Selecting a target device in a device network
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Abstract
A device network to process signals has target devices, selecting devices that are movable relative to the target devices, and controllers. The controllers are in communication with the target devices and the selecting devices. Each of the selecting devices has a position sensor and an orientation sensor to provide spatial and angular co-ordinates of position and orientation when pointing to a target device and upon receiving a user input. Each of the selecting devices also has a signal processor to generate a control signal having the position and orientation data. This control signal is then transmitted by a transmitter, via a radio frequency channel, to a controller. Upon receiving the control signal, the controller determines whether, for example, a target device has been selected by a selecting device by comparison of the orientation data with a derived orientation based on the position data and the known position of the target devices.
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33 Claims
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17. A method for selecting one or more target devices in a device network, said method comprising the steps of:
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generating a control signal from a selecting device, said control signal having position and orientation data of said selecting devices;
determining whether said one or more target devices can be identified based on said position and orientation data; and
generating a target control signal to activate an identified target device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 23, 24, 25)
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19. A method for selecting a target, said method comprising the steps of:
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generating a control signal from a selecting device, said control signal having position and orientation data of said selecting devices; and
determining whether a target of known location can be identified based on said position and orientation data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product embodied in a tangible media comprising:
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computer readable program codes coupled to the tangible media for selecting one or more target devices in a device network, the computer readable program codes configured to cause the program to;
generate a control signal from a selecting device, said control signal having position and orientation data of said selecting devices;
determine whether said one or more target devices can be identified based on said position and orientation data; and
generate a target control signal to activate an identified target device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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