SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC DEVICE USING A CONTROL APPARATUS
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Abstract
An electrical switch apparatus including a movement sensitive form is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a motion sensor and a processing unit, where motion on, near or about the motion sensor is translated into output commands adapted for list scrolling, where the list can be arranged in a hierarchy such as menus or for changing a value of an attribute of an electrical device under the control of the switch.
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47. A system comprising:
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a motion sensor including an active zone, where the sensor senses motion and/or changes in a direction of motion within the active zone and produces an output signal based on the sensed motion and/or changes in the direction of motion, a processing unit including communication software and hardware, where the unit converts the output into command and control functions, and one or a plurality of electrical devices and/or software programs in communication with the processing unit, where the command and control functions comprise; a scroll function, or a simultaneous control function including; a select function and a scroll function, a select function and an activate function, and a select function and an attribute control function, and where the processing unit (1) processing a scroll function, (2) selecting and processing a scroll function, (3) selecting and activating an object or a plurality of objects in communication with the processing unit, or (4) selecting and activating an attribute or a plurality of attributes associated with an object or a plurality of objects in communication with the processing unit, where the objects comprise electrical devices, software programs, or combinations thereof, where the attributes comprise adjustable attributes associated with the devices and/or programs, and where the changes in the direction of motion are discernible by the motion sensor or the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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