Controlling operation of a device
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1. A method comprising:
- transmitting, by a controlling device, at least one radio frequency wireless positioning packet to a first controlled device and to a second controlled device, using an array of plural antennas forming part of at least one of the controlling device, the first controlled device, and the second controlled device;
selecting, by the controlling device, either a first orientation of the controlling device facing in a direction of the first controlled device or a second orientation of the controlling device facing in a direction of the second controlled device, the selected first or second orientation serving to respectively select either the first or second controlled device as a selected controlled device;
transmitting, by the controlling device, at least one radio frequency wireless second packet to the selected controlled device, the at least one radio frequency wireless second packet characterizing a performance of one of a plurality of different predetermined gestures by a user of the controlling device, each of the plurality of different predetermined gestures corresponding to a different operation of the selected controlled device; and
controlling, by the controlling device, operation of the selected controlled device, in response to detection by the selected controlled device of an event in respect of the controlling device, wherein the event comprises a recognition, based on the at least one radio frequency wireless second packet, of a performance of one of the plurality of different predetermined gestures by the user in respect of the controlling device, each of the plurality of different predetermined gestures corresponding to a different operation of the selected controlled device.
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Abstract
A method comprises determining, based on at least one radio frequency packet passed wirelessly between first and second devices using an array of plural antennas provided in one of the first and second devices, an orientation of the second device with respect to the first device and, if the orientation satisfies a predetermined criterion, controlling operation of the first device.
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting, by a controlling device, at least one radio frequency wireless positioning packet to a first controlled device and to a second controlled device, using an array of plural antennas forming part of at least one of the controlling device, the first controlled device, and the second controlled device; selecting, by the controlling device, either a first orientation of the controlling device facing in a direction of the first controlled device or a second orientation of the controlling device facing in a direction of the second controlled device, the selected first or second orientation serving to respectively select either the first or second controlled device as a selected controlled device; transmitting, by the controlling device, at least one radio frequency wireless second packet to the selected controlled device, the at least one radio frequency wireless second packet characterizing a performance of one of a plurality of different predetermined gestures by a user of the controlling device, each of the plurality of different predetermined gestures corresponding to a different operation of the selected controlled device; and controlling, by the controlling device, operation of the selected controlled device, in response to detection by the selected controlled device of an event in respect of the controlling device, wherein the event comprises a recognition, based on the at least one radio frequency wireless second packet, of a performance of one of the plurality of different predetermined gestures by the user in respect of the controlling device, each of the plurality of different predetermined gestures corresponding to a different operation of the selected controlled device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16)
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10. At least one non-transitory computer-readable memory medium having computer-readable code stored thereon, the computer-readable code being configured to, when executed by a processor, cause an apparatus to:
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transmit, by a controlling device, at least one radio frequency wireless positioning packet to a first controlled device and to a second controlled device, using an array of plural antennas forming part of at least one of the controlling device, the first controlled device, and the second controlled device; select, by the controlling device, either a first orientation of the controlling device facing in a direction of the first controlled device or a second orientation of the controlling device facing in a direction of the second controlled device, the selected first or second orientation serving to respectively select either the first or second controlled device as a selected controlled device; transmit, by the controlling device, at least one radio frequency wireless second packet to the selected controlled device, the at least one radio frequency wireless second packet characterizing a performance of one of a plurality of different predetermined gestures by a user of the controlling device, each of the plurality of different predetermined gestures corresponding to a different operation of the selected controlled device; and control, by the controlling device, operation of the selected controlled device in response to an event comprising recognition by the selected controlled device of a performance of one of the plurality of different predetermined gestures by the user in respect of the controlling device, each of the plurality of different predetermined gestures corresponding to a different operation of the selected controlled device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory including computer-readable code which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to; transmit at least one radio frequency wireless positioning packet to a first controlled device and to a second controlled device, using an array of plural antennas forming part of at least one of the apparatus, the first controlled device, and the second controlled device; select either a first orientation of the apparatus facing in a direction of the first controlled device or a second orientation of the apparatus facing in a direction of the second controlled device, the selected first or second orientation serving to respectively select either the first or second controlled device as a selected controlled device; transmit at least one radio frequency wireless second packet to the selected controlled device, the at least one radio frequency wireless second packet characterizing a performance of one of a plurality of different predetermined gestures by a user of the apparatus, each of the plurality of different predetermined gestures corresponding to a different operation of the selected controlled device; and control operation of the selected controlled device in response to an event comprising recognition of a performance of one of the plurality of different predetermined gestures by the user in respect of the apparatus, each of the plurality of different predetermined gestures corresponding to a different control operation of the selected controlled device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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