Method and apparatus for communicating control information by a wearable device to control mobile and consumer electronic devices

An apparatus for communicating control information, comprising:

• means for determining a first movement of a first device wearable by a user based on a first set of data received from the first device by way of an antenna, wherein the first set of data relates to the first movement of the first device, wherein the first determined movement is used to create a first set of possibly performed gestures;
• means for determining a second movement of a second device wearable by the user based on a second set of data received from the second device by way of the antenna, wherein the second set of data relates to the second movement of the second device, wherein the first and second movements occur simultaneously, wherein the second determined movement is used to create a second set of possibly performed gestures, and wherein the second wearable device is separate from and not integrated with the first wearable device;
• means for inferring, from the first and second sets of possibly performed gestures, that the first movement is representative of an intended command and the second movement is not representative of the intended command;
• and means for transmitting information based on the inference and
• wherein inferring that the first movement is representative of the intended command and the second movement is not representative of the intended command is based on the first and second sets of possibly performed gestures indicating that the first and second movements are in substantially the same direction.

An apparatus for communicating control information, comprising:

• a processing system configured to:
• determine a first movement of a first device wearable by a user based on a first set of data received from the first device by way of an antenna, wherein the first set of data relates to the first movement of the first device, wherein the first determined movement is used to create a first set of possibly performed gestures;
• determine a second movement of a second device wearable by the user based on a second set of data received from the second device by way of the antenna, wherein the second set of data relates to the second movement of the second device, wherein the first and second movements occur simultaneously, wherein the second determined movement is used to create a second set of possibly performed gestures, and wherein the second wearable device is separate from and not integrated with the first wearable device;
• and infer, from the first and second sets of possibly performed gestures, that the first movement is representative of an intended command and the second movement is not representative of the intended command;
• and a transmitter configured to transmit information based on the inference and
• wherein inferring that the first movement is representative of the intended command and the second movement is not representative of the intended command is based on the first and second sets of possibly performed gestures indicating that the first and second movements are in substantially the same direction.

A device, comprising:

• at least one antenna;
• a processing system configured to:
• determine a first movement of a first device wearable by a user based on a first set of data received from the first device by way of an antenna, wherein the first set of data relates to the first movement of the first device, wherein the first determined movement is used to create a first set of possibly performed gestures;
• determine a second movement of a second device wearable by the user based on a second set of data received from the second device by way of the antenna, wherein the second set of data relates to the second movement of the second device, wherein the first and second movements occur simultaneously, wherein the second determined movement is used to create a second set of possibly performed gestures, and wherein the second wearable device is separate from and not integrated with the first wearable device;
• and infer, from the first and second sets of possibly performed gestures, that the first movement is representative of an intended command and the second movement is not representative of the intended command;
• and a transmitter coupled to the processing system and the at least one antenna, and configured to transmit information, via the at least one antenna, based on the inference and
• wherein inferring that the first movement is representative of the intended command and the second movement is not representative of the intended command is based on the first and second sets of possibly performed gestures indicating that the first and second movements are in substantially the same direction.

A computer-program product for communicating control information, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor to:

• determine a first movement of a first device wearable by a user based on a first set of data received from the first device by way of an antenna, wherein the first set of data relates to the first movement of the first device, wherein the first determined movement is used to create a first set of possibly performed gestures;
• determine a second movement of a second device wearable by the user based on a second set of data received from the second device by way of the antenna, wherein the second set of data relates to the second movement of the second device, wherein the first and second movements occur simultaneously, wherein the second determined movement is used to create a second set of possibly performed gestures, and wherein the second wearable device is separate from and not integrated with the first wearable device;
• infer, from the first and second sets of possibly performed gestures, that the first movement is representative of an intended command and the second movement is not representative of the intended command;
• and transmit information based on the inference and
• wherein inferring that the first movement is representative of the intended command and the second movement is not representative of the intended command is based on the first and second sets of possibly performed gestures indicating that the first and second movements are in substantially the same direction.