Controller for interfacing with a computing program using position, orientation, or motion

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9067139
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14214150

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A method for determining the position of a controller device, comprises: receiving dimensions of the display input by a user of the computer-based system; capturing successive images of the display at the controller device; determining a position of the controller device relative to the display based on the dimensions of the display and a perspective distortion of the display in the captured successive images of the display; providing the determined position of the controller to the computer-based system to interface with the interactive program to cause an action by the interactive program.

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  • SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mao, Xiaodong Foster City, US 55 1069
Rimon, Noam Foster City, US 29 1050

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