Patent ID: 8866611
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: H04Q,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A three-dimensional (3D) input sensing system comprising: a 3D input device including at least one 3D motion sensing unit for detecting motion of said 3D input device in three dimensions and for generating a sensing signal corresponding to motion detected thereby, a signal collecting unit for collecting the sensing signal from said at least one 3D motion sensing unit and for outputting the collected sensing signal, and a first radio frequency (RF) transceiver unit for receiving the collected sensing signal from said signal collecting unit, for modulating the collected sensing signal into a RF signal, and for transmitting the RF signal; a host including a second RF transceiver unit for receiving the RF signal transmitted by said first RF transceiver unit and for demodulating the RF signal to obtain the collected sensing signal, and a computing unit for performing computation processing upon the collected sensing signal from said second RF transceiver unit so as to obtain 3D coordinate information of said 3D input device, said host performing an action corresponding to the 3D coordinate information obtained by said computing unit; and a power managing unit configured to stop supply of power to at least one of said signal collecting unit and said first RF transceiver unit upon determining, based on one of the collected sensing signal from said signal collecting unit and the 3D coordinate information obtained by said computing unit, that said 3D input device has remained motionless for a predetermined time period, wherein said power managing unit is disposed in said host, said 3D input device further including a battery and a power controlling unit controlled by said power managing unit, said power managing unit configured to generate a power off signal upon determining, based on the 3D coordinate information obtained by said computing unit, that said 3D input device has remained motionless for the predetermined time period, the power off signal being transmitted to said power controlling unit via said second RF transceiver unit and said first RF transceiver unit, said power controlling unit being responsive to the power off signal to stop supply of power from said battery to said at least one of said signal collecting unit and said first RF transceiver unit.