Method and system for controlling a display device

A remote controller for a display device comprising:

• a motion detecting mechanism coupled to a bus;
• a memory coupled to said bus;
• a wireless communications device coupled to said bus;
• and
• a processor coupled to said bus and for performing:
• a) determining a current location and a current orientation of said remote controller in response to a movement of said remote controller relative to a known start position of said remote controller, wherein said known start position is defined by a cradle coupled with said display device;
• b) deriving a point on a display device, wherein a mathematical line extending from a front edge of said remote controller along a longitudinal axis of said remote controller intersects a front plane of said display device;
• and
• c) initiating a message via said wireless communications device for causing said display device to display a cursor at said point on said display device.