Motion controlled remote controller
US7990365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C2201/93
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image indicating a currently controlled remote device and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of remote command gestures. Each remote command gesture is defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the handheld device. The device includes a gesture mapping database comprising a mapping of each of the remote command gestures to an associated command for controlling operation of the remote device and a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the handheld device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface. The device includes a control module operable to track movement of the handheld device using the motion detection module, to compare the tracked movement against the remote command gestures to determine a matching gesture, and to identify the one of the commands corresponding to the matching gesture. The device also includes a wireless interface operable to transmit the identified command to a remote receiver for delivery to the remote device.
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