Method and apparatus for selecting a receiver in an electronic device
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1. A method, comprising:
- identifying at least one receiver;
associating a stored representation of at least one predetermined movement of an apparatus with said at least one receiver, each said at least one predetermined movement being a physical motion of said apparatus in at least one of an x, y and z direction;
selecting said at least one receiver by detecting movement of said apparatus corresponding to said stored representation of said at least one predetermined movement;
sending data to said selected at least one receiver; and
mapping at least one receiver with at least one receiver display representation.
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Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises identifying at least one receiver, selecting said at least one receiver by moving an apparatus according to at least one predetermined movement and sending data to said selected at least one receiver.
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying at least one receiver; associating a stored representation of at least one predetermined movement of an apparatus with said at least one receiver, each said at least one predetermined movement being a physical motion of said apparatus in at least one of an x, y and z direction; selecting said at least one receiver by detecting movement of said apparatus corresponding to said stored representation of said at least one predetermined movement; sending data to said selected at least one receiver; and mapping at least one receiver with at least one receiver display representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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identifying at least one receiver; displaying on a display of an apparatus a receiver display representation of said at least one receiver and an apparatus display representation of said apparatus; selecting at least one receiver by drawing at least one mark using said display from said apparatus display representation of said apparatus to said receiver display representation of said at least one receiver; and sending data to said selected at least one receiver. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one motion sensor; at least one processor; a display, wherein said at least one processor is configured to enable a user to arrange at least one receiver display representation on said display; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured with the at least one processor and the at least one motion sensor to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; identify at least one receiver; receive an indication of movement of said apparatus from said at least one motion sensor; associate a stored representation of at least one predetermined movement of said apparatus with said at least one receiver, each said at least one predetermined movement being a physical motion of the apparatus in at least one of an x, y and z direction; select at least one receiver based at least in part on said indication of movement of said apparatus and said stored at least one predetermined movement associated with said at least one receiver; and send data to said selected at least one receiver. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one motion sensor for detecting movement of an apparatus; storing means for storing data representing a predetermined movement of said apparatus, said predetermined movement of said apparatus being associated with a receiver, said predetermined movement being a physical motion of said apparatus in at least one of an x, y and z direction; at least one processor; and a display for displaying a display representation of said receiver and a display representation of said apparatus; said apparatus configured to detect said receiver; said processor coupled with said at least one motion sensor; and said processor configured to receive signals representative of detected movement of said apparatus and configured to send data to said receiver based at least in part upon said received signals representative of said detected movement of said apparatus and said stored data representing a predetermined movement of said apparatus associated with said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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