November 7, 2006

A sensing device for generating orientation data when positioned or moved relative to a surface, the orientation data being indicative of an orientation of the sensing device relative to the surface, the surface having coded data disposed upon it, the coded data being indicative, when sensed by the sensing device, of the orientation, the sensing device including: a housing; orientation sensing means configured to generate the orientation data using at least some of the coded data; and communications means configured to communicate the orientation data to a computer system.

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November 7, 2006

10/291,366

November 12, 2002

178/19.05   178/18.01

G06F   3/033   (20060101)  

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a Continuation application of U.S. Appl. No. 09/575,168, filed May 23, 2000, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,737,591, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference. Various methods, systems and apparatus relating to the present invention are disclosed in the following co-pending applications /granted patents filed by the applicant or assignee of the present invention with the present application: TABLE-US-00001 09/575,197, 09/575,195, 09/575,159 09/575,132, 09/575,123, 09/575,148, 09/575,130, 09/575,165, 09/575,153, 09/575,118, 09/575,131, 09/575,116, 09/575,144, 09/575,139, 09/575,186, 09/575,185, 09/575,191, 09/575,145, 09/575,192, 09/609,303, 09/610,095, 09/609,596, 09/575,181, 09/575,193, 09/575,156, 09/575,183, 09/575,160, 09/575,150, 09/575,169, 09/575,184, 6,502,614 09/575,180, 09/575,149, 6,549,935 09/575,187, 09/575,155, 09/575,133, 6,439,709, 09/575,196, 09/575,198, 09/575,178, 6,428,155, 09/575,146, 09/608,920, 09/575,174, 09/575,163, 09/575,168, 09/575,154, 09/575,129, 09/575,124, 09/575,188, 09/575,189, 09/575,162, 09/575,172, 09/575,170, 09/575,171, 09/575,161, 10/291,716, 09/575,141, 09/575,125, 09/575,142, 09/575,140, 6,540,319, 09/575,138, 09/575,126, 09/575,127, 6,383,833 6,464,332 09/575,147, 09/575,152, 6,328,417 6,409,323, 09/575,114, 09/575,113, 09/575,112, 6,488,422, 09/575,108, 09/575,109,tz,1/32 }0 ! The disclosures of these co-pending applications are incorporated herein by reference.

May 25, 1999 [AU] PQ0559 Jun 30, 1999 [AU] PQ1312 Jun 30, 1999 [AU] PQ1313

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