System and method for user interaction

• US 20070067303A1
• Filed: 09/21/2005
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Linjama, Jukka, Huomo, Heikki, Makela, Jakke, Erola, Timo
• Application Number:
  US11/232,692
• Publication Number:
  US 20070067303A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• 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 1/1698 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 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer

Abstract

Systems and methods applicable, for instance, in user interaction. A node and/or other computer might, for instance, come to be juxtaposed with an item, and/or might provide an interface to a user. The interface might, for example, allow the user to navigate among various offerings by moving the node and/or other computer in space. As another example, the interface might operate in a time-based manner. The node and/or other computer might, for instance, perform one or more operations in compliance with selection of one or more offerings by the user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving information from an item via a user juxtaposing a node with the item, wherein the information regards one or more offerings relating to the item;

presenting, to the user, a user interface regarding the offerings;

sensing spatial movements of the node caused by the user, wherein the movements are interpreted as instructions for controlling the user interface; and

displaying, via the user interface, navigation among the offerings.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the juxtaposing involves the node touching the item.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the juxtaposing involves the node reading a memory element.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the juxtaposing is sensed.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, from the user, indication of selection of one or more of the offerings.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the user indicates selection by having a memory element read.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the memory element is a radio frequency identification tag.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the user indicates selection by juxtaposing the node with the item.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein the user indicates selection by spatially moving the node according to a predefined selection gesture.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing one or more operations corresponding to one or more selected offerings.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing one or more services corresponding to selected offerings.

12. A method, comprising:

sensing being juxtaposed with a node; and

providing spatial movement interface provision information to the node,

wherein the node employs the information in providing an interface to a user at the node, wherein the user may, by spatially moving the node, navigate among one or more offerings indicated by the interface provided to the user.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein being touched by the node is sensed.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein being juxtaposed with the node involves the node performing a memory element reading operation.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the node receives selection of one or more of the offerings, wherein the user indicates selection by spatially moving the node according to a predefined selection gesture.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the node receives selection of one or more of the offerings, wherein the user indicates selection by juxtaposing the node with an item.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the node receives selection of one or more of the offerings, wherein the user indicates selection by having a memory element read.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the node performs one or more operations corresponding to one or more selected offerings.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing, to the node, operation information corresponding to one or more of the offerings.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the node accesses one or more services corresponding to selected offerings.

21. A system, comprising:

a memory having program code stored therein; and

a processor disposed in communication with the memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with the stored program code;

wherein the program code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform;

receiving information from an item via a user juxtaposing a node with the item, wherein the information regards one or more offerings relating to the item;

presenting, to the user, a user interface regarding the offerings;

sensing spatial movements of the node caused by the user, wherein the movements are interpreted as instructions for controlling the user interface; and

displaying, via the user interface, navigation among the offerings.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the juxtaposing involves the node touching the item.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the juxtaposing involves the node reading a memory element.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the juxtaposing is sensed.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the processor further performs receiving, from the user, indication of selection of one or more of the offerings.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the user indicates selection by having a memory element read.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the memory element is a radio frequency identification tag.

28. The system of claim 25, wherein the user indicates selection by juxtaposing the node with the item.

29. The system of claim 25, wherein the user indicates selection by spatially moving the node according to a predefined selection gesture.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein the processor further performs one or more operations corresponding to one or more selected offerings.

31. The system of claim 21, wherein the processor further performs accessing one or more services corresponding to selected offerings.

32. A system, comprising:

a memory having program code stored therein; and

a processor disposed in communication with the memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with the stored program code;

wherein the program code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform;

sensing being juxtaposed with a node; and

providing spatial movement interface provision information to the node,

wherein the node employs the information in providing an interface to a user at the node, wherein the user may, by spatially moving the node, navigate among one or more offerings indicated by the interface provided to the user.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein being touched by the node is sensed

34. The system of claim 32, wherein being juxtaposed with the node involves the node performing a memory element reading operation.

35. The system of claim 32, wherein the node receives selection of one or more of the offerings, wherein the user indicates selection by spatially moving the node according to a predefined selection gesture.

36. The system of claim 32, wherein the node receives selection of one or more of the offerings, wherein the user indicates selection by juxtaposing the node with an item.

37. The system of claim 32, wherein the node receives selection of one or more of the offerings, wherein the user indicates selection by having a memory element read.

38. The system of claim 32, wherein the node performs one or more operations corresponding to one or more selected offerings.

39. The system of claim 32, wherein the processor further performs providing, to the node, operation information corresponding to one or more of the offerings.

40. The system of claim 32, wherein the node accesses one or more services corresponding to selected offerings.

41. A node, comprising:

a memory having program code stored therein;

a processor disposed in communication with the memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with the stored program code; and

a network interface disposed in communication with the processor;

wherein the program code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform;

receiving information from an item via a user juxtaposing the node with the item, wherein the information regards one or more offerings relating to the item;

presenting, to the user, a user interface regarding the offerings;

sensing spatial movements of the node caused by the user, wherein the movements are interpreted as instructions for controlling the user interface; and

displaying, via the user interface, navigation among the offerings.

42. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium containing program code that when executed causes a node to perform:

receiving information from an item via a user juxtaposing the node with the item, wherein the information regards one or more offerings relating to the item;

presenting, to the user, a user interface regarding the offerings;

sensing spatial movements of the node caused by the user, wherein the movements are interpreted as instructions for controlling the user interface; and

displaying, via the user interface, navigation among the offerings.

43. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium containing program code that when executed causes an item to perform:

sensing being juxtaposed with a node; and

providing spatial movement interface provision information to the node,

wherein the node employs the information in providing an interface to a user at the node, wherein the user may, by spatially moving the node, navigate among one or more offerings indicated by the interface provided to the user.