SELF-MOBILE TYPE PHYSICAL ICON DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable batch operation such as copy or paste by performing moving operation while determining the destination to move or attitude by every physical icon device itself through communication between physical icons or with a host computer or the like. SOLUTION: Inside physical icon devices PI1-PIn, position sensors LS1-LSn, attitude sensors PS1-PSn, moving means MM1-MMn, communication modules CM1-CMn and controllers CP1-CPn are installed. The respective physical icon devices PI1-PIn detect their own states and can report these contents through the communication modules CM to the other physical icon device PI or host computer HC. Besides, the respective physical icons PI1-PIn are respectively installed with buttons or valuators and an operator can input attributes excepting for the position or attitude and can mutually transmit this attribute information through the communication modules CM as well.