Devices and methods for remote control and annotation associated with an electronic device

A method for remotely interacting with a display device by a pointing device, the method comprising:

• switching, by a multimode switching module, the pointing device between a first mode, an air mouse mode, and an annotation mode;
• detecting, by a processor, a mode of the pointing device;
• obtaining, from an inertial measurement unit (IMU), information indicative of an orientation of the pointing device upon the processor detecting that the pointing device switching from the first mode to the annotation mode or the air mouse mode;
• obtaining, by a communication module, the information and transmitting the information to the display device;
• wherein the first mode is a near field writing mode, wherein the method further includes transmitting by the communication module information indicative of the near field writing mode and in the air mouse mode, a cursor associated with the display device moves at least in part based on the information indicative of orientation of the pointing device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

• switch, by a multimode switching module, the pointing device between a first mode, an air mouse mode, and an annotation mode, wherein the first mode is a near field writing mode;
• detect, by a processor, a mode of the pointing device;
• obtain, from an inertial measurement unit (IMU), information indicative of an orientation of the pointing device upon the processor detecting that the pointing device switching from the first mode to the annotation mode or the air mouse mode;
• obtain, by a communication module, the information and transmitting the information to the display device;
• and
• transmit, by the communication module, information indicative of the near field writing mode and in the air mouse mode, a cursor associated with the display device moves at least in part based on the information indicative of orientation of the pointing device.