Remote control device
First Claim
1. A remote control device for remotely controlling an appliance in one of a plurality of selectable operational modes dependent upon a degree of physical contact between the remote control device and a user, the remote control device comprising:
- an input facility configured to receive user input and generate a user input signal indicative of the user input,a contact sensing facility configured to determine the degree of physical contact between the remote control device and a user, and generate a mode control signal indicative of the determined degree of physical contact,a control mode selection facility configured to receive the mode control signal from the contact sensing facility, and select one of the plurality of selectable operational modes of the remote control device dependent on the determined degree of physical contact between the remote control device and the user as indicated by the mode control signal,an input facility configured to receive user input and generate a user input signal indicative of the user input,a processor facility configured to derive appliance control information for the appliance from the user input signal according to a function enabled by the selected operational mode,a transmission facility configured to transmit said appliance control information to the appliance,wherein the respective selections of the operational mode enables respective corresponding subsets of user control modes from a plurality of user control modes,wherein in a first operational mode, there is no physical contact between the device and the user and the corresponding subset of user control modes includes a visual control mode, a movement/tilt control mode and a touch/press control mode.
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Abstract
A remote control device (1) for remotely controlling an appliance (A) is provided. The remote control device (1) comprises a contact sensing facility (10), a control mode selection facility (20), an input facility (30), a processor facility (40) and a transmission facility (50). The contact sensing facility (10) determines a degree of physical contact between the remote control device and a user (U) and generates a mode control signal (Smc) indicative for this degree. The control mode selection facility (20) selects one of a plurality of selectable operational modes (M1, M2, M3) of the remote control device dependent on the degree indicated by the mode control signal. The selectable operational modes enable respective subsets of user control modes from a plurality of user control modes. The input facility (30) is arranged to receive user input and generating a user input signal (Sinp) indicative for the user input. The processor facility (40) derives appliance control information (Saci) for the appliance from the user input signal according to a function enabled by the selected operational mode and the transmission facility (50) transmits the appliance control information to the appliance.
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16 Claims
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1. A remote control device for remotely controlling an appliance in one of a plurality of selectable operational modes dependent upon a degree of physical contact between the remote control device and a user, the remote control device comprising:
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an input facility configured to receive user input and generate a user input signal indicative of the user input, a contact sensing facility configured to determine the degree of physical contact between the remote control device and a user, and generate a mode control signal indicative of the determined degree of physical contact, a control mode selection facility configured to receive the mode control signal from the contact sensing facility, and select one of the plurality of selectable operational modes of the remote control device dependent on the determined degree of physical contact between the remote control device and the user as indicated by the mode control signal, an input facility configured to receive user input and generate a user input signal indicative of the user input, a processor facility configured to derive appliance control information for the appliance from the user input signal according to a function enabled by the selected operational mode, a transmission facility configured to transmit said appliance control information to the appliance, wherein the respective selections of the operational mode enables respective corresponding subsets of user control modes from a plurality of user control modes, wherein in a first operational mode, there is no physical contact between the device and the user and the corresponding subset of user control modes includes a visual control mode, a movement/tilt control mode and a touch/press control mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of remotely controlling an appliance from a remote control device, the method comprising:
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determining, by a contact sensing facility, a degree of physical contact between the remote control device and a user, generating, by the contact sensing facility, a mode control signal indicative of the determined degree of physical contact, selecting, by a control mode selection facility, one of a plurality of selectable operational modes dependent on the degree of physical contact as indicated by the mode control signal, wherein the respective selections of the selectable operational mode enables respective corresponding subsets of user control modes from a plurality of user control modes, deriving, by the control mode selection facility, appliance control information from user input according to a function dependent on the enabled subset of user control modes in the selected operational mode, and transmitting the appliance control information to the appliance, wherein in a first operational mode, there is no physical contact between the device and the user and the corresponding subset of user control modes includes a visual control mode, a movement/tilt control mode and a touch/press control mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage-medium that is not a transitory propagating signal or wave, having stored thereon instructions that when executed cause processing circuitry to:
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determine, by a contact sensing facility, a degree of physical contact between the remote control device and a user, generate, by the contact sensing facility, a mode control signal indicative of the determined degree of physical contact, select, by a control mode selection facility, one of a plurality of selectable operational modes dependent on the degree of physical contact as indicated by the mode control signal, wherein the respective selections of the selectable operational mode enables respective corresponding subsets of user control modes from a plurality of user control modes, derive, by the control mode selection facility, appliance control information from user input according to a function dependent on the enabled subset of user control modes in the selected operational mode, and transmit the appliance control information to the appliance wherein the respective selections of the operational mode enables respective corresponding subsets of user control modes from a plurality of user control modes, and wherein in a first operational mode, there is no physical contact between the device and the user and the corresponding subset of user control modes includes a visual control mode, a movement/tilt control mode and a touch/press control mode.
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