Self-orienting display
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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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87 Claims
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52. A method for orienting a display image for providing a viewing perspective to a viewer, said method comprising:
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determining a first orientation of an object;
determining a second orientation of said object; and
continuously orienting said display image if said first orientation of said object is not approximately equal to said second orientation of said object. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A system for orienting a display image for providing a viewing perspective to a viewer, said method comprising:
a display processor for;
determining a first orientation of an object;
determining a second orientation of said object; and
continuously orienting said display image if said first orientation of said object is not approximately equal to said second orientation of said object. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program code for providing a viewing perspective to a viewer, said program code comprising:
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a first determination code segment for determining a first orientation of an object;
a second determination code segment for determining a second orientation of said object; and
an orient code segment for continuously orienting said display image if said first orientation of said object is not approximately equal to said second orientation of said object. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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