1. A movement recognition apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving a signal via a wireless medium, the signal originating from a pointing device; demodulation means for demodulating the received signal; control means for receiving the demodulated signal and providing a plurality of output data messages, the plurality of output data messages including at least one acceleration data value detected by an accelerometer during a motion of the pointing device; storage means for storing the plurality of output data messages as well as a plurality of threshold definitions associated with accelerometer output of the pointing device, wherein each of the plurality of threshold definitions includes at least one threshold value utilized to indicate that the motion of the pointing device has occurred; and processing means for processing the plurality of output data messages, wherein the processing includes accessing each of the plurality of threshold definitions, comparing each of the threshold definitions to the plurality of output data messages, identifying whether the at least one threshold value in each of the threshold definitions is exceeded by any of the plurality of output data messages, and selecting one of the threshold definitions, wherein the at least one threshold value in the selected one of the threshold definitions is exceeded by any of the plurality of output data messages.