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Motion controlled remote controller

  • US 20050212753A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2004
  • Published: 09/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A handheld device comprising:

  • a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image indicating a currently controlled remote device;

    a gesture database maintaining a plurality of remote command gestures, each remote command gesture defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the handheld device;

    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;

    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;

    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; and

    a wireless interface operable to transmit the identified command to a remote receiver for delivery to the remote device.

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