Title:
SPACE MOUSE, MOUSE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND VISUALIZATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3257585
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a space mouse which can be applied to all computer applications that point in real time the two-dimensional and three-dimensional spaces and also can be fetched in a reduced space and in a cordless way by preparing a light reflection means, a light emitting means and a switch means of the light emitting means.
SOLUTION: A space mouse consists of a light reflecting ball 4, a stick 6 which supports the ball 4, a light emitting means, and a switching means of the light emitting means. A light irradiation device 3 consisting of an LED is attached at the outside of the lens of a CCD video camera 2 to irradiate the read light on the space mouse that is held by a person 11 standing in the front of a blue back screen. The light reflected on the ball 4 is received by the camera 2 as an image 12. This image is analyzed by a coordinate recognition computer 5 and the position of the image is calculated in real time as XY coordinates included in a space. Thus the mouse has a simple constitution and can be easily operated owing to its light and cordless structure.
Inventors:
Kenji Yoshida
Application Number:
JP7595096A
Publication Date:
February 18, 2002
Filing Date:
March 29, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Visual Science Laboratory Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
G06F3/041; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0346; G06F3/038; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0488; (IPC1-7): G06F3/033; G06F3/03
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Johei Yamashita
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