Method and apparatus of universal remote pointing control for home entertainment system and computer
First Claim
1. A pointing control system, comprising:
- a battery-powered handheld pointing device to enable the user to move the position of a pointer or a cursor presented on a display device by changing said handheld pointing device'"'"'s heading direction without using any reference objects, and a pointer display control unit that communicates with the handheld device, and interfaces a computer to control a pointer on the screen location and generate a control signal to notify the computer that a selectable identifier on display has been selected; and
/or interfaces to a television to generate a replaceable image as a cursor and a set of selectable identifier images, which are superimposed onto the video signal and displayed on the screen.
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Abstract
A universal television and computer pointing control system is disclosed. The system is comprised of a handheld pointing device, a display control unit, and a command delivery unit. The system allows the user to simply point and click to control a computer or various home entertainment component devices remotely. Inside the handheld device, orientation sensors detect pointing direction. The pointing direction signals are transmitted to the display control unit, and a cursor (pointer) is drawn onto the screen indicating the pointer'"'"'s location. By interpreting the pointing direction signals and the button activities, the display control unit issues a control signal to the command delivery unit. The command delivery unit then forwards the commands to the target device to execute the desired control function.
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15 Claims
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1. A pointing control system, comprising:
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a battery-powered handheld pointing device to enable the user to move the position of a pointer or a cursor presented on a display device by changing said handheld pointing device'"'"'s heading direction without using any reference objects, and a pointer display control unit that communicates with the handheld device, and interfaces a computer to control a pointer on the screen location and generate a control signal to notify the computer that a selectable identifier on display has been selected; and
/or interfaces to a television to generate a replaceable image as a cursor and a set of selectable identifier images, which are superimposed onto the video signal and displayed on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Command delivery apparatus, comprising:
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a recorder unit to record and store remote control command codes for target devices, which can be one or more of the home entertainment equipments including, but not limited to, a conventional television set, a digital television set, a digital TV set-top box, a satellite TV set-to box, a cable TV set-top box, a DVD player, a CD player, a VCR, a DVHS recorder, a laser disc player, a VCD player, and an audio amplifier/transceiver, a base member, which is associated with a pointing system, to transmit the identity of a user-selected on-screen identifier or command code to the remote member, and a remote member, which faces the target devices, to receive the data from the base member and forward the infrared control command to target devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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