Patent ID: 8502774

Claim:
An input apparatus controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen, comprising: a casing; a sensor to detect a movement of the casing in space and output a detection signal corresponding to the movement of the casing; a movement command output means for outputting a movement command that corresponds to a displacement amount of the pointer on the screen based on the detection signal; a first switch capable of being switched in accordance with a first operational input to the input apparatus; a second switch capable of being switched in accordance with a second operational input to the input apparatus; a determination command output means that outputs, while the first operation input is being received, a determination command corresponding to the second operation input provided by the second switch; a first timer to begin counting for a first time period when the first switch is switched and stop counting when the second switch is switched; a second timer to begin counting for a second time period when the second switch is switched; and an output control means for controlling the output of the movement command so that the movement command is outputted: (i) before the first switch is switched, (ii) after the first switch is switched and the first timer has reached an end of the first time period, and (iii) after the first and second switches are switched and the second timer has reached an end of the second time period.