Patent ID: 8295549
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A63F,G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A peripheral device for communicating with a computer gaming system having an image capture device associated therewith, the image capture device configured to capture image data of the peripheral device and the computer system configured to exchange wireless communication data with the peripheral device, the peripheral device comprising: a body having a first location and a second location, the first location is defined for a first light emitting object and the second location is defined for a second light emitting object, the first and second light emitting objects having a size that is identifiable in captured image data; the first location on the body being at a fixed predetermined distance from the second location; one or more buttons; circuitry interfaced with the first and second light emitting objects, the circuitry configured to set the first and second light emitting objects to enable tracking of X and Y position and depth Z, the depth Z defined between the image capture device and the peripheral device, the circuitry further receiving motion data from a motion sensing device, the motion data used to produce one or more movement vectors at the computer gaming system to identify an orientation of the peripheral device; and the circuitry being operable to exchange wireless communication data between the peripheral device and the computer gaming system, the wireless communication data including data associated with the light emitting objects, the one or more buttons, and the motion data.