Portable electronic device and method for controlling operation thereof taking into account which limb possesses the electronic device
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a detection mechanism operable to detect one or more characteristics relating to how a user handles the portable electronic device; and
a processor operably coupled to the detection mechanism and operable in accordance with stored operating instructions to;
determine a reference position from one or more positions of the portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device in the reference position is at rest and possessed by at least one limb of the user;
determine, based on a comparison of the reference position to at least one of the one or more characteristics detected by the detection mechanism based on an updated position of the portable electronic device that is different than the reference position, a particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device;
responsive to determining the particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device, determine, based on the at least one of the one or more characteristics, a positioning of the portable electronic device on the particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device, wherein the positioning comprises at least one of a location or an orientation of the portable electronic device on the particular limb; and
control, based on the particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device and further based on the positioning of the portable electronic device on the particular limb, at least one function of the portable electronic device.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a processor and a detection mechanism operable to detect one or more characteristics relating to how a user handles the electronic device. The processor is operably coupled to the detection mechanism and operable in accordance with stored operating instructions to: determine, based on the detected characteristics, which limb of the user possesses the portable electronic device; and control at least one function of the portable electronic device taking into account which limb of the user possesses the electronic device (e.g., which limb of the user is holding or secured to the electronic device). According to one embodiment, the processor may further determine a reference position for the portable electronic device (e.g., a position of the device at rest) and compare one or more of the detected characteristics to the reference position to determine which limb of the user possesses the electronic device.
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14 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a detection mechanism operable to detect one or more characteristics relating to how a user handles the portable electronic device; and a processor operably coupled to the detection mechanism and operable in accordance with stored operating instructions to; determine a reference position from one or more positions of the portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device in the reference position is at rest and possessed by at least one limb of the user; determine, based on a comparison of the reference position to at least one of the one or more characteristics detected by the detection mechanism based on an updated position of the portable electronic device that is different than the reference position, a particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device; responsive to determining the particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device, determine, based on the at least one of the one or more characteristics, a positioning of the portable electronic device on the particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device, wherein the positioning comprises at least one of a location or an orientation of the portable electronic device on the particular limb; and control, based on the particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device and further based on the positioning of the portable electronic device on the particular limb, at least one function of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a portable electronic device, one or more characteristics relating to how a user handles the portable electronic device; determining a reference position from one or more positions of the portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device in the reference position is at rest and possessed by at least one limb of the user; determining, by the portable electronic device based on a comparison of the reference position to at least one of the one or more characteristics detected by the portable electronic device based on an updated position of the portable electronic device that is different than the reference position, a particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device; responsive to determining the particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device, determining, based on the at least one of the one or more characteristics, a positioning of the portable electronic device on the particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device, wherein the positioning comprises at least one of a location or an orientation of the portable electronic device on the particular limb; and controlling, by the portable electronic device, based on the particular limb of the user that possesses the portable electronic device and further based on the positioning of the portable electronic device on the particular limb, at least one function of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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