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Estimating control feature from remote control with camera

  • US 9,332,169 B2
  • Filed: 02/17/2012
  • Issued: 05/03/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for estimating at least one control feature of a remote control, the system comprising:

  • the remote control comprising;

    a camera for;

    detecting at least one light point originating from at least one beacon located at or near a device that is to be controlled via the remote control, the at least one light point originating from the at least one beacon comprising;

    at least one of a first light point and a second light point originating from respective a first beacon and a second beacon; and

    detecting at least one additional light point originating from at least one non-beacon comprising any other light source different from the at least one beacon, the at least one additional light point originating from the at least one non-beacon comprising;

    at least one of a third light point and a fourth light point originating from respective first non-beacon and second non-beacon; and

    a processor in communication with a memory, the memory storing, per time-interval, first information associated with the first detected light point associated with the first beacon, second information associated with the second detected light point associated with the second beacon, third information associated with the third detected light point of the first non-beacon, and fourth information associated with the fourth detected light point associated with the second non-beacon; and

    the processor estimating the at least one control feature in response to information of the at least one light point from the at least one beacon and the at least one additional light point from the at least one non-beacon.

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