OBJECT TRACKING INTERFACE DEVICE AS A PERIPHERAL INPUT DEVICE FOR COMPUTERS OR GAME CONSOLES

The present invention is directed to an object tracking interface device for use as a peripheral input device with personal computers and game consoles. The object tracking interface device tracks the movement of a moving object within the field of view of the interface device and provides input to the personal computer or game console on the movement of the moving object. The object tracking interface device has one or more detection means, which view a viewed space through which the moving object moves and provide an output signal, a means for receiving the output signal of the detection means and for determining the presence of a moving object within the viewed space, a means for calculating one or more parameters of the movement of the moving object, and a means for converting the parameters of the movement of the moving object into a signal which can be input into the personal computer or gaming console.