Patent ID: 6369794
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An operation indication outputting device for outputting an operation indication to an information processing apparatus to have the information processing apparatus perform processing based on the outputted operation indication, the operation indication outputting device comprising:storing means for storing operation indications that each correspond to a combination of a type of a user's action and at least one of a direction, a strength, and a number of occurrence of a motion of the operation indication outputting device caused by the user's action; motion detecting means for detecting a motion of the operation indication outputting device caused by the user's action; motion analyzing means for analyzing at least one of a direction, a strength, and a number of occurrence of the detected motion; user action analyzing means for analyzing a type of the user's action that causes the detected motion; and outputting means for reading, from the storing means, an operation indication corresponding to a combination of an analysis result by the motion analyzing means and an analysis result by the user action analyzing means, and outputting the read operation indication to the information processing apparatus.