System and method for controlling an electronic device using a single-axis gyroscopic remote control
US7123180B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C2201/32
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A remote control device and method are described for controlling an input parameter to an electronic device. In one embodiment, the remote control device includes a housing sized to be held in the hand of a user during operation of the remote control device and a gyroscopic sensor that is integrated with the housing and configured to produce a signal in response to an angular motion about a single reference axis. The input parameter that the user wants to control is responsive to the signal that the gyroscopic sensor produces when the gyroscopic sensor is activated.
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