Apparatus and method for application control in an electronic device

• US 20040203520A1
• Filed: 12/20/2002
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wong, Daniel, Schirtzinger, Tom, Charlier, Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/326,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20040203520A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/90.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/162 changing, e.g. reversing, the face orientation of the screen with a two degrees of freedom mechanism, e.g. for folding into tablet PC like position or orienting towards the direction opposite to the user to show to a second user
• 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 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• 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 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/021 using combined folding and rotation motions combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0243 using the relative angle between housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/03 Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

An apparatus and method for application control in an electronic device. The electronic device can include a housing including a housing face, a display coupled to the housing face, the display having a first display side and a second display side opposite the first display side, a navigational speaker coupled to the housing face on the first display side, and a public speaker. The navigational speaker can include a first speaker and a multidirectional input device coupled to the first speaker. The electronic device can also include a microphone coupled to the housing face on the second display side.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing including a housing face;

a display coupled to the housing face, the display having a first display side and a second display side opposite the first display side;

a navigational speaker coupled to the housing face on the first display side, the navigational speaker comprising;

a first speaker, and

a multidirectional input device coupled to the first speaker; and

a second speaker coupled to the housing.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the electronic device further comprises an audio input device coupled to the housing face on the second display side.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the first speaker covers the multidirectional input device.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the multidirectional input device covers the first speaker, and

wherein the multidirectional input device includes

a first side on a speaker side of the multidirectional input device,

a second side opposite to the first side, and

an aperture acoustically coupling the speaker to an exterior of the second side of the multidirectional input device.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a tactile input device coupled to the housing face on the second display side.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a navigational input coupled to the housing face on the second display side.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a controller configured to enable the multidirectional input device when the electronic device is in an application mode and to disable the multidirectional input device when the electronic device is in a phone mode.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a controller configured to enable the first speaker when the electronic device is in a phone mode and to disable the first speaker when the electronic device is in an application mode.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a controller configured to enable the second speaker when the electronic device is in an application mode and to disable the second speaker when the electronic device is in a phone mode.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor configured to sense an orientation of the electronic device; and

a controller configured to adjust an orientation of the multidirectional input device and an orientation of the display based on the sensed orientation of the electronic device.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a controller configured to adjust an orientation of the multidirectional input device and an orientation of the display to a first orientation based on a phone mode of the electronic device and to configure an orientation of the multidirectional input device and an orientation of the display to a second orientation based on an application mode of the electronic device.

12. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the housing is a first housing,

the electronic device further comprising:

a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing;

a sensor configured to detect a position of the first housing; and

a controller configured to enable the multidirectional input device when the sensor detects the housing face is in a first position and configured to disable the multidirectional input device when the sensor detects the housing face is rotated into a second position indicating a private mode of operation.

13. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the housing is a first housing, and

wherein the display includes a landscape mode and a portrait mode,

the electronic device further comprising:

a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing;

a housing position sensor configured to detect a position of the first housing; and

a controller configured to enable the landscape mode of the display when the sensor detects the housing face is in a first position and configured to enable the portrait mode of the display when the sensor detects the housing face is rotated into a second position.

14. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the housing is a first housing,

the electronic device further comprising:

a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing;

a receiver configured to receive an incoming communication;

a sensor configured to detect a position of the first housing; and

a controller configured to pause an executing application and answer the incoming communication when the sensor detects a change in position of the first housing.

15. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the housing is a first housing,

the electronic device further comprising:

a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing;

a caller identification module coupled to the first housing, the caller identification module configured to display a caller identification of an incoming call;

a sensor configured to detect a position of the first housing; and

a controller configured to pause an executing application and display the caller identification using the caller identification module when the sensor detects a change in position of the first housing.

16. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the housing is a first housing,

the electronic device further comprising:

a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing;

a trigger coupled to a side of the second housing; and

a controller coupled to the trigger, the controller configured to map the trigger to perform a trigger function based on a selected application.

17. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a controller configured to detect an orientation of the electronic device and adjust a display orientation and a navigational speaker input orientation based on the orientation of the electronic device.

18. A mobile communication device comprising:

a housing including a housing face;

a controller;

a transceiver coupled to the controller;

a display coupled to the housing face, the display also coupled to the controller, the display having a first side of the display, and a second side of the display opposite the first side of the display;

a navigational speaker coupled to the housing face on the first side of the display, the navigational speaker comprising;

a first speaker coupled to the controller, and

at least one sensor coupled to the speaker and the controller, the at least one sensor configured to detect at least one tactile input; and

a second speaker coupled to the housing.

19. The mobile communication device according to claim 18, wherein the second speaker is also coupled to the controller.

20. The mobile communication device according to claim 18, wherein the controller is configured to enable the first speaker for a private telecommunications operation and to enable the second speaker for an application operation.

21. The mobile communication device according to claim 18, wherein the controller is configured to enable the at least one sensor for an application operation and disable the at least one sensor for a private telecommunications operation.

22. The mobile communication device according to claim 18,

wherein the housing is a first housing,

the mobile communication device further comprising:

a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing;

a button coupled to a side of the second housing; and

a controller coupled to the button, the controller configured to map the button to perform a trigger function.

23. The mobile communication device according to claim 18, further comprising a controller configured to detect an orientation of the mobile communication device and adjust a display orientation and a navigational speaker input orientation based on the orientation of the mobile communication device.

24. A method of operating a mobile communication device having a navigational speaker and a public speaker, the method comprising:

outputting audio through a navigational speaker;

detecting an application requiring the use of navigational input via the navigational speaker;

outputting audio through a public speaker; and

receiving navigational input via the navigational speaker.

25. The method of operating a mobile communication device according to claim 24, further comprising:

detecting an incoming call;

providing an alert of the incoming call;

sensing the movement of a mobile communication device flip from a first position; and

pausing an executing application.

26. The method of operating a mobile communication device according to claim 25, further comprising:

sensing the return of the mobile communication device flip to the first position; and

resuming execution of the application.

27. The method of operating a mobile communication device according to claim 25, further comprising:

sensing the swiveling of the mobile communication device flip to a phone state; and

answering the incoming call.

28. The method of operating a mobile communication device according to claim 27, further comprising:

disabling navigational input via the navigational speaker; and

outputting audio through the navigational speaker.

29. The method of operating a mobile communication device according to claim 24, further comprising:

detecting a state of a swivel mounted flip; and

adjusting a display orientation based on the state of the swivel mounted flip.

30. The method of operating a mobile communication device according to claim 24, further comprising:

detecting an orientation of the mobile communication device; and

adjusting a display orientation and a navigational speaker input orientation based on the orientation of the mobile communication device.