METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR GESTURE BASED REMOTE CONTROL
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1. A method comprising:
- associating an orientation of a mobile device with a direction toward a location of a controllable device;
indicating a selection of said controllable device;
determining one or more commands associated with said selected controllable device based, at least in part, on user input obtained via one or more inertial sensors of said mobile device; and
initiating transmission of said commands to said selected controllable device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in and/or with a mobile device to allow gesture based remote control of one or more controllable devices.
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1. A method comprising:
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associating an orientation of a mobile device with a direction toward a location of a controllable device; indicating a selection of said controllable device; determining one or more commands associated with said selected controllable device based, at least in part, on user input obtained via one or more inertial sensors of said mobile device; and initiating transmission of said commands to said selected controllable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 41, 42)
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17. A method comprising:
with a mobile device; obtaining an estimated location of a controllable device; processing signals from one or more inertial sensors of said mobile device to characterize one or more gestures; programming said mobile device to initiate one or more commands to said controllable device based, at least in part, on said characterized one or more gestures; and programming said mobile device to select said controllable device for receiving said one or more commands responsive to orientation of said mobile device with a direction toward said estimated location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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means for associating an orientation of a mobile device with a direction toward a location of a controllable device; means for indicating a selection of said controllable device; means for determining one or more commands associated with said selected controllable device based, at least in part, on user input affecting inertial motion of said mobile device; and means for initiating transmission of said commands to said selected controllable device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for use in a mobile device comprising:
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means for obtaining an estimated location of a controllable device; means for processing signals from one or more inertial sensors of said mobile device to characterize one or more gestures; means for programming said mobile device to initiate one or more commands to said controllable device based, at least in part, on said characterized one or more gestures; and means for programming said mobile device to select said controllable device for receiving said one or more commands responsive to orientation of said mobile device with a direction toward said estimated location. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A mobile device comprising:
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memory; a network interface; one or more inertial sensors; at least one user interface; and at least one processing unit to;
associate an orientation of said mobile device with a direction toward a location of a controllable device as stored in said memory;
indicate a selection of said controllable device via said at least one user interface;
determine one or more commands associated with said selected controllable device based, at least in part, on user input obtained via said one or more inertial sensors; and
initiate transmission of said commands to said selected controllable device via said network interface. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A mobile device comprising:
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one or more inertial sensors; and at least one processing unit to;
obtain an estimated location of a controllable device;
process signals from said one or more inertial sensors of said mobile device to characterize one or more gestures;
identify one or more commands for use by said controllable device based, at least in part, on said characterized one or more gestures; and
identify said controllable device for receiving said one or more commands responsive to an orientation of said mobile device with a direction toward said estimated location. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. An article comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer implementable instructions stored thereon which are executable by at least one processing unit in a mobile device to; associate an orientation of said mobile device with a direction toward a location of a controllable device; indicate a selection of said controllable device; determine one or more commands associated with said selected controllable device based, at least in part, on user input obtained via said one or more inertial sensors; and initiate transmission of said commands to said selected controllable device. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. An article comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer implementable instructions stored thereon which are executable by at least one processing unit in a mobile device to; obtain an estimated location of a controllable device; process signals from said one or more inertial sensors of said mobile device to characterize one or more gestures; identify one or more commands for use by said controllable device based, at least in part, on said characterized one or more gestures; and identify said controllable device for receiving said one or more commands responsive to an orientation of said mobile device with a direction toward said estimated location. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78)
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