REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing comprising a substantially equiaxed shape;
a motion sensor arranged to detect a rotational state of the apparatus; and
a processor arranged to produce control signals based upon the rotational state, the control signals to control operation of an external device.
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Abstract
An apparatus may include a housing that has a substantially equiaxed shape. The apparatus may include a motion sensor that detects a rotational state of the apparatus and a processor that produces control signals based upon the rotational state. The control signals may control operation of an external device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a housing comprising a substantially equiaxed shape; a motion sensor arranged to detect a rotational state of the apparatus; and a processor arranged to produce control signals based upon the rotational state, the control signals to control operation of an external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising;
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a housing of a remote control having a substantially equiaxed shape; a sensor arranged to detect a rotational state of the remote control; a selection device disposed on a surface of the housing; and a processor arranged to control visual appearance of a virtual polyhedron in response to one or more of;
an input signal received from the selection device and changes in the rotational state of the remote control. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article comprising a computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor enable a system to:
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receive motion information at a first instance of a remote control device within said remote control device; send control directives to a wireless transceiver to wirelessly transmit first control signals based upon the detected motion to an external device so as to control one or more functions in the external device when the detected motion is above a first threshold; and send control directives to the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transmit at a second instance second control signals based upon a selection received from a user interface of the remote control device when detected motion of the remote control device is below a second threshold. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method, comprising:
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detecting motion at a first instance of a remote control device within said remote control device; wirelessly transmitting first control signals based upon the detected motion to an external device so as to control one or more functions in the external device when the detected motion is above a first threshold; and wirelessly transmitting at a second instance second control signals based upon a selection received from a user interface of the remote control device when detected motion of the remote control device is below a second threshold. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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