User interface based on magnetic induction
First Claim
1. A receiving node for a wireless data network comprising:
- an antenna receive module that receives one or more data signals emitted from a transmitting node of the wireless data network; and
a calculation module that calculates an orientation of the transmitting node in relation to an orientation of the receiving node, wherein said reception of said one or more data signals are based on magnetic induction, and said calculation of said orientation of said transmitting node is based on said one or more data signals,said one or more data signals comprise one or more preamble portions and said calculation of said orientation of said transmitting node is based on said one or more preamble portions,said wireless data network comprises a node that controls an output device,said receiving node further comprises a user interface module that provides, in cooperation with said transmitting node and said output device, a user interface functionality, whereby said provided user interface functionality is based on the calculated orientation of said transmitting node,the output device displays information on a two dimensional display surface, andsaid user interface module calculates a position on a two dimensional reference surface based on the calculated orientation of said transmitting node, whereby the position on said two dimensional reference surface corresponds to a position on said two dimensional display surface.
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Abstract
A receiving and transmitting node for a wireless data network, and a wireless data network based on magnetic induction. The receiving node includes an antenna receive module for receiving one or more data signals emitted from the transmitting node and a calculation module adapted to calculate one or more distances between the receiving node and the transmitting node, and/or adapted to calculate the position of the transmitting node in relation to the position of the receiving node, and/or adapted to calculate the orientation of the transmitting node in relation to the orientation of the receiving node. The reception of the data signal is based on magnetic induction and the calculation of the one or more distances, and the position of the transmitting node and/or the orientation of the transmitting node is based on the one or more data signals.
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22 Claims
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1. A receiving node for a wireless data network comprising:
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an antenna receive module that receives one or more data signals emitted from a transmitting node of the wireless data network; and a calculation module that calculates an orientation of the transmitting node in relation to an orientation of the receiving node, wherein said reception of said one or more data signals are based on magnetic induction, and said calculation of said orientation of said transmitting node is based on said one or more data signals, said one or more data signals comprise one or more preamble portions and said calculation of said orientation of said transmitting node is based on said one or more preamble portions, said wireless data network comprises a node that controls an output device, said receiving node further comprises a user interface module that provides, in cooperation with said transmitting node and said output device, a user interface functionality, whereby said provided user interface functionality is based on the calculated orientation of said transmitting node, the output device displays information on a two dimensional display surface, and said user interface module calculates a position on a two dimensional reference surface based on the calculated orientation of said transmitting node, whereby the position on said two dimensional reference surface corresponds to a position on said two dimensional display surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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3. A receiving node for a wireless data network, said wireless data network comprising:
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a node that controls an output device that displays information on a two dimensional display surface, and said receiving node comprising; an antenna receive module that receives one or more data signals emitted from a transmitting node of the wireless data network; a calculation module that calculates one or more distances between the receiving node and the transmitting node, and/or calculates a position of the transmitting node in relation to a position of the receiving node, and/or calculates an orientation of the transmitting node in relation to an orientation of the receiving node; and a user interface module that provides, in cooperation with said transmitting node and said output device, a user interface functionality, whereby said provided user interface functionality is based on the calculated one or more distances, the calculated position of said transmitting node, and/or the calculated orientation of said transmitting node, and that calculates a position on a two dimensional reference surface based on the calculated one or more distances and/or the calculated position of said transmitting node, whereby the position on said two dimensional reference surface corresponds to a position on said two dimensional display surface, wherein said reception of said one or more data signals is based on magnetic induction, and said calculation of said one or more distances, said position of said transmitting node, and/or said orientation of said transmitting node is based on said one or more data signals. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 21)
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6. A receiving node for a wireless data network comprising:
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an antenna receive module that receives one or more data signals emitted from a transmitting node of the wireless data network, wherein said antenna receive module determines one or more received signal strength indication (RSSI) values, whereby an RSSI value indicates a strength of one of said one or more received data signals; and a calculation module that calculates one or more distances between the receiving node and the transmitting node, and/or calculates a position of the transmitting node in relation to a position of the receiving node, and/or calculates an orientation of the transmitting node in relation to an orientation of the receiving node, wherein said reception of said one or more data signals is based on magnetic induction, said calculation of said one or more distances, said position of said transmitting node, and/or said orientation of said transmitting node is based on said one or more data signals and said one or more RSSI values, said antenna receive module comprises two antenna devices that receive said one or more data signals, said two antenna devices lie on an X-axis of an orthogonal coordinate system defined by said X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis, the calculated position of said transmitting node is the position of a reference point of said transmitting node, the calculated position of said transmitting node is described by one or more coordinate values comprising a first coordinate value, a reference plane parallel to a X-Y-plane is defined, a normal orientation of the transmitting node is defined in which a straight line defined by said reference point and a second point of the transmitting node which is lying between said reference plane and said reference point is parallel to the Z-axis, and moving said transmitting node in positive X-direction while keeping said transmitting node in said normal orientation and tilting said transmitting node out of said normal orientation in a way that said second point is moved in positive X-direction while keeping the position of said transmitting node constant both increase said first coordinate value. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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