Wearable remote control with a single control button

Apparatus for remotely controlling one or more electronic devices, comprising:

• an active-display;
• wherein detectors or imager(s) or camera(s), are physically attached-to or physically integrated-into said active-display;
• wherein each detector images a same location in said active-display, when said active-display is moved or re-oriented;
• a wearable unit having an opening sized to be worn on a hand or finger(s) of a user;
• a light-emitting pointer incorporated as part of said wearable unit, wherein a pointer-spot of light is projected when said pointer is activated;
• a wireless interface incorporated as part of said wearable unit;
• an actuator incorporated as part of said wearable unit, so that when the user is wearing said wearable unit, the user is able to actuate the actuator with a thumb of a hand the wearable unit is being worn on;
• wherein, when a first action on said actuator by the user is detected, said light-emitting pointer is activated, and a control signal is sent across said wireless interface to cause selectable-objects to appear in said active-display;
• wherein, when the user is wearing said wearable unit, the user is able to place the pointer-spot onto a selectable-object in said active-display while the user is able to activate said actuator with a second action;
• wherein when a second action on said actuator by the user is detected, a control signal is sent across the wireless interface to cause detectors to capture an image or images of said pointer-spot in said active-display, and to cause a processor or processors, to analyze said captured image or images to determine which selectable-object, the pointer-spot is on or near in said active-display;
• wherein when a selectable-object is determined to have been selected by the pointer-spot, the processor sends control information to affect at least one electronic device.

Apparatus for controlling one or more electronic devices, comprising:

• a wearable unit having an opening sized to be worn on a hand or finger(s) of a user;
• a light-emitting pointer incorporated as part of said wearable unit, wherein a pointer-spot of light is projected when said pointer is activated;
• a wireless interface incorporated as part of said wearable unit;
• only a single actuator, incorporated as part of said wearable unit, so that when the user is wearing said wearable unit, the user is able to actuate said actuator with a thumb of a hand the wearable unit is being worn on;
• wherein, when a first action on said actuator by the user is detected, the light-emitting pointer is activated, and a control signal is sent across the wireless interface to turn-on an active control-display in a detection-region, and to cause selectable-objects to appear in said detection-region;
• wherein, when the user is wearing said wearable unit, the user is able to place the pointer-spot onto a selectable-object in said detection-region while the user is able to activate the actuator with a second action;
• wherein when a second action on said actuator by the user is detected, a control signal is sent across the wireless interface to cause detectors to capture an image or images of said pointer-spot in said detection-region, and to cause a processor or processors, to analyze said captured image or images to determine which selectable-object, the pointer-spot is on or near;
• wherein when a selectable-object is determined to have been selected by the pointer-spot, the processor sends control information to affect at least one electronic device.