Determination of a display angle of a display

• US 10,497,096 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2014
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Nguyen, David, Seko, Shigeyuki, Lyons, Kenton, Kim, Seung Wook, Desjardins, Audrey
• Primary Examiner(s): Brier, Jeffery A
• Application Number:
  US14/914,165
• Publication Number:
  US 20160217554A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,904 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/60 Rotation of whole images or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/02 Improving the quality of display appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/06 Adjustment of display parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 : Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/30 : Control of display attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/391 : Resolution modifying circuits, e.g. variable screen formats

Abstract

A method comprising determining a first display angle of a display comprised by an apparatus with respect to gravity, determining a first contiguous subset of a sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first display angle, performing a first operation based, at least in part, on the first contiguous subset, determining a second display angle of the display with respect to gravity, the second display angle being different from the first display angle, determining a second contiguous subset of the sequential arrangement based, at least in part, on the second display angle, and performing a second operation based, at least in part, on the second contiguous subset is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus for controlling provision of different regions of sequential information, the apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

determination of a first display angle of a display with respect to gravity, wherein the first display angle is associated with a first contiguous subset of the sequential information;

in response to the determination of the first display angle, causing provision of the first contiguous subset of the sequential information such that the first contiguous subset is more visible than other sequential information;

determination of a change from the first display angle to a second display angle of the display with respect to gravity, wherein the second display angle is associated with a second contiguous subset of the sequential information, wherein the second contiguous subset is identified based on having a sequential relationship to the first contiguous subset of the sequential information; and

in response to the determination of the second display angle, changing the provision of information such that the second contiguous subset of the sequential information is more visible than the first contiguous subset of sequential information.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determination of the second display angle comprises determination of an angular change between the first display angle and the second display angle, and determination of the second contiguous subset based, at least in part, on the angular change and the first contiguous subset.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first contiguous subset corresponds with a first position within the displayed sequential information, and the second contiguous subset is based on a second position within the displayed sequential information, wherein the determination of the change from the first display angle and the second display angle is determined based, at least in part, on a magnitude of angular change between the first position and the second position.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the determination of the change from the first display angle and the second display angle is determined based, at least in part, on the direction of the angular change.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the displayed sequential information is a virtual screen of information, the first contiguous subset is a first region of the virtual screen, the second contiguous subset is a second region of the virtual screen, and provision of the second contiguous subset results in provision of the second region of the virtual screen on the display such that the second contiguous subset is more visible than the first contiguous subset.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

determination of a change from the second display angle to a third display angle of the display with respect to gravity, wherein the second display angle is associated with a third contiguous subset of the sequential information, wherein the third contiguous subset is identified based on having a sequential relationship to the first contiguous subset and the second contiguous subset of the sequential information; and

in response to the determination of the third display angle, change the provision of the information such that the third contiguous subset of the sequential information is more visible than the first contiguous subset and the second contiguous subset of sequential information.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a difference of positions of any two contiguous subsets identified is proportional to an associated angular change resulting in an associated change of the provision of the information.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the displayed information remains in an upright orientation with respect to gravity whether the display is positioned in either the first display angle or the second display angle.

9. A method for controlling provision of information comprising different regions of sequential information, the method comprising:

determining a first display angle of a display with respect to gravity, wherein the first display angle is associated with a first contiguous subset of the sequential information;

in response to the determination of the first display angle, causing provision of the first contiguous subset of the sequential information such that the first contiguous subset is more visible than other sequential information;

determining a change from the first display angle to a second display angle of the display with respect to gravity, wherein the second display angle is associated with a second contiguous subset of the sequential information, wherein the second contiguous subset is identified based on having a sequential relationship to the first contiguous subset of the sequential information; and

in response to determining the second display angle, changing the provision of information such that the second contiguous subset of the sequential information is more visible than the first contiguous subset of sequential information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the determination of the second display angle comprises determining an angular change between the first display angle and the second display angle, and determining the second contiguous subset based, at least in part, on the angular change and the first contiguous subset.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first contiguous subset corresponds with a first position within the displayed sequential information, and the second contiguous subset is based on a second position within the displayed sequential information, wherein the determination of the change from the first display angle and the second display angle is determined based, at least in part, on a magnitude of angular change between the first position and the second position.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the displayed sequential information is a virtual screen of information, the first contiguous subset is a first region of the virtual screen, the second contiguous subset is a second region of the virtual screen, and provision of the second contiguous subset results in provision of the second region of the virtual screen on the display such that the second contiguous subset is more visible than the first contiguous subset.

13. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

determining a change from the second display angle to a third display angle of the display with respect to gravity, wherein the second display angle is associated with a third contiguous subset of the sequential information, wherein the third contiguous subset is identified based on having a sequential relationship to the first contiguous subset and the second contiguous subset of the sequential information; and

in response to the determination of the third display angle, changing the provision of the information such that the third contiguous subset of the sequential information is more visible than the first contiguous subset and the second contiguous subset of sequential information.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein a difference of positions of any two contiguous subsets identified is proportional to an associated angular change resulting in an associated change of the provision of the information.

15. The method according to claim 9, wherein the displayed information remains in an upright orientation with respect to gravity whether the display is positioned in either the first display angle or the second display angle.

16. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium for controlling provision of information comprising different regions of sequential information, the non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determination of a first display angle with respect to gravity of a display, wherein the first display angle is associated with a first contiguous subset of the sequential information;

in response to the determination of the first display angle, causing provision of the first contiguous subset of the displayed sequential information such that the first contiguous subset is more visible than other sequential information;

determination of a change from the first display angle to a second display angle of the display with respect to gravity, wherein the second display angle is associated with a second contiguous subset of the sequential information, wherein the second contiguous subset is identified based on having a sequential relationship to the first contiguous subset of the sequential information; and

in response to the determination of the second display angle, changing the provision of information such that the second contiguous subset of the sequential information is more visible than the first contiguous subset of sequential information.

17. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the determination of the second display angle comprises determination of an angular change between the first display angle and the second display angle, and determination of the second contiguous subset based, at least in part, on the angular change and the first contiguous subset.

18. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first contiguous subset corresponds with a first position within the displayed sequential information, and the second contiguous subset is based on a second position within the displayed sequential information, wherein the second position is determined based, at least in part, on a magnitude of angular change.

19. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the determination of the change from the first display angle and the second display angle is determined based, at least in part, on the direction of the angular change.

20. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the displayed sequential information is a virtual screen of information, the first contiguous subset is a first region of the virtual screen, the second contiguous subset is a second region of the virtual screen, and provision of the second contiguous subset results in provision of the second region of the virtual screen on the display such that the second contiguous subset is more visible than the first contiguous subset.