Cellular communication device with wireless pointing device function
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus receive first input through a touch screen and communicate over a first wireless network responsive to the first input. The method and apparatus receive second input through the touch screen and use the second input to control a second device through a second wireless network.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a wireless mobile device configured to receive user input;
a sensor device to detect the user input;
wireless logic to communicate based on the received user input, through a first wireless network, to control an operation of an other device, wherein the control of the operation of the other device includes moving a graphical icon displayed on video display of the other device corresponding to a movement trajectory of the received user input; and
a detector responsive to detect an incoming communication over a second wireless network, and is configured to notify a user of the incoming communication.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the operation is part of a software application of the other device.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sensor device is an optical sensor.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , where the sensor device is a mechanical trackball sensor.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sensor device is a touch screen.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein responsive to input from the user notified of the incoming communication, the detector is further configured to transmit a pause command over the first wireless network to pause an operation of the other device in a pause state.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein if the incoming communication is completed, the detector is further configured to transmit a resume command over the first wireless network to resume the operation of the other device in an operation state.