Advanced control device for home entertainment utilizing three dimensional motion technology

• US 7,777,649 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2005
• Issued: 08/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 6, LLC
• Original Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Inventors: Van Loenen, Evert Jan, Buil, Vincentius Paulus, Egner, Sebastian, Langmann, Detlev, De Ruyter, Boris Emmanuel Rachmund, Lashina, Tatiana A., Tu, Jiawen W.
• Primary Examiner(s): WONG, ALBERT KANG
• Application Number:
  US10/597,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20080252491A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,038 Days
• Field of Search: 341/173, 341/176, 341/20, 341/22, 345/158, 345/157, 702/150, 382/195
• US Class Current: 341/20
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device

Abstract

A hand held device for generating commands and transferring data between the hand-held device and a base device (including consumer electronic equipment). The hand-held device detects the motion of the device itself, interpreting the motion as a command, and executing or transferring the command. The motion of the device can include gestures made by the user while holding the device, such as the motion of throwing the hand-held device toward a base device. The commands generated by the user range from basic on/off commands to complex processes, such as the transfer of data. In one embodiment, the user can train the device to learn new motions associated with existing or new commands. The hand-held device analyzes the basic components of the motion to create a motion model such that the motion can be uniquely identified in the future.

Claims

1. A hand-held device that wirelessly communicates with a base device, the hand-held device comprising:

a memory for storing at least one of picture data and music data;

a motion detection subsystem configured to detect a motion of the hand-held device, the motion of the hand-held device being made by a user holding the device;

a radio frequency (RF) communications subsystem for wirelessly communicating with the base device; and

at least one processor operative to;

interpret the motion of the hand-held device as a command that involves wirelessly transmitting at least one of picture data and music data to the base device; and

execute the command to wirelessly transmit at least one of picture data and music data from the hand-held device to the base device in response to interpreting the motion of the hand-held device as the command that involves wirelessly transmitting at least one of picture data and music data to the base device.

2. The hand-held device of claim 1, wherein said execute said command operation includes transferring a second command to said base device.

3. The hand-held device of claim 1, wherein said detected motion is a throwing motion.

4. The hand-held device of claim 1, wherein said detected motion is a pouring motion.

5. The hand-held device of claim 1, wherein said detected motion is a pulling motion directed from said base device.

6. The hand-held device of claim 1, further operative to add one or more new commands by detecting and recording a demonstration motion.

7. The hand-held device of claim 6, further operative to create a motion model from said recorded demonstration motion.

8. The hand-held device of claim 7, further operative to assign said one or more new commands to said motion model.

9. The hand-held device of claim 1, wherein the motion detection subsystem comprises three dimensional motion sensors for performing said motion detection operation.

10. The hand-held device of claim 1, further comprising one or more motion models, wherein each of said one or more motion models is assigned a command.

11. The hand-held device of claim 10, wherein said interpret said motion operation is performed by comparing said detected motion to one or more of said one or more motion models.

12. A method for transferring at least one of picture data and music data from a hand-held device to a base device, the method comprising:

identifying at least one of picture data and music data that is stored in a memory of the hand-held device;

detecting a motion of the hand-held device, wherein the motion of the hand-held device is made by a user that is holding the hand-held device;

interpreting the motion of the hand-held device as a command that involves wirelessly transmitting at least one of picture data and music data to the base device; and

wirelessly transmitting at least one of the identified picture data and music data that is stored in memory of the hand-held device to the base device in response to interpreting the motion of the hand-held device as a command that involves wirelessly transmitting at least one of picture data and music data to the base device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said detecting motion step is a throwing motion.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said detecting motion step is a pouring motion.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein said detecting motion step is a pulling motion directed from said base device.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of adding one or more new commands by detecting and recording a demonstration motion.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of creating a motion model from said recorded demonstration motion.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of assigning said one or more new commands to said motion model.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein said interpreting said motion step is performed by comparing said detected motion to one or more motion models.

20. The method of claim 12 wherein:

the motion is detected by a motion detection subsystem of the hand-held device;

the motion is interpreted by a processor of the hand-held device; and

the at least one of the identified picture data and music data that is stored in the memory of the hand-held device is wirelessly transmitted to the base device by an RF communications subsystem of the hand-held device.

21. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

interpreting a motion of the hand-held device as a command to display the picture data or to play the music data on the base device;

transmitting the command to display the picture data or to play the music data to the base device.