Patent ID: 9703398
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A pointing device, comprising: a housing; a movement sensor arranged in the housing to generate a first data sequence relating to sensed movement of the pointing device relative to a surface on which the pointing device is placed; a proximity sensor arranged in the housing to generate a second data sequence relating to sensed movement of one or more objects in proximity to the surface on which the pointing device is placed relative to the pointing device, the proximity sensor further arranged to detect a multi-touch gesture, detecting the multi-touch gesture comprising detecting at least one user-manipulated object; a tag sensor arranged to read a barcode or RFID tag associated with the one or more objects; a processor located within the housing and configured to determine a control input from the first data sequence and the second data sequence; and the sensors being arranged such that a user can provide the first and second data sequences simultaneously using one hand.