System and method for altering a display mode based on a gravity-responsive sensor
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1. A device configured to show display content in more than one orientation, the device comprising:
- a gravity-responsive sensor providing an output, wherein the output comprises a first state when the gravity-responsive sensor is oriented in a first position with respect to gravity and the output comprises a second state when the gravity-responsive sensor is oriented in a second position with respect to gravity; and
a display configured to show display content in a first display mode and a second display mode, wherein the display is responsive to the output of the gravityresponsive sensor to operate in the first display mode when the output corresponds to the first state and to operate in the second display mode when the output corresponds to the second state, and wherein the second display mode orients the display content differently with respect to the display than the first display mode.
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Abstract
A sensor, such as, for example, a gravity-responsive sensor, provides an output used to select an orientation of a display of a display device. For example, the output may indicate that the orientation of the display should comprise a portrait or landscape orientation, an orientation rotated, such as, for example, ninety degrees (90°), one hundred and eighty degrees (180°), two hundred and seventy degrees (270°), or the like. In addition, one or more manual switches, buttons, or display icons may be actuated or otherwise selected to manually set the orientation of the display.
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1. A device configured to show display content in more than one orientation, the device comprising:
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a gravity-responsive sensor providing an output, wherein the output comprises a first state when the gravity-responsive sensor is oriented in a first position with respect to gravity and the output comprises a second state when the gravity-responsive sensor is oriented in a second position with respect to gravity; and
a display configured to show display content in a first display mode and a second display mode, wherein the display is responsive to the output of the gravityresponsive sensor to operate in the first display mode when the output corresponds to the first state and to operate in the second display mode when the output corresponds to the second state, and wherein the second display mode orients the display content differently with respect to the display than the first display mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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15. A method of orienting content displayed on a display based on the output of a sensor responsive to gravity, the method comprising:
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sensing an orientation of a display device with respect to gravity; and
displaying content in one of a plurality of display modes on the display device based on the orientation of the display.
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18. A method of reorienting content displayed on a display device when the display device is rotated with respect to gravity, the method comprising:
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displaying content on a display, wherein the content includes a substantially horizontal side, and wherein the display includes a side oriented in a substantially horizontal position;
rotating the side of the display to a substantially vertical position;
sensing the rotation of the display with a switch responsive to a change in orientation with gravity; and
reorienting the display of the content with respect to the display such that the substantially horizontal side of the content remains in the substantially horizontal position.
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19. A method of orienting display content to be displayed, the method comprising:
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determining a value representative of a spatial orientation of a tilt switch, wherein the tilt switch is configured to operate automatically upon a change in spatial orientation; and
displaying display content in a presentation mode dependent upon the value.
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