Remote Control System

• US 20090160764A1
• Filed: 11/21/2006
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Innohome Oy
• Original Assignee: Innohome Oy
• Inventors: Myllymäki, Matti
• Application Number:
  US12/085,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20090160764A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0325 using a plurality of light emitters or reflectors or a plurality of detectors forming a reference frame from which to derive the orientation of the object, e.g. by triangulation or on the basis of reference deformation in the picked up image
• 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: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device

Abstract

A remote control system, comprising a hand-operated remote control device and a control menu present in a display unit. Picking up the remote control device by hand activates a motion or position or push-button controlled user interface in the display unit. The remote control device is provided with an identification feature for its pick-up by hand, which activates the control menu and/or the remote control device. The motional and/or positional handling of the remote control device enables controlling the display unit'"'"'s menus included in the user interface.

Claims

1. A remote control system, comprising a hand-operated remote control device and a control menu and a motion, position or push-button operated user interface present in a display unit, the display unit'"'"'s control menu included in said user interface being controlled by motional and/or positional handling of the remote control device, wherein picking up the remote control device by hand activates said user interface in the display unit.

2. A control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the remote control device is provided with an identification feature for its pick-up by hand, which activates the remote control device and the control menu.

3. A control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein analog tuning in the user interface is executed by a rotational motion of the remote control device.

4. A control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein activation is executed by a pushing motion of the remote control device.

5. A control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein a position of the remote control device activates directly a desired menu and/or an appliance associated therewith.

6. A control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein selection buttons are on the screen of a display unit.

7. A control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the remote control device enables the input of information through the intermediary of a keyboard present on the screen.

8. A control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the remote control device is provided with a capacitive detector for identifying its pick- up by hand.