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System and methods for remote control of multiple display and devices

  • US 7,624,166 B2
  • Filed: 12/02/2003
  • Issued: 11/24/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • pointing a handheld controller at a source device to select media data, the handheld controller producing controller position and orientation information sufficient to determine the source device;

    wherein the orientation information includes information from a six- degrees-of-freedom sensor on the handheld controller about the orientation of the controller so that the direction that the handheld controller is pointing can be determined;

    pointing the handheld controller at a sink device to send a paste signal, the handheld controller producing controller position and orientation information sufficient to determine the sink device;

    in response to the selecting and pasting, transferring the media data from the source device to the sink device;

    wherein the information from six-degrees-of-freedom sensor on the handheld controller is used to calculate a ray coincident with the handheld controller; and

    wherein the source and sink devices are associated with respective control windows and the determination of a source or sink device is done by calculating whether the calculated ray would intersect one of the respective control windows.

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