Apparatus for remotely controlling another apparatus and having self-orientating capability
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1. An apparatus for communicating with a target device comprising:
- a sensing portion for sensing points of user contact with the apparatus, user gestures, and one of an acceleration value or an orientation value of the apparatus;
a transmitting device for sending signals representative of user commands to the target device;
a controller;
a memory including instructions for configuring the controller to;
perform a self-orientation process based upon at least one of the acceleration value, the orientation value and the points of user contact to determine a forward direction of a plane of operation for defining the user gestures, wherein an axis of the determined plane of operation can substantially intersect the apparatus at all angles;
determine if the user gesture is an absolute-type gesture or a relative-type gesture;
determine a direction of the absolute-type gesture if the user gesture is the absolute-type gesture; and
interpret the absolute-type gesture and relative-type gesture as user commands, wherein the relative-type gesture includes rotation of the apparatus.
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Abstract
An apparatus for communicating with a target device includes: a sensing portion for sensing points of user contact with the apparatus and user gestures; a transmitting device for sending signals representative of user commands to the target device; a controller; and a memory including instructions for configuring the controller to perform a self-orientation process to determine a forward direction of a plane of operation for defining the user gestures.
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1. An apparatus for communicating with a target device comprising:
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a sensing portion for sensing points of user contact with the apparatus, user gestures, and one of an acceleration value or an orientation value of the apparatus; a transmitting device for sending signals representative of user commands to the target device; a controller; a memory including instructions for configuring the controller to; perform a self-orientation process based upon at least one of the acceleration value, the orientation value and the points of user contact to determine a forward direction of a plane of operation for defining the user gestures, wherein an axis of the determined plane of operation can substantially intersect the apparatus at all angles; determine if the user gesture is an absolute-type gesture or a relative-type gesture; determine a direction of the absolute-type gesture if the user gesture is the absolute-type gesture; and interpret the absolute-type gesture and relative-type gesture as user commands, wherein the relative-type gesture includes rotation of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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2. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensing portion for sensing points of user contact with the apparatus and one of an acceleration value and an orientation value of the apparatus; a controller; and a memory including instructions for configuring the controller to; classify the points of user contact into a holding pattern; perform a self-orientation process based upon at least one of the acceleration value, the orientation value and the holding pattern to define a forward direction of user gestures, wherein the forward direction can be fixed along any angle with the apparatus; determine if the user gesture is an absolute-type gesture or a relative-type gesture, wherein the relative-type gesture includes rotation of the apparatus.
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