Wand gesture

A method comprising:

• receiving an acceleration signal generated by an acceleration sensor m response to a physical motion of a remote;
• filtering the acceleration signal from the acceleration sensor;
• mathematically determining whether the acceleration signal is consistent with a user-initiated event;
• determining an action to be taken at an external lighting system, based on the determination that the acceleration signal is consistent with the user-initiated event;
• and
• sending a command to the external lighting system based on the action determined.

A remote for gesture recognition m an external lighting system comprising:

• a user interface sensor;
• a wireless transceiver;
• memory;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled with the user interface sensor, the wireless transceiver, and the memory, the processor configured to:
• sample first sensor data and second sensor data from the user interface sensor;
• filter the first sensor data and second sensor data from the interface sensor;
• determine a first event type based on the first sensor data, wherein the first event type comprises one or more events selected from the list consisting of a swipe, a tap, a double tap, a directional point, a press and hold, a press, a hold, and a tilt;
• determine a second event type based on the second sensor data, wherein the second event type comprises one or more events selected from the list consisting of a swipe, a tap, a double tap, a directional point, a press and hold, a press, a hold, conductor's tap, and a tilt;
• determine a command for an external lighting system based on the first event type and the second event type;
• and
• transmit the command to the external lighting system using the wireless transceiver.