Remote control apparatus and control method therefor

• US 10,209,790 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2014
• Issued: 02/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Moon, Jong-bo, Kim, Yong-deok, Yun, Hyun-kyu, Jung, Do-sung, Hwang, Je-sun, Kim, Min-sup
• Primary Examiner(s): Edouard, Patrick N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shen, Peijie
• Application Number:
  US15/109,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20160328031A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,513 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A remote control apparatus is disclosed. The remote control apparatus includes: a motion detecting sensor for detecting a motion on the remote control apparatus; a touch sensor for detecting a touch input on the remote control apparatus; and a controller for controlling an external apparatus by selectively using a sensing value of the touch sensor and a sensing value of the motion detecting sensor according to whether the touch input corresponds to a touch input for controlling the external apparatus.

Claims

1. A remote control apparatus for controlling an external apparatus, comprising:

a motion detecting sensor configured to detect aspects of motion of the remote control apparatus;

a touch sensor configured to detect a touch input to the remote control apparatus; and

a controller configured to;

based on the touch input being detected by the touch sensor, turn on the motion detecting sensor;

based on identifying that the detected touch input corresponds to a command for controlling the external apparatus, control the external apparatus using the detected touch input; and

based on identifying that the detected touch input does not correspond to a command for controlling the external apparatus, obtain a first sensing value of the motion detecting sensor after the motion detecting sensor is turned on, obtain, based on the first sensing value, a compensating second sensing value of the motion detecting sensor representing motion of the remote control apparatus before the motion detecting sensor is turned on, and control the external apparatus using the first sensing value and the compensating second sensing value.

2. The remote control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to, when a touch input corresponding to a command for controlling the external apparatus is detected in a state in which a sensing value of the motion detecting sensor is used to control the external apparatus, control the external apparatus by using a sensing value of the touch sensor.

3. The remote control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion detecting sensor comprises a 6-axis sensor.

8. The remote control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control of the external apparatus using the first sensing value and the compensating second sensing value is further based on the touch sensor continuing to detect the touch input.

9. The remote control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to:

when the touch input is detected, turn on the motion detecting sensor, if the motion detecting sensor is turned off at a time the touch input is detected, and

wherein the controlling of the external apparatus using the first sensing value and the compensating second sensing value is further based on the touch sensor continuing to detect the touch input.

4. A control method for a remote control apparatus to control an external apparatus, the remote control apparatus including a motion detecting sensor configured to detect aspects of motion of the remote control apparatus and a touch sensor configured to detect a touch input to the remote control apparatus, the method comprising:

detecting a touch input;

based on the touch input being detected by the touch sensor, turning on the motion detecting sensor;

based on identifying that the detected touch input corresponds to a command for controlling the external apparatus, controlling the external apparatus using the detected touch input; and

based on identifying that the detected touch input does not correspond to a command for controlling the external apparatus, obtaining a first sensing value of the motion detecting sensor after the motion detecting sensor is turned on, obtaining, based on the first sensing value, a compensating second sensing value of the motion detecting sensor representing motion of the remote control apparatus before the motion detecting sensor is turned on, and controlling the external apparatus using the first sensing value and the compensating second sensing value.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising, when the touch input is detected, turning on the motion detecting sensor if the motion detecting sensor is turned off.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising, when a touch input corresponding to a command for controlling the external apparatus is detected in a state in which a sensing value of the motion detecting sensor is used to control the external apparatus, controlling the external apparatus based on a sensing value of the touch sensor.

7. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the motion detecting sensor comprises a 6-axis sensor.

10. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the controlling of the external apparatus using the first sensing value and the compensating second sensing value is further based on the touch sensor continuing to detect the touch input.

11. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:

when the touch input is detected, turning on the motion detecting sensor, if the motion detecting sensor is turned off at a time the touch input is detected, and

wherein the controlling of the external apparatus using the first sensing value and the compensating second sensing value is further based on the touch sensor continuing to detect the touch input.