Wireless handheld device and method with remote GUI control
US8049723B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/038
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless handheld device is disclosed that includes a device housing, a wireless transmitter, such as a short range wireless transmitter, a local display and a housing motion detector that is operative to detect motion of the housing, for example, relative to a surface or other reference point, and outputs graphic user interface control information for transmission by the wireless transmitter to an external device. In one embodiment, a wireless pointing device is operably coupled with a wireless handheld device such as a cell phone or any other suitable wireless handheld device that includes a short range wireless transmitter and/or transceiver to remotely control operation of a graphic user interface for an external device. The housing motion detector utilizes the battery power of the wireless handheld device as its sole source of power or as an auxiliary source of power.
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