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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Min-kyu Jung, Seoul, KR;
Sung-bin Kuk, Suwon-si, KR;
Hark-joon Kim, Ansan-si, KR;
Mi-ra Park, Seoul, KR;
Sang-il Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seong-hoon Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A pointing device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The controlling method of the pointing device includes transmitting an identification signal to an external device that is targeted by the pointing device according to a user input, receiving a reflected signal that is generated by reflecting the identification signal from a reflective surface attached to a surface of the external device, and analyzing the reflected signal and identifying the external device.