# US 9,521,237 B2 · Cellular communication device with wireless pointing device function

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- Number: US 9,521,237 B2
- Document ID: US9521237B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/641,155
- Filed: 2015-03-06
- Published: 2015-10-08
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2007-12-28
- Assignees: Creator Technology B.V.
- Applicants: Creator Technology B.V.
- Inventors: Browley Xiao
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9521237B2

## CPC

- H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
- G06F 3/0317: {in co-operation with a patterned surface, e.g. absolute position or relative movement detection for an optical mouse or pen positioned with respect to a coded surface}
- G06F 3/03543: {Mice or pucks (G06F3/03541 takes precedence)}
- G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence)
- G06F 3/04845: for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
- G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
- G06F 3/0486: Drag-and-drop
- H04M 1/0202: {Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets (constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03)}
- H04M 1/21: Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
- H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
- H04W 68/005: {Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication}
- G06F 2203/0384: Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
- H04M 2250/12: including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A method and apparatus receive first input through a touch screen and communicate over a first wireless network responsive to the first input. The method and apparatus receive second input through the touch screen and use the second input to control a second device through a second wireless network.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising:
a wireless mobile device configured to receive user input;
a sensor device to detect the user input;
wireless logic to communicate based on the received user input, through a first wireless network, to control an operation of an other device, wherein the control of the operation of the other device includes moving a graphical icon displayed on video display of the other device corresponding to a movement trajectory of the received user input; and
a detector responsive to detect an incoming communication over a second wireless network, and is configured to notify a user of the incoming communication.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operation is part of a software application of the other device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor device is an optical sensor.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, where the sensor device is a mechanical trackball sensor.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor device is a touch screen.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein responsive to input from the user notified of the incoming communication, the detector is further configured to transmit a pause command over the first wireless network to pause an operation of the other device in a pause state.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein if the incoming communication is completed, the detector is further configured to transmit a resume command over the first wireless network to resume the operation of the other device in an operation state.