Patent ID: 9462210
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G01S,G06F,H04M,H04N,H04W,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A system for remotely interacting with a video display, comprising: non-transitory computer-readable instructions for configuring a processor of a handheld wireless device, the handheld wireless device being separate from the video display, the processor of the handheld wireless device determining position and orientation information about the handheld device based on sensors onboard the handheld wireless device and sending the position and orientation information across at least one wireless network; and at least one remote server configured to receive the position and orientation information and to determine the orientation of the handheld wireless device relative to the video display based on the position and orientation information received from the handheld device and a model of the environment around the handheld wireless device, wherein the position information is derived by the handheld wireless device from a distance measurement between the handheld wireless device and a plurality of beacons, including at least one fixed-position terrestrial wireless networking device, and wherein the server is configured to remotely control a user interface on the video display in response to the position and orientation information; non-transitory computer-readable instructions for displaying, on a display of the handheld device, at least one menu that duplicates information displayed on the video display.