System and method for controlling an electronic device using a single-axis gyroscopic remote control
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1. A remote control device for controlling an input parameter of an electronic device, the remote control device comprising:
- a housing sized to be held in the hand of a user during operation of the remote control device;
a gyroscopic sensor integrated with the housing and configured to produce a signal in response to an angular motion about a single reference axis, the input parameter to be controlled being responsive to the signal produced by the gyroscopic sensor when the gyroscopic sensor is activated; and
a transmitter configured to transmit a control signal to the electronic device, the control signal being produced in response to the signal produced by the gyroscopic sensor, wherein a portion of the control signal comprises an identity of the input parameter to be controlled.
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Abstract
A remote control device and method are described for controlling an input parameter to an electronic device. In one embodiment, the remote control device includes a housing sized to be held in the hand of a user during operation of the remote control device and a gyroscopic sensor that is integrated with the housing and configured to produce a signal in response to an angular motion about a single reference axis. The input parameter that the user wants to control is responsive to the signal that the gyroscopic sensor produces when the gyroscopic sensor is activated.
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1. A remote control device for controlling an input parameter of an electronic device, the remote control device comprising:
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a housing sized to be held in the hand of a user during operation of the remote control device; a gyroscopic sensor integrated with the housing and configured to produce a signal in response to an angular motion about a single reference axis, the input parameter to be controlled being responsive to the signal produced by the gyroscopic sensor when the gyroscopic sensor is activated; and a transmitter configured to transmit a control signal to the electronic device, the control signal being produced in response to the signal produced by the gyroscopic sensor, wherein a portion of the control signal comprises an identity of the input parameter to be controlled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling an electronic device using a remote control device, the method comprising:
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selecting an input parameter to be controlled; activating a gyroscopic sensor, the gyroscopic sensor being integrated with a housing of the remote control device and configured to produce a signal in response to an angular motion about a single reference axis, the input parameter to be controlled being responsive to the signal produced by the gyroscopic sensor when the gyroscopic sensor is activated; transmitting a control signal, the control signal being produced in response to the signal produced by the gyroscopic sensor, wherein a portion of the control signal comprises an identity of the input parameter to be controlled; and adjusting a setting of the input parameter to be controlled. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A remote control device for controlling an input parameter of an electronic device, the remote control device comprising:
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means for selecting the input parameter to be controlled; means for activating a gyroscopic sensor, the gyroscopic sensor being integrated with a housing of the remote control device and configured to produce a signal in response to an angular motion about a single reference axis, the input parameter to be controlled being responsive to the signal produced by the gyroscopic sensor when the gyroscopic sensor is activated; means for transmitting a control signal, the control signal being produced in response to the signal produced by the gyroscopic sensor, wherein a portion of the control signal comprises an identity of the input parameter to be controlled; and means for adjusting a setting of the input parameter to be controlled. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A system for controlling an input parameter to an electronic device, the system comprising:
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a remote control device, including a housing sized to be held in the hand of a user during operation of the remote control device; and a gyroscopic sensor integrated with the housing and configured to produce a signal in response to an angular motion about a single reference axis, the input parameter to be controlled being responsive to the signal produced by the gyroscopic sensor when the gyroscopic sensor is activated; a transmitter configured to transmit a control signal to the electronic device, the control signal being produced in response to the signal produced by the gyroscopic sensor, wherein a portion of the control signal comprises an identity of the input parameter to be controlled; and a display screen coupled to the electronic device and including a graphical user interface configured to display graphically to the user a setting of the input parameter to be controlled. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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