Pointing Device for Designating Interactive Physical Objects
a physical object and pointing device technology, applied in the field of human interfaces, can solve the problems of incompatible remote control, inconvenient use, and inability to specify direction,
Inactive Publication Date: 2016-02-25
SURI NIRANJAN
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This patent is about a system and method that allows people to interact with objects in their environment using a handheld pointing device. The pointing device projects a light beam with an identification code, and the user directs the beam towards an object of interest. The object sends a transmission with its own identity and the identity of the pointing device. This allows for control of functions on the associated communication device, such as a smartphone. The technology triggers actions based on the identity of the object and the point of interaction.
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Unfortunately, each individual object to be controlled often requires a dedicated remote control.
Even this improvement breaks down, however, when a user wishes to control devices spanning different fields.
None of these remote controls are compatible.
Another problem arises when a user wishes to select and interact with one specific device when there are many other identical devices present in the user's environment.
However, such transmitters are not directionally specific.
Because of this fact, they may not be easily used to pick one desired device among multiple examples of that type of device.
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[0028]In the present invention a beam emitter is associated with a particular hand-held communication device. The beam emitter transmits a particular emitter identification signal that allows it to be uniquely identified. The associated hand-held communication device may also be uniquely identified using existing technology. The beam emitter is used to point to, and thereby designate objects in a user's environment. The emitter identification signal is received by the designated object and sent to a third communication device—preferably via R / F. The third communication device is preferably physically located within the user's environment. For example, it could be an R / F receiver located in a user's home. The third communication device preferably has an associated memory so that it can store and retrieve the “association data” linking a particular beam emitter with a particular hand-held communication device that has been designated to receive a message.
[0029]The beam emitter is dire...
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A system and method allowing a user to interact with objects in the user's environment using a hand-held pointing device. The pointing device is preferably incorporated in a hand-held device case or in the hand-held communication device itself. The pointing device projects a light beam that carries an identification code. The user directs the light beam toward an object of interest. The light beam falls upon a detector on the object of interest. The identification code serves to identify the pointing device that has projected the beam. The selected object of interest then sends a transmission providing: (1) its own identity, and (2) the identity of the pointing device. The identity of the selected object and the identity of the pointing device may be used to trigger any number of actions using software running on the selected object itself, a remote server, or a smart phone.
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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not Applicable.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not Applicable.MICROFICHE APPENDIX[0003]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]1. Field of the Invention[0005]This invention relates to the field of human interfaces. More specifically, the invention comprises a pointing device that may be used to initiate a response from interactive objects within a user's environment.[0006]2. Description of the Related Art[0007]Hand-held devices have been used to control objects in a user's environment for many years. Most of these devices are dedicated to a single object or use. For example, modern televisions are controlled almost exclusively using a hand-held device that transmits an infrared light or radio based signal. Unfortunately, each individual object to be controlled often requires a dedicated remote control. One remote control may control a television while a separate remote control may be needed for...
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Login to View More IPC IPC(8): G06F3/03H04M1/72415
CPCG06F3/0308H04M1/72533Y02E10/52H01L31/0521H02S40/42Y02E10/40F24S60/30F24S90/10H01L31/0543H02S40/22H04M1/72415
Inventor SURI, NIRANJAN
Owner SURI NIRANJAN