Controlling wireless peripherals for processor-based systems
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1. A wireless peripheral for a receiver comprising:
- a housing;
only one keyboard defined on said housing, said keyboard providing different functionalities depending on the orientation of said housing; and
a pair of wireless interfaces that transmit wireless signals directed at sufficiently spaced angles with respect to one another to enable said receiver to distinguish one of said signals from the other of said signals.
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Abstract
A wireless peripheral may include at least one keyboard and at least two key orientations. In one embodiment of the present invention, a pair of keyboards may be provided on opposite sides of the wireless peripheral. Each of said keyboards may drive a separate interface. The interfaces may be oriented on the peripheral so that when a particular key orientation is chosen for use by orienting the peripheral appropriately, its associated interface is aligned with a processor-based system which receives commands from the peripheral. Thus, the effect of the wireless peripheral may be changed depending on its orientation.
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1. A wireless peripheral for a receiver comprising:
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a housing; only one keyboard defined on said housing, said keyboard providing different functionalities depending on the orientation of said housing; and a pair of wireless interfaces that transmit wireless signals directed at sufficiently spaced angles with respect to one another to enable said receiver to distinguish one of said signals from the other of said signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless peripheral for a receiver comprising:
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a housing; only one keyboard defined on said housing, said keyboard providing at least two functionalities, each functionality associated with a different orientation of said housing; and a pair of wireless interfaces that transmit wireless signals, each of said interfaces associated with a different one of said two orientations of said housing, said wireless interfaces being oriented relative to one another to enable said receiver to determine which of said orientations said housing was in at the time a signal was transmitted by an interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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