Remote control device
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing comprising a substantially equiaxed shape, the housing comprising a plurality of cube faces;
a motion sensor arranged to detect a rotational state of the housing; and
a processor arranged to produce control signals based upon the rotational state, the control signals to control operation of an external device and to include an indication to rotate a virtual cube in response to a rotation of the housing, the virtual cube comprising a plurality of virtual cube faces, each one of the plurality of cube faces corresponding to a different one of the plurality of virtual cube faces.
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Abstract
An apparatus may include a housing that has a substantially equiaxed shape. The apparatus may include a motion sensor that detects a rotational state of the apparatus and a processor that produces control signals based upon the rotational state. The control signals may control operation of an external device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a housing comprising a substantially equiaxed shape, the housing comprising a plurality of cube faces; a motion sensor arranged to detect a rotational state of the housing; and a processor arranged to produce control signals based upon the rotational state, the control signals to control operation of an external device and to include an indication to rotate a virtual cube in response to a rotation of the housing, the virtual cube comprising a plurality of virtual cube faces, each one of the plurality of cube faces corresponding to a different one of the plurality of virtual cube faces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising;
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a housing of a remote control having a substantially equiaxed shape, the housing comprising a plurality of cube faces; a sensor arranged to detect a rotational state of the remote control; a selection device disposed on a surface of the housing; and a processor arranged to control visual appearance of a virtual cube in response to changes in the rotational state of the remote control, the virtual cube comprising a plurality of virtual cube faces, each one of the plurality of cube faces corresponding to a different one of the plurality of virtual cube faces. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor enable a system to:
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receive motion information at a first instance of a remote control device, the remote control device comprising a housing having a plurality of cube faces; send at least one control directive to a wireless transceiver to wirelessly transmit first control signals based upon the detected motion to an external device so as to control one or more functions in the external device when the detected motion is above a first threshold, the first control signals to control motion of a virtual cube displayed on the external device, the virtual cube comprising a plurality of virtual cube faces, each one of the plurality of cube faces corresponding to a different one of the plurality of virtual cube faces; and send control directives to the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transmit at a second instance second control signals based upon a selection received from a user interface of the remote control device when detected motion of the remote control device is below a second threshold. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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detecting motion at a first instance of a remote control device within said remote control device, the remote control device comprising a housing having a plurality of cube faces; wirelessly transmitting first control signals based upon the detected motion to an external device so as to control one or more functions in the external device when the detected motion is above a first threshold, the first control signals to control motion of a virtual cube displayed on the external device, the virtual cube comprising a plurality of virtual cube faces, each one of the plurality of cube faces corresponding to a different one of the plurality of virtual cube faces; and wirelessly transmitting at a second instance second control signals based upon a selection received from a user interface of the remote control device when detected motion of the remote control device is below a second threshold. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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