COMMAND BY GESTURE INTERFACE
First Claim
1. Device for control by a user of at least one appliance comprising at least a sensor for capturing at least an orientation of said device, an interface to a processor, a mode selector for the user to select operating modes of one of said device and said appliance, an interface to at least a communication link to convey command signals to said appliance, wherein said processor converts said orientation into a first set of command signals representative of one of a first set of operating modes of one of said device and said appliance and said user is offered a selection among a second set of operating modes depending upon said one of said first set of operating modes, said selection generating a second set of command signals.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a device and a method for commanding appliances by a gesture. User interfaces of the prior art have the limitation that they require an increasing number of buttons and/or graphical input areas on a display, so that the learning time of the user increases exponentially and his ability to memorise the corresponding codes decreases inversely. The device of the invention, in various embodiments which may be combined, increases the number of functions of one or more appliances which may be controlled without increasing the number of buttons and/or graphical control zones of displays. This is provided by including an orientation sensor in the device, said orientation being one of the parameters to control the operating mode of the device.
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- 1. Device for control by a user of at least one appliance comprising at least a sensor for capturing at least an orientation of said device, an interface to a processor, a mode selector for the user to select operating modes of one of said device and said appliance, an interface to at least a communication link to convey command signals to said appliance, wherein said processor converts said orientation into a first set of command signals representative of one of a first set of operating modes of one of said device and said appliance and said user is offered a selection among a second set of operating modes depending upon said one of said first set of operating modes, said selection generating a second set of command signals.
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13. System for control by a user of at least one appliance, the system comprising:
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a first device comprising; a sensor for capturing at least an orientation of said device; an interface to a processor; a mode selector for the user to select operating modes of one of said device and said appliance; an interface to at least a communication link to convey command signals to said appliance; and a module to point at a designated appliance and direct said command signals at said designated appliance, wherein; said processor converts said orientation into a first set of command signals representative of one of a first set of operating modes of one of said device and said appliance and said user is offered a selection among a second set of operating modes depending upon said one of said first set of operating modes, said selection generating a second set of command signals; and said first device defines a number of first options for controlling said appliance; a second device comprising; a sensor for capturing at least an orientation of said device; an interface to a processor; a mode selector for the user to select operating modes of one of said device and said appliance; and an interface to at least a communication link to convey command signals to said appliance, wherein; said processor converts said orientation into a first set of command signals representative of one of a first set of operating modes of one of said device and said appliance and said user is offered a selection among a second set of operating modes depending upon said one of said first set of operating modes, said selection generating a second set of command signals; the output of the orientation sensor defines an operating mode of the device; and said second device defines a number of second options as sub options of the first options.
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- 14. Method for control by a user of at least one appliance comprising at least a step for capturing by a motion sensor encased in a device borne by said user at least an orientation of said device, a step of interface to a processor, a step of using a mode selector for the user to select operating modes of one of said device and said appliance, a step of interface to at least a communication link to convey command signals to said appliance, wherein said processor converts said orientation into a first set of command signals representative of one of a first set of operating modes of one of said device and said appliance and said user is offered a selection among a second set of operating modes depending upon said one of said first set of operating modes, said selection generating a second set of command signals.
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