Patent Document ID: 9171454
Application ID: 11939739
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A system that facilitates rich interaction with and/or management of environmental components included in an environment, comprising: a housing with a face; a communication component that manages a set of I/O components, the communication component is configured to receive an input by way of an input component from the set of I/O components and to transmit an instruction by way of an output component from the set of I/O components; a presence component that employs a set of sensors to determine an orientation of the housing; a command component that determines the instruction based at least in part upon the orientation of the housing; and an advisor component that is configured to provide guidance in connection with the orientation of the housing, the guidance regarding how to orient the housing to achieve the instruction, the guidance provided by way of an associated avatar, the avatar is presentable by way of an audio output, a text-based output, a video output or display, a holographic output or display, or combinations thereof.