Touchpad-enabled remote controller and user interaction methods
US7889175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C2201/32
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The handheld case of the remote control unit includes at least one touchpad, and other sensors, such as acceleration sensors, case perimeter sensors, pressure sensors, RF signal sensors. These sensors provide a rich array of sensory inputs that are classified by a pattern recognizer to generate control commands for both the consumer electronic equipment and the remote control unit itself. A power management system to conserve unit battery power is also responsive to the pattern recognizer to allow intelligent power management control. The control system uses the display of the consumer electronic equipment to provide instructions to the user, and the behavior of the remote control system uses what is displayed on the display as context information for pattern recognition.
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