Patent ID: 8232859
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a controlling device sensing unit configured to determine a position of the apparatus, the controlling device sensing unit comprising: a multi-axis geomagnetic sensor configured to obtain a relative direction of the apparatus to the Earth's magnetic field, and a multi-axis accelerometer configured to obtain acceleration data of the apparatus; a control unit configured to: determine an azimuth of the apparatus using the relative direction obtained by the geomagnetic sensor, determine a movement direction of the apparatus using the acceleration data obtained by the accelerometer, select a target electronic device for the apparatus to control from a plurality of electronic devices of which associated position information and associated controlling commands are stored in a memory in the apparatus using at least one of the determined azimuth and movement direction, and control the target device by transmitting the associated controlling commands for the selected target electronic device.