User action remote control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9513718-B2
Application number	US-5161808-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2008
Priority date	Mar 19, 2008
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

The present invention supports the control of a plurality of controlled devices. With three dimensional accelerometer components, detection of a user action on a remote controller and the orientation of the remote controller are viable through small electronic devices. Aspects of the invention are based on the three dimensional accelerometer components to provide a remote controller that can detect the user action. Based on the user action, the remote controller transmits a signal to the controlled device which conveys the corresponding command. A selected controlled device may be matched to the remote controller. The remote controller and controlled device may also support a learning mode, in which the controlled device sends a list of supported commands to the remote controller. The remote controller then matches an associated action with each command in the command list.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
an accelerometer configured to sense motion of the apparatus;
a transmitter;
a receiver cooperatively coupled to the transmitter to operate as a transceiver;
a processor configured to:
select a first selected device from a plurality of controlled devices;
receive a received signal with a first predetermined command list containing a plurality of commands from the first selected device through the receiver of the apparatus over a two-way communications channel, wherein the plurality of commands are supported by the first selected device to control the first selected device;
map a plurality of user actions with the plurality of commands in the first predetermined command list;
receive accelerometer data from the accelerometer;
determine a first orientation of the apparatus from the accelerometer data;
determine a user action applied to the apparatus by a user from the accelerometer data, wherein the user action is one of the plurality of user actions;
convert the user action to a first command for the first selected device, wherein the first command is included in the first predetermined command list;
determine an amount of acceleration from the accelerometer data;
adjust a level of the first command based on the amount of acceleration; and
the transmitter electrically coupled to the processor and configured to transmit a transmitted signal containing command information indicative of the first command to the first selected device, wherein the first selected device is controlled by the apparatus.

Assignees

• Ha Wai-Leung
• Lei Kairy Kai
• Qian Gordon
• Computime Ltd

Inventors

• Ha Wai-Leung
• Lei Kairy Kai
• Qian Gordon

Classifications

• H04N21/42222

  Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device · CPC title

• G06F3/0346 Primary

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title

• H04N21/42208

  Display device provided on the remote control · CPC title

• G08C2201/10

  Power supply of remote control devices · CPC title

• G08C2201/32

  Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device · CPC title