Patent ID: 8259072
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. An inertial sensing input control apparatus with a plurality of simulated input modes, comprising: a switch unit having three registers and a single key, wherein the three registers are for holding three flag values, each flag value representing a mouse, a keyboard, and a joystick respectively, and the single key is for selecting one input mode out of said plurality of simulated input modes corresponding to the stored flag values for the input control apparatus; a first interface unit, for generating and transmitting at least an input signal according to the input mode selected by the switch unit; a second interface unit, for generating and transmitting at least another input signal according to the input mode selected by the switch unit; a first inertial sensing module, being configured with at least an inertial sensor, for generating at least an inertial sensing parameter for input simulation by sensing a sequence of motions of a first human body; a second inertial sensing module, being configured with at least another inertial sensor, for generating at least a second inertial sensing parameter for input simulation by sensing a sequence of motions of a second human body; and a remote control unit, coupled to the switch unit, the interface units, and the inertial sensing modules for generating and thus transmitting a control signal according to the input mode, the at least one input signal and the at least one inertial sensing parameter; wherein said plurality of simulated input modes are selected from the group consisting of a mouse mode, a joystick mode, a keyboard mode, and all combinations of modes thereof; wherein the first and second interface units generate respective input signals corresponding to a selected input mode of the inertial sensing input control apparatus, a defined combination of at least one pressed key of the inertial sensing input control apparatus actuated by at least one user, and the respective inertial sensing parameters generated by the first and second inertial sensing modules.