CONTROL DEVICE WITH PASSIVE REFLECTOR
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1. A control device, comprising:
- a housing including a light-transmissive portion;
a wireless communicator interior the housing to wirelessly send a command for controlling an electronic device; and
a reflector positioned interior the housing to reflect light entering the housing through the light-transmissive portion back out of the housing through the light-transmissive portion.
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Abstract
A control device includes a housing. The control device also includes a wireless communicator interior the housing. The wireless communicator wirelessly sends commands for controlling an electronic device, such as a game console. The control device also includes a reflector positioned to reflect light directed at the housing.
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1. A control device, comprising:
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a housing including a light-transmissive portion; a wireless communicator interior the housing to wirelessly send a command for controlling an electronic device; and a reflector positioned interior the housing to reflect light entering the housing through the light-transmissive portion back out of the housing through the light-transmissive portion. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A control device, comprising:
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a housing including a light-transmissive portion; an infrared beacon interior the housing and positioned to emit an active infrared light through the light-transmissive portion of the housing; and a wireless communicator interior the housing to wirelessly receive a command to emit the active infrared light. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving one or more infrared images from an infrared camera; recognizing within one or more of the infrared images an active infrared light emitted from a beacon of a wireless control device; and after the beacon of the wireless control device stops emitting the active infrared light, recognizing within one or more of the infrared images a passive infrared light reflected from a retroreflector of the control device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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