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Claims 1, 9 and 15 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1, 6, 14 and 19 of U.S. Patent No. 12,333,088 in view of Connellan (20190113966) hereinafter, Connellan
Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the species covers the genus
‘104 fails to teach:
from an anchor device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the anchor device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the anchor device, and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device.
However, Connellan teaches:
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display an image of a content [0062] (fig. 3 (144));
receive, from an anchor device (fig. 6 (616) , a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the anchor device (fig. 6 614 to 606 to 608), the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the anchor device [0099-102], and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device [112-114]
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It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to modify the teachings of ‘104 to further include from an anchor device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the anchor device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the anchor device, and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device as taught by Connellan in order to provide a more robust tracking system to overcome signal disruptions, occlusions and echoes [0006-0010]
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1. An electronic device comprising: an input device; and a mobile device configured to communicate with the input device, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: display an image of a content; receive, from an anchor device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the anchor device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the anchor device, and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device; determine a position of the anchor device as reference coordinates based on the direction signal and signals transmitted and received between the anchor device and the mobile device; receive relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, and motion information of the input device; determine a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; determine a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the anchor device and the input device; and simultaneously display the image of the content and the movement trajectory by matching the movement trajectory to the image of the content.
1. An electronic device comprising: an input device; and a mobile device configured to communicate with the input device, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: determine a position of a first external device, which is different from the electronic device and the input device, as reference coordinates; receive relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, and motion information of the input device; determine a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; and display the movement trajectory or transmit the movement trajectory to a second external device, wherein the mobile device is further configured to receive, from the first external device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the first external device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the first external device, and wherein the mobile device is further configured to determine the position of the first external device as the reference coordinates based on the direction signal and signals transmitted and received between the first external device and the mobile device.
6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: determine spatial coordinates including an image of a content that is output by the mobile device; determine a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the first external device and the input device; and simultaneously output the image of the content and the movement trajectory on at least one of the mobile device and the second external device.
9. An electronic device communicatively coupled with an input device, the electronic device comprising: a display; a communication circuit configured to receive, from an anchor device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the anchor device, and receive motion information of the input device from the input device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the anchor device, and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device; and a controller configured to: control the display to display an image of a content; determine a position of the anchor device as reference coordinates based on the direction signal and signals transmitted and received between the anchor device and the communication circuit; determine relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, based on signals transmitted and received between the input device and the communication circuit; determine a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; determine a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the anchor device and the input device; and simultaneously display the image of the content and the movement trajectory by matching the movement trajectory to the image of the content.
1. An electronic device comprising: an input device; and a mobile device configured to communicate with the input device, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: determine a position of a first external device, which is different from the electronic device and the input device, as reference coordinates; receive relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, and motion information of the input device; determine a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; and display the movement trajectory or transmit the movement trajectory to a second external device, wherein the mobile device is further configured to receive, from the first external device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the first external device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the first external device, and wherein the mobile device is further configured to determine the position of the first external device as the reference coordinates based on the direction signal and signals transmitted and received between the first external device and the mobile device.
6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: determine spatial coordinates including an image of a content that is output by the mobile device; determine a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the first external device and the input device; and simultaneously output the image of the content and the movement trajectory on at least one of the mobile device and the second external device.
15. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising: displaying, by a mobile device, an image of a content; receiving, by the mobile device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in an anchor device, the direction signal indicating a direction of an input device with respect to the anchor device, and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device; determining, by the mobile device, a position of the anchor device as reference coordinates based on the direction signal and signals transmitted and received between the anchor device and the mobile device; receiving, by the mobile device, relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, and motion information of the input device; determining, by the mobile device, a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; determining, by the mobile device, a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the anchor device and the input device; and simultaneously displaying, by the mobile device, the image of the content and the movement trajectory by matching the movement trajectory to the image of the content.
14. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising: determining, by a mobile device, a position of a first external device, which is different from the electronic device and an input device, as reference coordinates; receiving, by the mobile device, relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, and motion information of the input device; determining, by the mobile device, a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; and displaying, by the mobile device, the movement trajectory or transmitting, by the mobile device, the movement trajectory to a second external device, wherein the determining the position of the first external device as the reference coordinates comprises: receiving, from the first external device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the first external device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the first external device; and determining the position of the first external device as the reference coordinates based on the direction signal and signals transmitted and received between the first external device and the mobile device.
19. The method of claim 14, further comprising: determining spatial coordinates including an image of a content that is output by the mobile device; determining a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the first external device and the input device; and simultaneously outputting the image of the content and the movement trajectory on at least one of the mobile device or the second external device.
Claims 1, 9 and 15 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1 and 6 of U.S. Patent No. 11,797,104 in view of Connellan (20190113966) hereinafter, Connellan because:
‘104 fails to teach:
from an anchor device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the anchor device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the anchor device, and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device.
However, Connellan teaches:display an image of a content [0062] (fig. 3 (144));
receive, from an anchor device (fig. 6 (616), a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the anchor device (fig. 6 614 to 606 to 608), the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the anchor device [0099-102], and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device [112-114]
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to modify the teachings of ‘104 to further include from an anchor device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the anchor device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the anchor device, and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device as taught by Connellan in order to provide a more robust tracking system to overcome signal disruptions, occlusions and echoes [0006-0010]
19215954
11797104
1. An electronic device comprising: an input device; and a mobile device configured to communicate with the input device, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: display an image of a content; receive, from an anchor device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the anchor device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the anchor device, and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device; determine a position of the anchor device as reference coordinates based on the direction signal and signals transmitted and received between the anchor device and the mobile device; receive relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, and motion information of the input device; determine a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; determine a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the anchor device and the input device; and simultaneously display the image of the content and the movement trajectory by matching the movement trajectory to the image of the content.
1. An electronic device comprising: an input device; and a mobile device configured to communicate with the input device, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: determine a position of the mobile device or a position of a first external device as reference coordinates; receive relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, and motion information of the input device; determine a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; and display the movement trajectory or transmit the movement trajectory to a second external device, and wherein the mobile device is further configured to determine the movement trajectory of the input device based on a distance obtained by using a communication time between the mobile device and the input device, and an angle of arrival (AoA) of a signal received from the input device and an angle of departure (AoD) of a signal transmitted to the input device.
6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: determine spatial coordinates including an image of a content that is output by the mobile device; determine a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the mobile device and the input device; and simultaneously output the image of the content and the movement trajectory on at least one of the mobile device or the second external device.
9. An electronic device communicatively coupled with an input device, the electronic device comprising: a display; a communication circuit configured to receive, from an anchor device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in the anchor device, and receive motion information of the input device from the input device, the direction signal indicating a direction of the input device with respect to the anchor device, and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device; and a controller configured to: control the display to display an image of a content; determine a position of the anchor device as reference coordinates based on the direction signal and signals transmitted and received between the anchor device and the communication circuit; determine relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, based on signals transmitted and received between the input device and the communication circuit; determine a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; determine a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the anchor device and the input device; and simultaneously display the image of the content and the movement trajectory by matching the movement trajectory to the image of the content.
1. An electronic device comprising: an input device; and a mobile device configured to communicate with the input device, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: determine a position of the mobile device or a position of a first external device as reference coordinates; receive relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, and motion information of the input device; determine a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; and display the movement trajectory or transmit the movement trajectory to a second external device, and wherein the mobile device is further configured to determine the movement trajectory of the input device based on a distance obtained by using a communication time between the mobile device and the input device, and an angle of arrival (AoA) of a signal received from the input device and an angle of departure (AoD) of a signal transmitted to the input device.
6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: determine spatial coordinates including an image of a content that is output by the mobile device; determine a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the mobile device and the input device; and simultaneously output the image of the content and the movement trajectory on at least one of the mobile device or the second external device.
15. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising: displaying, by a mobile device, an image of a content; receiving, by the mobile device, a direction signal detected by a direction detection sensor included in an anchor device, the direction signal indicating a direction of an input device with respect to the anchor device, and the anchor device is different from the electronic device and the input device; determining, by the mobile device, a position of the anchor device as reference coordinates based on the direction signal and signals transmitted and received between the anchor device and the mobile device; receiving, by the mobile device, relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, and motion information of the input device; determining, by the mobile device, a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; determining, by the mobile device, a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the anchor device and the input device; and simultaneously displaying, by the mobile device, the image of the content and the movement trajectory by matching the movement trajectory to the image of the content.
1. An electronic device comprising: an input device; and a mobile device configured to communicate with the input device, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: determine a position of the mobile device or a position of a first external device as reference coordinates; receive relative position information of the input device, with respect to the reference coordinates, and motion information of the input device; determine a movement trajectory of the input device based on the relative position information and the motion information; and display the movement trajectory or transmit the movement trajectory to a second external device, and wherein the mobile device is further configured to determine the movement trajectory of the input device based on a distance obtained by using a communication time between the mobile device and the input device, and an angle of arrival (AoA) of a signal received from the input device and an angle of departure (AoD) of a signal transmitted to the input device.
6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is further configured to: determine spatial coordinates including an image of a content that is output by the mobile device; determine a position relation between the image of the content and the movement trajectory corresponding to a relative position relation between the mobile device and the input device; and simultaneously output the image of the content and the movement trajectory on at least one of the mobile device or the second external device.
Conclusion
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