Portable electronic apparatus and method employing motion sensor for function control
First Claim
1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a function control circuit responsive to a function control signal and operative to control a desired function that is performable by the portable electronic apparatus; and
an enclosed motion sensor, operatively coupled to sense movement of at least a portion of the housing and operatively coupled to the function control circuit, that generates the function control signal in response to a detected motion of the at least a portion of the housing.
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Abstract
A portable electronic apparatus (500) employs an enclosed motion sensor (120) to detect movement of at least a portion of the portable electronic apparatus using the enclosed motion sensor (120) and controls desired functions such as movement of a pointer (116) on a display, control of menu selections or any other desired function(s), in response to detected movement of at least a portion of the portable electronic apparatus. In one example, the enclosed motion sensor (120) includes an accelerometer located inside a housing of the portable electronic apparatus that detects a rate and direction of movement of the apparatus with respect to a gravitational reference point. A pointer control circuit (200) controls movement of the pointer (116) on the display (110) as a function of the detected rate and direction of apparatus movement to navigate through a user interface on the display (110).
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22 Claims
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1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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a housing;
a function control circuit responsive to a function control signal and operative to control a desired function that is performable by the portable electronic apparatus; and
an enclosed motion sensor, operatively coupled to sense movement of at least a portion of the housing and operatively coupled to the function control circuit, that generates the function control signal in response to a detected motion of the at least a portion of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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a housing;
a display;
a pointer control circuit, operatively coupled to the display, that, responsive to a pointer control signal, operates to control a pointer to facilitate selection of a portion of the display; and
an enclosed motion sensor, operatively coupled to sense movement of at least a portion of the housing and operatively coupled to the pointer control circuit, that generates the pointer control signal in response to detected motion of the at least a portion of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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a housing;
a radio transceiver in the housing;
a display operatively secured to the housing and operatively connected to display a pointer;
a pointer control circuit in the housing, operative to control the pointer to facilitate selection of a portion of the display;
an enclosed motion sensor, operatively coupled to at least a portion of the housing and to the pointer control circuit, that generates a pointer control signal in response to a detected movement of the at least a portion of the housing, the enclosed motion sensor being covered by a cover surface to prevent external contact of the enclosed motion sensor; and
a pointer activation surface located on a surface of the housing and operatively coupled to the pointer control circuit to provide activation of the pointer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing function control for a portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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detecting movement of at least a portion of the portable electronic apparatus using a motion sensor; and
controlling a function performable by the portable electronic apparatus in response to the detected movement of at least a portion of the portable electronic apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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a housing;
a function control circuit responsive to a function control signal and operative to control a desired function that is performable by the portable electronic apparatus; and
a motion sensor, operative to sense movement of at least a portion of the housing with respect to a gravitational reference point and operatively coupled to the function control circuit, that generates the function control signal in response to a detected motion of the at least a portion of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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