Patent ID: 8669939

Claim:
An input device comprising: a processor coupled to a detector and contained in a housing having a hand-held form factor, wherein the detector detects and translates into input signals at least one of an orientation in which the housing is currently operated and a position of the housing, wherein the detector detects the at least one of the orientation and the position using signals induced in coils; and a transmitter coupled to the processor, wherein the transmitter communicates the input signals to a gestural control system, wherein the input signals automatically control a plurality of input modes of the gestural control system and control translation and rotation of a three-space object coupled to the gestural control system; wherein a first side of a plurality of sides corresponds to a first input mode and a second side of a plurality of sides corresponds to a second input mode, wherein a transition comprising rotating the input device around a longitudinal axis more than 120 degrees relative to a center of the first side causes a change from the first input mode to the second input mode.