Methods for controlling objects using a motion based control apparatus
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1. A method for controlling objects comprising:
- sensing an initial motion within an active sensing zone of a motion sensor,producing an output signal corresponding to the sensed motion,converting the output signal via a processing unit in communication with the motion sensor into a command function selected from the group consisting of;
a scroll function,a select function,a simultaneous select and scroll function,a simultaneous select and activate function,a simultaneous select and attribute control function,a simultaneous select, activate, and attribute control function,a simultaneous select, scroll, and activate function, anda simultaneous select, scroll, and attribute control function, and(1) processing a scroll function comprising scrolling through a list or menu based on the initial motion, (2) processing a select function comprising selecting an object from a plurality of objects based on the initial motion, (3) processing a simultaneous select and scroll function comprising selecting a list or menu and scrolling through the list or menu based on the initial motion, (4) processing a simultaneous select and activate function comprising selecting an object and activating the object based on the initial motion, (5) processing a simultaneous select and attribute control function comprising selecting an attribute and controlling the attribute based on the initial motion, (6) processing a simultaneous select, activate, and attribute control function comprising selecting an object, activating the object and controlling an attribute of the object based on the initial motion, (7) processing a simultaneous select, scroll, and activate function comprising selecting a list or menu, scrolling through the list or menu, and activating an object based on the initial motion, or (8) processing a simultaneous select, scroll, and attribute control function comprising selecting a list or menu, scrolling through the list or menu, and controlling an attribute based on the initial motion,where the object or the plurality of objects comprise electrical devices, software systems, software products, lists, menus, or combinations thereof, andwhere the attributes comprise adjustable attributes associated with the object or the plurality of objects.
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Abstract
An electrical switch apparatus including a movement sensitive form is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a motion sensor and a processing unit, where motion on, near or about the motion sensor is translated into output commands adapted for list scrolling, where the list can be arranged in a hierarchy such as menus or for changing a value of an attribute of a electrical device under the control of the switch.
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1. A method for controlling objects comprising:
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sensing an initial motion within an active sensing zone of a motion sensor, producing an output signal corresponding to the sensed motion, converting the output signal via a processing unit in communication with the motion sensor into a command function selected from the group consisting of; a scroll function, a select function, a simultaneous select and scroll function, a simultaneous select and activate function, a simultaneous select and attribute control function, a simultaneous select, activate, and attribute control function, a simultaneous select, scroll, and activate function, and a simultaneous select, scroll, and attribute control function, and (1) processing a scroll function comprising scrolling through a list or menu based on the initial motion, (2) processing a select function comprising selecting an object from a plurality of objects based on the initial motion, (3) processing a simultaneous select and scroll function comprising selecting a list or menu and scrolling through the list or menu based on the initial motion, (4) processing a simultaneous select and activate function comprising selecting an object and activating the object based on the initial motion, (5) processing a simultaneous select and attribute control function comprising selecting an attribute and controlling the attribute based on the initial motion, (6) processing a simultaneous select, activate, and attribute control function comprising selecting an object, activating the object and controlling an attribute of the object based on the initial motion, (7) processing a simultaneous select, scroll, and activate function comprising selecting a list or menu, scrolling through the list or menu, and activating an object based on the initial motion, or (8) processing a simultaneous select, scroll, and attribute control function comprising selecting a list or menu, scrolling through the list or menu, and controlling an attribute based on the initial motion, where the object or the plurality of objects comprise electrical devices, software systems, software products, lists, menus, or combinations thereof, and where the attributes comprise adjustable attributes associated with the object or the plurality of objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling objects comprising:
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sensing an initial motion within an active sensing zone of a motion sensor, producing an output signal corresponding to the sensed motion, converting the output signal via a processing unit in communication with the motion sensor into a command function selected from the group consisting of; a scroll function, a select function, a simultaneous select and scroll function, a simultaneous select and activate function, a simultaneous select and attribute control function, a simultaneous select, activate, and attribute control function, a simultaneous select, scroll, and activate function, and a simultaneous select, scroll, and attribute control function, and (1) processing a scroll function comprising scrolling through a list or menu based on the initial motion, (2) processing a select function comprising selecting an object from a plurality of objects based on the initial motion, (3) processing a simultaneous select and scroll function comprising selecting a list or menu and scrolling through the list or menu based on the initial motion, (4) processing a simultaneous select and activate function comprising selecting an object and activating the object based on the initial motion, (5) processing a simultaneous select and attribute control function comprising selecting an attribute and controlling the attribute based on the initial motion, (6) processing a simultaneous select, activate, and attribute control function comprising selecting an object, activating the object and controlling an attribute of the object based on the initial motion, (7) processing a simultaneous select, scroll, and activate function comprising selecting a list or menu, scrolling through the list or menu, and activating an object based on the initial motion, or (8) processing a simultaneous select, scroll, and attribute control function comprising selecting a list or menu, scrolling through the list or menu, and controlling an attribute based on the initial motion, where the object or the plurality of objects comprise electrical devices, lists, menus, or combinations thereof, and where the attributes comprise adjustable attributes associated with the object or the plurality of objects. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling objects comprising:
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sensing an initial motion within an active sensing zone of a motion sensor, producing an output signal corresponding to the sensed motion, converting the output signal via a processing unit in communication with the motion sensor into a command function selected from the group consisting of; a scroll function, a select function, a simultaneous select and scroll function, a simultaneous select and activate function, a simultaneous select and attribute control function, a simultaneous select, activate, and attribute control function, a simultaneous select, scroll, and activate function, and a simultaneous select, scroll, and attribute control function, and (1) processing a scroll function comprising scrolling through a list or menu based on the initial motion, (2) processing a select function comprising selecting an object from a plurality of objects based on the initial motion, (3) processing a simultaneous select and scroll function comprising selecting a list or menu and scrolling through the list or menu based on the initial motion, (4) processing a simultaneous select and activate function comprising selecting an object and activating the object based on the initial motion, (5) processing a simultaneous select and attribute control function comprising selecting an attribute and controlling the attribute based on the initial motion, (6) processing a simultaneous select, activate, and attribute control function comprising selecting an object, activating the object and controlling an attribute of the object based on the initial motion, (7) processing a simultaneous select, scroll, and activate function comprising selecting a list or menu, scrolling through the list or menu, and activating an object based on the initial motion, or (8) processing a simultaneous select, scroll, and attribute control function comprising selecting a list or menu, scrolling through the list or menu, and controlling an attribute based on the initial motion, where the object or the plurality of objects comprise software systems, software products, lists, menus, or combinations thereof, where the attributes comprise adjustable attributes associated with the object or the plurality of objects. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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