380B2
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`(54) SCHEME FOR TRANSLATING MOVEMENTS
`OF A HAND-HELD CONTROLLER INTO
`INPUTS FOR A SYSTEM
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Gary M. Zalewski, Oakland, CA (US);
`Richard Marks, Foster City, CA (US);
`Xiadong Mao, Foster City, CA (US)
`(73) Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment
`America LLC, Foster City, CA (US)
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 513 days.
`
`( * ) Notice:
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`(21) Appl.No.: 11/382,037
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`(22)
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`(65)
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`Filed:
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`May 6, 2006
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2006/0287086 A1
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`Dec. 21, 2006
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`Related US. Application Data
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`(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 11/381,729,
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`(60) Provisional application No. 60/718,145, filed on Sep.
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`(2006.01)
`A63F 9/24
`(52) US. Cl.
`................ 463/39; 463/36; 463/37; 463/38;
`725/133; 725/141
`(58) Field of Classification Search .............. 463/36739;
`725/ 1 33, 1 41
`See application file for complete search history.
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`Primary Examiner 7 Melba Bumgarner
`Assistant Examiner 7 Marcus D Jones
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`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm 7 Fitch, Even, Tabin &
`Flannery, LLP
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`One embodiment provides a method for use in providing
`input to a system that includes the steps of determining posi-
`tion information for a controller for the system, comparing
`the determined position information for the controller with
`predetermined position information associated with com-
`mands, and providing a command to the system if the deter-
`mined position information matches predetermined position
`information for the command.
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`15 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets
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