METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USER INTERFACE FOR INTERACTIVE DEVICES USING A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for interacting with a video display, comprising:
- non-transitory computer-readable instructions for configuring a processor of a handheld wireless device to determining position and orientation information about the handheld device and sending the position and orientation information across at least one wireless network; and
at least one server configured to receive the position and motion information and to determine the orientation of the handheld wireless device relative to a the video display,wherein the position information is derived from a distance measurement between the handheld wireless device and at least one wireless networking device,and wherein the server is configured to facilitate user interaction with a user interface on the video display in response to the position and orientation information.
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Abstract
A software application and system that enables point-and-click interaction with a TV screen. The application determines geocode positioning information for a handheld device, and uses that data to create a virtual pointer for a television display or interactive device. Some embodiments utilize motion sensing and touchscreen input for gesture recognition interacting with video content or interactive device. Motion sensing can be coupled with positioning or localization techniques the user to calibrate the location of the interactive devices and the user location to establish and maintain virtual pointer connection relationships. The system may utilize wireless network infrastructure and cloud-based calculation and storage of position and orientation values to enable the handheld device in the TV viewing area to replace or surpass the functionality of the traditional TV remote control, and also interface directly with visual feedback on the TV screen.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for interacting with a video display, comprising:
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non-transitory computer-readable instructions for configuring a processor of a handheld wireless device to determining position and orientation information about the handheld device and sending the position and orientation information across at least one wireless network; and at least one server configured to receive the position and motion information and to determine the orientation of the handheld wireless device relative to a the video display, wherein the position information is derived from a distance measurement between the handheld wireless device and at least one wireless networking device, and wherein the server is configured to facilitate user interaction with a user interface on the video display in response to the position and orientation information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for facilitating interacting with an interactive device in a physical space, comprising:
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a first set of non-transitory computer-readable instructions for configuring a handheld wireless device to determining position and orientation information about the handheld wireless device and transmitting the position and orientation information and at least one user input across a wireless network; a second set of non-transitory computer-readable instructions for configuring at least one processor to receive the position and motion information and to approximate the orientation of the handheld wireless device relative to a physical space; and a third set of non-transitory computer-readable instructions for configuring at least one processor to facilitate an interaction between a user and at least one interactive device in response to the position and orientation information and the at least one user input, wherein the position information is derived from a distance measurement between the handheld wireless device and at least one wireless networking device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for facilitating interaction between a mobile device and an interactive device comprising steps of:
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a. observing, utilizing an antenna and one or more sensors on a handheld wireless device, one or more distances relative to a plurality of network devices in a space and an orientation of the handheld wireless device; b. receiving, across at least one network, location information from the handheld wireless device that reflects the position and orientation of the handheld wireless device within a physical space; c. calculating a position and orientation of the handheld wireless device relative to at least one interactive device from the location information to determine that a user is pointing the handheld wireless device relative to the interactive device; d. determining at least one command input from a user of the handheld wireless device; and e. carrying out the command on the at least one interactive device in response to the step of determining and the position and orientation information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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