Remote control with a single control button

a remote control and control button technology, applied in the field of remote control with a single control button, can solve the problems of increasing user complexity, complex current remote control use, and many users not knowing what all the buttons do or how to us

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-01-03
SYNERGYZE TECH LLC
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This patent describes how sensors can be arranged and calibrated properly by aligning them with the display area. It allows users to determine their position within the displayed area based on their movements. Additionally, it includes cameras attached to displays or structures attached to displays. A specialized control-screen can be used to interact with these things over the internet or wide-area networks.

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The technical problem addressed by this patent is the complicated user interface needed for remote control and interaction with electronic devices, especially when trying to selectively change settings without having to remember everything previously. Additionally, existing methods require users to repeatedly go through menus and navigate around irrelevant areas, making it challenging for users who want to constantly update their screens.

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[0060]FIG. 1 illustrates a functional overview of one particular embodiment of remote-control and / or interactive-control. The remote-controller 105 may include a pointer 102 that emits light-beam 111 that may form a pointer-spot 112 on / near objects within a pointer-spot detection-region 921. The user may orient the remote-controller 105 to move the pointer-spot 112 in-order to select and / or interact-with objects that appear within the pointer-spot detection-region 921.

[0061]In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an active-display 101 is within the pointer-spot detection-region 921. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, detectors and / or imagers (cameras 131 and 132) may be aligned to the display so that the imagers may detect the pointer-spot 112 when it is at any location with the display 101. In the particular embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the cameras (131&132) have an appro

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An apparatus and method for the remote control and/or interaction-with electronic-devices such as computers; home-entertainment-systems; media-centers; televisions; DVD-players; VCR-players; music systems; appliances; security systems; toys/games; and/or displays. A user may orient a pointer (e.g., laser pointer) to place a visible pointer-spot on/near object(s) on an active-display(s); and/or a fixed-display(s); and/or on real-world object(s) within a display region or pointer-spot detection-region. Detectors and/or camera(s) may be connected/attached to the display region and/or a structure that is connected/attached to display region. When the user initiates a “select”, the detectors/cameras may detect the location of the pointer-spot within the display region. Corresponding to the user's selection(s); control action(s) may be performed on the device(s) being controlled/interacted-with and additional selection-menus may be optionally presented on an active-display. In an alternative embodiment, the invention may operate equivalent to a computer-mouse or other pointing-device. In another alternative embodiment, the invention may be made inter-operable with existing electronic-devices [e.g., televisions] that are controlled with infrared signaling.

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