Pointing device and controlling method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMin-kyu JUNG, Sung-bin KUK, Hark-joon KIM, Mi-ra PARK, Sang-il LEE, Seong-hoon KANG
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Abstract
A pointing device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The controlling method of the pointing device includes transmitting an identification signal to an external device that is targeted by the pointing device according to a user input, receiving a reflected signal that is generated by reflecting the identification signal from a reflective surface attached to a surface of the external device, and analyzing the reflected signal and identifying the external device.
Claims18
A method for controlling a pointing device, the method comprising:
- transmitting an identification signal to an external device that is targeted by the pointing device according to a user input;
- receiving a reflected signal that is generated by reflecting the identification signal from a reflective surface attached to a surface of the external device;
- and
- analyzing the reflected signal and identifying the external device.
A pointing device comprising:
- a user interface configured to receive a user input;
- a transmitter configured to transmit an identification signal to an external device targeted by the pointing device;
- a receiver configured to receive a reflected signal that is generated by reflecting the identification signal from a reflective surface attached to a surface of the external device;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- control the transmitter to transmit the identification signal to the external device according to a user input, and
- analyze the reflected signal and identify the external device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.