Self-orienting display
First Claim
1. A method for orienting a display image, said method comprising the steps of:
- sensing at least one characteristic of an object;
determining an orientation of said object from at least one of said at least one sensed characteristic; and
orienting said display image relative to said determined orientation of said object.
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Abstract
A self-orienting display senses the characteristics of an object and automatically rotates and reformats a display image in accordance with those characteristics. In one embodiment, the object is the display device, such as a hand held device, that provides the display image. As the display device is rotated, the display image is automatically oriented to either a landscape orientation or a portrait orientation. Characteristics may be sensed by mechanical sensors, electrical sensors, optical sensors, acoustic sensors, gyroscopic sensors, or a combination thereof. Sensors may be positioned on the display device, a person, or a combination thereof. The display images may include graphic display images, textual display images, videos display images, and functional control buttons (e.g., functional displayed representations of control buttons such as play, rewind, stop, scroll). The self-orienting display may also include an authenticator that authenticates a user.
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51 Claims
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1. A method for orienting a display image, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing at least one characteristic of an object;
determining an orientation of said object from at least one of said at least one sensed characteristic; and
orienting said display image relative to said determined orientation of said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for orienting a display image, said system comprising:
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a sensor portion for sensing at least one characteristic of an object and providing a sensor signal indicative of said at least one characteristic; and
a display processor for;
receiving said sensor signal;
determining an orientation of said object from said sensor signal; and
orienting said display image relative to said determined orientation of said object. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program code for directing a computer processor to orient a display image said program code comprising:
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a sense object code segment that causes said computer processor to sense at least one characteristic of an object;
a determine orientation code segment that causes said computer processor to determine an orientation of said object from at least one of said at least one sensed characteristic; and
an orient code segment that causes said computer processor to orient said display image relative to said determined orientation of said object. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A self-orienting display comprising:
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means for sensing at least one characteristic of an object;
means for determining an orientation of said object from at least one of said at least one sensed characteristic; and
means for orienting a display image relative to said determined orientation of said object. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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