COMPUTER INTERFACE SYSTEM
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
- a refrigeration system;
at least one door providing access to an interior of the refrigerator;
a socket configured to receive a substantially ball-shaped portable data device, the socket having circuitry configured to receive data from the substantially ball-shaped portable data device when the substantially ball-shaped portable data device is both in contact with the socket and is being rotated relative to the socket;
a user interface; and
logic in data communication with the circuitry of the socket, and the user interface.
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Abstract
A user interface system includes a data receiving device and a portable data device having a memory. The portable data device may include a wireless interface configured to transmit data stored in the memory. A user may interface with the data receiving device by physically manipulating the portable data device.
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
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a refrigeration system; at least one door providing access to an interior of the refrigerator; a socket configured to receive a substantially ball-shaped portable data device, the socket having circuitry configured to receive data from the substantially ball-shaped portable data device when the substantially ball-shaped portable data device is both in contact with the socket and is being rotated relative to the socket; a user interface; and logic in data communication with the circuitry of the socket, and the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a substantially spherical portable data device having a memory and a wireless interface configured to transmit data stored in the memory; a base unit having a socket configured to receive the substantially spherical portable data device, wherein the socket has a shape corresponding to the substantially spherical portable data device and is configured to wirelessly receive and transmit data to the substantially spherical portable data device when the substantially spherical portable data device is received in the socket. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable data device configured to interface with a base unit having a socket, the portable data device comprising:
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a memory configured to store user data; a wireless interface configured to transmit the user data to the base unit and further configured to receive data from the base unit, wherein the portable data device is configured to receive user commands through a physical manipulation of the portable data device with respect to the socket of the base unit, and wherein the portable data device is substantially spherical, wherein, docking the portable data device in a docking portion of the base unit and subsequently rotating the portable data device causes the portable data device to transmit the user commands to the base unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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