Patent ID: 7096199
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q,G08C

Abstract:
1. A sensing device for enabling joystick control of software or hardware, in at least one rotational direction, the sensing device being configured to interact with a printed surface having text and/or graphics and coded data printed thereon, the coded data being indicative of a plurality of reference points of the printed surface, the sensing device including: a sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data as the sensing device is used to interact with at least some of the text and/or graphics on the printed surface; processing means for processing at least some of the sensed coded data to generate indicating data, the indicating data being indicative of: at least one dimension of rotational orientation of the sensing device relative to the printed surface; and a position of the sensing device relative to the surface; a transmitter for transmitting the indicating data, the indicating data being useable to enable the control of the software or hardware.