# US 10,311,717 B2 · Mobile device and method for controlling mobile device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,311,717 B2 - Document ID: US10311717B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/068,662 - Filed: 2016-01-27 - Published: 2019-01-24 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-01-08 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Kyoungsuk Ko; Byungjin Kim; Jeonghwan Yoon; Koh Choi; Myunghwan Ha; Jaeryong Kim; Sunghyuk Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10311717B2 ## CPC - G08C 17/02: using a radio link - G08C 2201/32: Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device - G08C 2201/50: Receiving or transmitting feedback, e.g. replies, status updates, acknowledgements, from the controlled devices - G08C 2201/91: Remote control based on location and proximity - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) ## Abstract According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling a mobile device capable of communicating with a digital device comprises the steps of: transmitting a first pointing signal to a first virtual region; displaying an identification (ID) capable of identifying the digital device positioned in the first virtual region; transmitting a second pointing signal to a second virtual region; and transmitting, to the digital device, a command for executing a specific function of the digital device, with reference to a memory. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for controlling a digital device capable of communicating with a mobile device, the method comprising: receiving a first pointing signal from the mobile device; if the received first pointing signal is sensed in a first virtual region, accessing a memory; receiving a second pointing signal from the mobile device; and if the received second pointing signal is sensed in a second virtual region, executing a specific function of the digital device, referring to the memory. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first virtual region includes a range in which a point pointed at by the mobile device is formed within the digital device, and the second virtual region includes a range in which a point pointed at by the mobile device is formed outside the digital device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the memory stores the specific function mapped to the second virtual region. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of second virtual regions are defined, and separated with respect to the digital device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the second virtual region is changed according to a distance between the mobile device and the digital device or an angle between the mobile device and the digital device. ### Claim 6 A method for controlling a mobile device capable of communicating with a digital device, the method comprising: transmitting a first pointing signal to a first virtual region; displaying an identification (ID) identifying the digital device located in the first virtual region; transmitting a second pointing signal to a second virtual region; and transmitting, to the digital device, a command for execution of a specific function of the digital device, referring to a memory. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the first virtual region includes a range in which a point pointed at by the mobile device is formed within the digital device, and the second virtual region includes a range in which a point pointed at by the mobile device is formed outside the digital device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the memory stores the specific function mapped to the second virtual region. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of second virtual regions are defined, and separated with respect to the digital device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the second virtual region is changed according to a distance between the mobile device and the digital device or an angle between the mobile device and the digital device. ### Claim 11 A digital device capable of communicating with a mobile device, the digital device comprising: a communication module configured to conduct data communication with the mobile device; a memory configured to store at least one data; and a controller coupled to the communication module and the memory, wherein the controller is configured to receive a first pointing signal from the mobile device by controlling the communication module, to access the memory, if the received first pointing signal is sensed in a first virtual region, to receive a second pointing signal from the mobile device by controlling the communication module, and to execute a specific function of the digital device, referring to the memory, if the received second pointing signal is sensed in a second virtual region. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The digital device according to claim 11, wherein the first virtual region includes a range in which a point pointed at by the mobile device is formed within the digital device, and the second virtual region includes a range in which a point pointed at by the mobile device is formed outside the digital device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The digital device according to claim 11, wherein the memory stores the specific function mapped to the second virtual region. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The digital device according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of second virtual regions are defined, and separated with respect to the digital device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The digital device according to claim 11, wherein the second virtual region is changed according to a distance between the mobile device and the digital device or an angle between the mobile device and the digital device. ### Claim 16 A mobile device capable of communicating with a digital device, the mobile device comprising: a display module; a communication module configured to conduct data communication with the digital device; a memory configured to store at least one data; and a controller coupled to the display module, the communication module, and the memory, wherein the controller is configured to transmit a first pointing signal to a first virtual region by controlling the communication module, to display an identification (ID) identifying the digital device located in the first virtual region by controlling the display module, to transmit a second pointing signal to a second virtual region by controlling the communication module, and to transmit, to the digital device, a command for execution of a specific function of the digital device, referring to the memory. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The mobile device according to claim 16, wherein the first virtual region includes a range in which a point pointed at by the mobile device is formed within the digital device, and the second virtual region includes a range in which a point pointed at by the mobile device is formed outside the digital device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The mobile device according to claim 16, wherein the memory stores the specific function mapped to the second virtual region. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The mobile device according to claim 16, wherein a plurality of second virtual regions are defined, and separated with respect to the digital device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The mobile device according to claim 16, wherein the second virtual region is changed according to a distance between the mobile device and the digital device or an angle between the mobile device and the digital device.