System and method for monitoring a mobile computing product/arrangement

• US 20050222801A1
• Filed: 07/30/2004
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Bellows, David, Hamilton, Alistair, Wulff, Thomas, Cordes, Kevin, Bhatia, Sudhir
• Application Number:
  US10/903,225
• Publication Number:
  US 20050222801A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/141
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 1/127 for acceleration values
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 15/00 Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/50 for measuring linear speed G01P3/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/18 Signals indicating condition of a camera member or suitability of light indicating depth of field G03B13/30
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/18 Signals indicating condition of a camera member or suitability of light
• 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 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3246 by software initiated power-off
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/88 Detecting or preventing theft or loss
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/027 by controlling a display operation or backlight unit
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 : Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Described is a system and method for monitoring a mobile computing Arrangement. The arrangement may include a sensor and a processor. The sensor detects first data of an event including a directional orientation and a motion of the arrangement. The processor compares the first data to second data to determine if at least one predetermined procedure is to be executed. The second data may include a predetermined threshold range of changes in the directional orientation and the motion. If the predetermined procedure is to be executed, the processor selects the predetermined procedure which corresponds to the event as a function of the first data. Subsequently, the predetermined procedures is executed.

Claims

1. A mobile computing arrangement, comprising:

a sensor detecting first data of an event including a directional orientation and a motion of the arrangement; and

a processor comparing the first data to second data to determine if at least one predetermined procedure is to be executed, the second data including a predetermined threshold range of changes in the directional orientation and the motion,

wherein if the predetermined procedure is to be executed, the processor selects the predetermined procedure which corresponds to the event as a function of the first data, and

wherein the at least one predetermined procedure is executed.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory device coupled to the processor,

wherein the predetermined procedure includes storing the first data into the memory device.

3. The arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined procedure includes encrypting the stored first data to allow access to the first data only to an authorized user.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the motion includes at least one of a velocity value, an acceleration value and an angular velocity value.

5. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the directional orientation includes at least one angular movement value of the arrangement with respect to at least one axis of the arrangement.

6. The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein at least one axis includes a three dimensional axes.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined procedure includes further adding to the first data at least one of a time/date of the event, a status of the arrangement and environmental data.

8. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined procedure includes determining at least one of (i) a level of physical impact of the arrangement and (ii) a distance which the arrangement has traveled as a function of the first data.

9. The arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising:

a communication device coupled to the processor,

wherein the predetermined procedure includes transmitting at least a portion of the first data to a computing device.

10. The arrangement according to claim 9, wherein the communication device includes at least one of a wireless transceiver and a wired transceiver.

11. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement is at least one of a bar code scanner, a handheld personal digital assistant, a laptop, a digital camera, an optical reader, a data capture device and a mobile communication arrangement.

12. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein each of the second data corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined events.

13. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined procedure includes generating an output signal for the arrangement in at least one of an audio signal and a visual signal.

14. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined procedure includes determining a viewing angle of a display of the arrangement as a function of the first data and turning off a back-lighting of the display when the viewing angle is outside of a threshold viewing angle range and turning on the back-lighting of the display when the viewing angle is within the threshold viewing angle range.

15. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined procedure includes determining a viewing angle of a display of the arrangement as a function of the first data and turning off the display when the viewing angle is outside of a threshold viewing angle range and turning on the display when the viewing angle is within the threshold viewing angle range.

16. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined procedure includes shutting down the arrangement.

17. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined procedure includes interpreting the first data as an input corresponding to a command for the arrangement.

18. The arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising:

a security module controlling access to the arrangment.

19. The arrangement according to claim 18, wherein when the first data is indicative of a lack of change in the directional orientation and the motion of the arrangement, the predetermined procedure includes blocking access to the arrangement by the security module.

20. The arrangement according to claim 19, wherein the security module unblocks access to the arrangement upon the submission of a password.

21. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined procedure includes determining an orientation of the display with respect to a user as a function of the first data and changing the orientation of the display from a first display orientation to a second display orientation as a function of the first data and the second data.

22. The arrangement according to claim 21, wherein the first display orientation is a landscape mode and the second display orientation is a portrait mode.

23. The arrangement according to claim 21, wherein the first display orientation is a portrait mode and the second display orientation is a landscape mode.

24. The arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising:

an image capturing device.

25. The arrangement according to claim 24, wherein the predetermined procedure includes adjusting an image captured by the image capturing device as a function of the first data at the time the image was captured.

26. A method, comprising the steps of:

detecting, using a sensor, first data of an event including a directional orientation and a motion of the arrangement;

comparing, using a processor, the first data to second data to determine if at least one predetermined procedure is to be executed, the second data including a predetermined threshold range of changes in the directional orientation and the motion;

selecting, if the predetermined procedure is to be executed, the predetermined procedure which corresponds to the event as a function of the first data; and

executing the at least one predetermined procedure.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the predetermined procedure includes storing the first data into a memory device.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein the predetermined procedure includes encrypting the stored first data to allow access to the first data only to an authorized user.

29. The method according to claim 26, wherein the motion includes at least one of a velocity value, an acceleration value and an angular velocity value.

30. The method according to claim 26, wherein the directional orientation includes at least one angular movement value of the arrangement with respect to at least one axis of the arrangement.

31. The method according to claim 30, wherein at least one axis includes a three dimensional axes.

32. The method according to claim 26, wherein the predetermined procedure includes further adding to the first data at least one of a time/date of the event, a status of the arrangement and environmental data.

33. The method according to claim 26, wherein the predetermined procedure includes determining at least one of (i) a level of physical impact of the arrangement and (ii) a distance which the arrangement has traveled as a function of the first data.

34. The method according to claim 26, wherein the predetermined procedure includes transmitting at least a portion of the first data to a remote computing device.

35. The method according to claim 26, wherein each of the second data corresponds to one of the plurality of predetermined events.

36. The method according to claim 26, wherein the predetermined procedure includes generating an output signal for the arrangement in for of at least one of an audio signal and a visual signal.

37. The method according to claim 26, wherein the predetermined procedure includes determining a viewing angle of a display of the arrangement as a function of the first data and turning off a back-lighting of the display when the viewing angle is outside of a threshold viewing angle range and turning on the back-lighting of the display when the viewing angle is within the threshold viewing angle range.

38. The method according to claim 26, wherein the predetermined procedure includes determining a viewing angle of a display of the arrangement as a function of the first data and turning off the display when the viewing angle is outside of a threshold viewing angle range and turning on the display when the viewing angle is within the threshold viewing angle range.

39. The method according to claim 26, wherein when the first data is indicative of a lack of change in the directional orientation and the motion of the arrangement, the predetermined procedure includes blocking access to the arrangement by a security module.

40. The method according to claim 39, wherein the security module unblocks access to the arrangement upon the submission of a password.

41. The method according to claim 26, wherein the predetermined procedure includes determining an orientation of the display with respect to a user as a function of the first data and changing the orientation of the display from a first display orientation to a second display orientation as a function of the first data and the second data.

42. The method according to claim 41, wherein the first display orientation is a landscape mode and the second display orientation is a portrait mode.

43. The method according to claim 41, wherein the first display orientation is a portrait mode and the second display orientation is a landscape mode.

44. The method according to claim 26, wherein the predetermined procedure includes adjusting an image captured by an image capturing device as a function of the first data at the time the image was captured.