Patent ID: 8125444
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An assembly including an apparatus and a portable unit configured to output control information to the apparatus to control the apparatus, the portable unit comprising: a user interface configured to exchange information between the portable unit and a user, the user interface being on a surface of the portable unit, an image providing element configured to provide an image at least in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the portable unit and away from the user interface, a determining circuit configured to determine, based on at least one image provided by the image providing element, a relative movement between the portable unit and at least one item imaged by the image providing element and configured to output the control information on the basis of the determined relative movement, a first output circuit configured to output the control information to the apparatus and configured to receive information from the apparatus, and a control circuit configured to control the user interface based on the information received from the apparatus, the apparatus including: a display configured to provide visual information, a receiving circuit configured to receive the control information from the portable unit, the apparatus being configured to be controlled according to the received control information, and a second output circuit configured to output at least a portion of the visual information to the portable unit as the information from the apparatus.