US 9,996,738 B2
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TERMINAL DEVICEGeneral
US 9,996,738 B2
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TERMINAL DEVICE
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Joe H Cheng
Art Unit:
2696 Selective Visual Display Systems
Agent:
Inventors:
Yaniv BOSHERNITZAN; Ohad NEZER
Assignee:
Priority:
02/12/16
Filed:
02/12/16
Granted:
06/12/18
Expiration:
02/24/35
Abstract
A control system includes a housing engaged to a mounting surface, a sensor contained within the housing, a server in communication with the sensor, and a terminal device in communication with the server. A gesture by a user associated with the mounting surface controls activity of the terminal device, such as a knock on a wall lowering a thermostat. The control system enables a mounting surface independent from the terminal device to become a controller for the terminal device. The sensor forms an interactive zone, and a contact interaction with the mounting surface within the interactive zone is detected by the sensor as data signals. The server receives the data signals, determines a data pattern corresponding to the data signals, and matches the data pattern with a gesture profile. The gesture profile is associated with a command transmitted to the terminal device to control activity of the terminal device.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06F2218/12G06V40/20G06F