Unified Patents is seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of US-8471812-B2, owned by Pointwise Ventures LLC. The present invention is directed to a pointing device and more particularly to a pointing device which can allow a user to point to a spot and determine that spot's absolute location, either on a TV screen, a computer screen, or in the real world. The patent has been asserted against Microsoft, Alibaba Group, Blippar, Farfetch UK, IKEA, Roadget Business, Glority Global, Samsung, and Syte Visual Conception. More information on the patent can be found here: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/patents/patent/US-8471812-B2 View the Similar Documents (patents + scholarly publications) generated by Google Patents: Patents: https://patents.google.com/?q=(~patent%2fUS8471812B2)&before=filing:20050923 NPL: https://patents.google.com/?q=(~patent%2fUS8471812B2)&before=filing:20050923&patents=false&scholar ** PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR THIS CONTEST BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE. ** ** TO QUALIFY FOR CONSIDERATION, A CLAIM CHART IS REQUIRED. ** ** PLEASE USE THE PROVIDED CLAIM CHART AS A TEMPLATE ** ** PRIOR ART THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CITED DURING PROSECUTION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. **