Devices for Gesture Detection that Incorporate Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Transceivers

A method comprising:

• transmitting, by a first ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver of a device, a first UWB signal;
• receiving, by the first UWB transceiver, a second UWB signal, wherein the second UWB signal was transmitted by a second UWB transceiver, wherein the second UWB transceiver corresponds to a first controlled device, and wherein the second UWB signal is indicative of an orientation and a position of the first UWB transceiver relative to the second UWB transceiver;
• receiving, by a processor of the device executing instructions stored in a memory of the device, the second UWB signal from the first UWB transceiver;
• determining, by the processor executing the instructions stored in the memory of the device based on the second UWB signal, changes in the orientation or the position of the first UWB transceiver relative to the second UWB transceiver;
• identifying, by the processor executing the instructions stored in the memory of the device, based on the determined changes in the orientation or the position of the first UWB transceiver relative to the second UWB transceiver, one or more gestures traced out by the device;
• and
• transmitting, by the first UWB transceiver, a command UWB signal to the second UWB transceiver based on the one or more identified gestures, wherein the command UWB signal provides an instruction to the first controlled device.