KDDI Labs has a new software solution for recognizing the rotation, pan, tilt, and zoom of a handset. This allows users to "directly control" the operations of their handset, for example enabling them to scroll a map by moving their handset in the direction in which they want the map to scroll.

Similar technology has already been employed on Vodafone's "V603SH" and "904SH," as well as DoCoMo's "N702iS." However, these implementations involved the use of additional hardware inside the handset, such as acceleration sensors, gyroscopes, and so on. KDDI Labs' solution however takes advantage of hardware already present in the handset -- its camera -- and analyzes video data is it is received by the handset. This video data is analyzed so that the phone is able to "sense" its positioning. Because it requires no additional hardware, it has a lower implementation cost for KDDI, and it can operate using software alone.



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Press Release:
http://www.kddilabs.jp/pr_pdf/060825.pdf