Method for providing an interaction in an electronic device and an electronic device

• US 20040169674A1
• Filed: 12/30/2003
• Published: 09/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Linjama, Jukka
• Application Number:
  US10/750,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20040169674A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/702
• 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 1/1694 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 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing
• 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 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• 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

Abstract

A method and a device for providing an interaction between a user of an electronic device, and the electronic device, said device comprising an user interface and a motion sensor capable of detecting three dimensional motion. In the method; the user provides a gesture by touching the device, said gesture comprising at least one component of the three dimensions. The device detects said gesture and provides a tactile feedback in response to said gesture detection.

Claims

1. A method for providing an interaction between a user of an electronic device (300), and the electronic device, said device comprising an user interface and a motion sensor (314) capable of detecting three dimensional motion, characterized in that the method comprises

the user providing a gesture by touching the device, said gesture comprising at least one component of the three dimensions,

the motion sensor (314) of the device (300) detecting said gesture and

the device (300) providing a feedback in response to said gesture detection.

2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said gesture selects a function of the device.

3. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said gesture activates a function of the device.

4. A method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that said function is a scroll of a list in the user interface of the device.

5. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said gesture moves a game cursor on the display of the device in two dimensions.

6. A method according to claim 5, characterized in that a further gesture in a third dimension of the device accepts the move made by the user in two other dimensions.

7. A method according to claim 2, characterized in that said selection is confirmed by said feedback.

8. A method according to claim 3, characterized in that said activation is confirmed by said feedback.

9. A method according to claims 7 and 8, characterized in that said feedback is at least one of the following:

a tactile feedback, an audible feedback or a visual feedback.

10. An electronic device (300) for providing interaction between a user of said electronic device, said device comprising an user interface and a motion sensor (314) capable of detecting three dimensional motion, characterized in that the device comprises

detecting means (301, 302, 314) for detecting a gesture comprising at least one component of the three dimensions which gesture is provided by at least one touch of the user

feedback means (301, 302, 315) for providing a feedback in response to said detected gesture.

11. A device according to claim 10, characterized in that said detecting means are arranged to select a function in response to said detected gesture.

12. A device according to claim 10, characterized in that said detecting means are arranged to activate a function in response to said detected gesture.

13. A device according to claim 11, characterized in that said feedback means are arranged to inform the user about the confirmation of said selection.

14. A device according to claim 12, characterized in that said feedback means are arranged to inform the user about the confirmation of said activation.

15. A device according to claims 13 and 14, characterized in that said feedback means are arranged to provide at least one of the following feedback:

a tactile feedback, an audible feedback or a visual feedback.

16. An electronic device according to claim 10, characterized in that said gesture is arranged to move a game cursor on the display of the device in two dimensions.

17. A method according to claim 16, characterized in that a further gesture in a third dimension of the device is arranged to accept the movement made by the user in two other dimensions.

18. A device according to any of claims 10 to 17, characterized in that said device is at least one of the following:

a portable game console or a wireless communication device.

19. A computer program product for an electronic device (300) for providing interaction between a user of said electronic device, said device comprising an user interface and a motion sensor (314) capable of detecting three dimensional motion, characterized in that the computer program product comprises

computer program code for causing the device to detect at least one gesture of the user touching the device, said gesture comprising at least one component of the three dimensions,

computer program code for causing the device to provide a feedback in response to said detected gesture.