Patent ID: 8823782

Claim:
Remote control circuitry of a remote control device that supports interaction by a viewer with a screen assembly of a display device, the remote control device being held by the viewer during the interaction, the viewer having eyes, the eyes of the viewer having a first position within a premises relative to the screen assembly of the display device, the remote control device having a second position within the premises relative to the screen assembly of the display device, the remote control circuitry comprising: an input interface that enables the viewer to select content to be viewed; a communication interface that supports wireless transmissions; processing circuitry that automatically determines the first position of the eyes of the viewer based at least on the second position of the remote control device, the second position of the remote control device being proximate to the viewer; the processing circuitry causing the communication interface to make at least one wireless transmission relating to the determination of the first position; and the processing circuitry, at least in part, causes a display characteristic of the display device to be changed based on the first position.