DETERMINING USER INTENT FROM POSITION AND ORIENTATION INFORMATION
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1. A method for controlling a receiving device, the method comprising:
- detecting a position of a control device operated by a user;
detecting horizontal orientation or vertical inclination of the control device;
based on the position and the horizontal orientation or vertical inclination of the control device, determining that the control device is pointed at the receiving device as opposed to another receiving device in the vicinity; and
causing the control device to control the receiving device at which it is pointed based on the determination that the control device is pointed at the receiving device.
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Abstract
In a first embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling a receiving device, the method comprising: detecting a position of a control device operated by a user; detecting horizontal orientation or vertical inclination of the control device; based on the position and the horizontal orientation or vertical inclination of the control device, determining that the control device is pointed at the receiving device as opposed to another receiving device in the vicinity; and causing the control device to control the receiving device at which it is pointed based on the determination that the control device is pointed at the receiving device.
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1. A method for controlling a receiving device, the method comprising:
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detecting a position of a control device operated by a user; detecting horizontal orientation or vertical inclination of the control device; based on the position and the horizontal orientation or vertical inclination of the control device, determining that the control device is pointed at the receiving device as opposed to another receiving device in the vicinity; and causing the control device to control the receiving device at which it is pointed based on the determination that the control device is pointed at the receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control device, comprising:
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a position sensor designed to track position of the control device with respect to two or more receiving devices in proximity of the control device; an orientation sensor designed to track horizontal orientation of the control device; and an eventing module designed to determine at which of the two or more receiving devices the control device is pointing, based upon the tracked position and horizontal orientation, and to generate an event to the corresponding receiving device based upon that determination. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A first receiving device, the first receiving device comprising:
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a position sensor designed to track position of a control device in proximity of the first receiving device; and an event receiver designed to receive an event generated by the control device, wherein the event indicates a pairing between an indicated receiving device and the control device based upon a determination that the position of the control device and the orientation of the control device evidence a user intent to control the indicated receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a plurality of receiving devices; a control device comprising; means for detecting the position of the control device; means for detecting horizontal orientation or vertical inclination of the control device; means for, based on the position and the horizontal orientation or vertical inclination of the control device, determining that the control device is pointed at a particular one of the receiving devices as opposed to another receiving device in the vicinity; and means for causing the control device to control the receiving device at which it is pointed. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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