System and method for navigating a mobile device user interface with a directional sensing device
First Claim
1. A mobile device having a processing subsystem, a memory subsystem, a display subsystem, an input/output subsystem, and a memory subsystem, the memory subsystem storing an operating system executed by the processing subsystem so that the display subsystem displays a graphical user interface for controlling the operation of the mobile device, wherein the graphical user interface provides graphical elements for providing visual indicia of mobile device operations, the mobile device comprising:
- a manual input navigation device operable to be manually actuated by a user and to generate an input navigation signal for altering the relative position of a graphical element in the graphical user interface in response to such manual actuation;
a sensor device operable to generate a current tilt signal that provides indicia of the current tilt angle of the mobile device; and
a processing device in electrical communication with the manual input navigation device and the sensor device and operable to;
store the current tilt signal as a reference tilt signal upon the generation of the input navigation signal;
generate a delta tilt signal by measuring the difference between the current tilt signal and the reference tilt signal; and
generate a sensor navigation signal for altering the relative position of the graphical element in the graphical user interface based on the value of the delta tilt signal.
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Abstract
A manual input navigation device and a sensor are utilized to manipulate graphical elements in a mobile device graphical user interface. The manual input navigation device generates an input navigation signal for altering a relative position of the graphical element in the graphical user interface, and the sensor measures a current tilt angle of the mobile device. Upon the generation of the input navigation signal, the current tilt angle is stored as a reference tilt angle. The relative position of the graphical element is altered based on the difference between the current tilt angle and the reference tilt angle.
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23 Claims
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1. A mobile device having a processing subsystem, a memory subsystem, a display subsystem, an input/output subsystem, and a memory subsystem, the memory subsystem storing an operating system executed by the processing subsystem so that the display subsystem displays a graphical user interface for controlling the operation of the mobile device, wherein the graphical user interface provides graphical elements for providing visual indicia of mobile device operations, the mobile device comprising:
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a manual input navigation device operable to be manually actuated by a user and to generate an input navigation signal for altering the relative position of a graphical element in the graphical user interface in response to such manual actuation;
a sensor device operable to generate a current tilt signal that provides indicia of the current tilt angle of the mobile device; and
a processing device in electrical communication with the manual input navigation device and the sensor device and operable to;
store the current tilt signal as a reference tilt signal upon the generation of the input navigation signal;
generate a delta tilt signal by measuring the difference between the current tilt signal and the reference tilt signal; and
generate a sensor navigation signal for altering the relative position of the graphical element in the graphical user interface based on the value of the delta tilt signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of manipulating graphical elements in a mobile device graphical user interface, comprising:
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manually generating an input navigation signal for altering a relative position of the graphical element in the graphical user interface;
measuring a current tilt angle of the mobile device; and
storing a reference tilt angle that provides indicia of the current tilt angle upon the generation of the input navigation signal;
measuring the difference between the current tilt angle and the reference tilt angle; and
generating a sensor navigation signal for altering the relative position of the graphical element in the graphical user interface based on the measured difference between the current tilt angle and the reference tilt angle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile device, comprising:
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means for manually generating an input navigation signal for altering a relative position of a graphical element in a graphical user interface of the mobile device;
means for measuring a current tilt angle of the mobile device; and
means for storing a reference tilt angle that provides indicia of the current tilt angle upon the generation of the input navigation signal;
means for measuring the difference between the current tilt angle and the reference tilt angle; and
means for generating a sensor navigation signal for altering the relative position of the graphical element in the graphical user interface based on the measured difference between the current tilt angle and the reference tilt angle.
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