SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLIANCE CONTROL VIA A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION OR ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for use in controlling operating functions of a controllable device, comprising:
- a hand-held device adapted to receive a gesture based input and having programming for transmitting a signal having data representative of the gesture based input; and
an intermediate device in communication with the hand-held device and the controllable device, the intermediate device having programming for translating the data representative of the gesture based input in a signal received from the hand-held device into a command signal to be communicated to the controllable device wherein the command signal has a format appropriate for controlling an operating function of the controllable device that is associated with the gesture based input.
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Abstract
A system for use in controlling operating functions of a controllable device includes a hand-held device and an intermediate device in communication with the hand-held device and the controllable device. The hand-held device is adapted to receive a gesture based input and to transmit a signal having data representative of the gesture based input. The intermediate device has programming for translating the data representative of the gesture based input in a signal received from the hand-held device into a command signal to be communicated to the controllable device wherein the command signal has a format appropriate for controlling an operating function of the controllable device that is associated with the gesture based input.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for use in controlling operating functions of a controllable device, comprising:
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a hand-held device adapted to receive a gesture based input and having programming for transmitting a signal having data representative of the gesture based input; and an intermediate device in communication with the hand-held device and the controllable device, the intermediate device having programming for translating the data representative of the gesture based input in a signal received from the hand-held device into a command signal to be communicated to the controllable device wherein the command signal has a format appropriate for controlling an operating function of the controllable device that is associated with the gesture based input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31)
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23. A hand-held, portable telephone comprising:
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a touch-screen display, and programming for transmitting a signal having data indicative of a gesture based input received via the touch-screen display wherein the signal has a format appropriate for an intermediate device adapted to communicate command signals to a controllable device and wherein the data comprises data indicative of a type of the controllable device, data indicative of a functional operation of the controllable device that is to be controlled, and data indicative of code data set to be used by the intermediate device when communicating with the controllable device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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