Networked conrolling device for controlling wireless networked nodes based on position and orientation

A computer-implemented method for controlling a wireless networked node, the method comprising:

• determining, by a networked controlling device, a position and an orientation of the networked controlling device relative to one or more wireless networked nodes in communication with a wireless network;
• determining a pointing vector of the networked controlling device based at least in part on the position and the orientation;
• and
• transmitting, on the wireless network, a wireless control message comprising pointing vector data representing the pointing vector,
• wherein the wireless control message is accepted by at least one wireless networked node of the one or more wireless networked nodes based at least in part on the pointing vector data.

A wearable electronic device, comprising:

• a networked controlling device comprising:
• a user input mechanism,
• one or more processors, and
• one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to:
• determine a position and an orientation of the networked controlling device relative to one or more wireless networked nodes in communication with a wireless network;
• determine a pointing vector of the networked controlling device based at least in part on the position and the orientation;
• and
• transmit, on the wireless network, a wireless control message based on a user input using the user input mechanism,
• wherein the wireless control message comprises pointing vector data representing the pointing vector,
• wherein the wireless control message is accepted by at least one wireless networked node of the one or more wireless networked nodes based at least in part on the pointing vector data;
• and
• an attaching mechanism, configured to attach the networked controlling device to a portion of the user.

A wireless networked node, comprising one or more processors and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to:

• receive, from a wireless network, a wireless control message comprising pointing vector data representing the pointing vector of a networked controlling device,
• wherein the pointing vector is determined based on a position and an orientation of the networked controlling device relative to one or more wireless networked nodes comprising at least the wireless networked node;
• determine that the pointing vector intersects a wireless networked node location associated with the wireless network node;
• and
• execute one or more control message instructions based on the wireless control message.