摘要 |
<p>A wireless handheld device is disclosed that includes a device housing, a wireless transmitter, such as a short range wireless transmitter, a local display and a housing motion detector that is operative to detect motion of the housing, for example, relative to a surface or other reference point, and outputs graphic user interface control information for transmission by the wireless transmitter to an external device. In one embodiment, a wireless pointing device is operably coupled with a wireless handheld device such as a cell phone, email device, personal digital assistant, digital audio playing device, digital video playing device, or any other suitable wireless handheld device that includes a short range wireless transmitter and/or transceiver to remotely control a graphic user interface such as cursor (e.g. arrow or line) movement, menu identification, menu selection, icon selection or other known GUI operation for an external device. The housing motion detector utilizes the battery power of the wireless handheld device as its sole source of power or as an auxiliary source of power.</p> |