Method, apparatus, and medium for suspending repeated signal input using slope variation in tilting interface

• US 20070146321A1
• Filed: 10/13/2006
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Bang, Won-chul, Cho, Sung-jung, Sohn, Jun-il, Choi, Eun-seok, Kim, Dong-yoon
• Application Number:
  US11/546,906
• Publication Number:
  US 20070146321A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• 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 1/1694 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 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

A method, apparatus, and medium for suspending repeated signal input using a slope variation in a tilting interface are provided. In the method of suspending a repeated signal input using a slope variation of a hand-held device in implementing a tilting interface of controlling a predetermined signal based on tilting of the hand-held device, the method includes measuring a slope of the hand-held device, calculating a slope difference between the measured slope and the previous slope, modifying the value of a determining factor that is used to determine whether to generate or to input the predetermined signal, according to changes in the measured slope and the calculated slope difference, and generating or inputting the predetermined signal or suspending the generating the predetermined signal based on the modified value of the determining factor.

Claims

1. A method for suspending a repeated signal input using a slope variation in a tilting interface that is used to control a predetermined signal by tilting a hand-held device, the method comprising:

measuring a slope of the hand-held device;

calculating a slope difference between the measured slope and previous slope;

modifying the value of a determining factor that is used to determine whether to generate or input the predetermined signal, according to the calculated slope difference; and

generating or inputting the predetermined signal or suspending the generating of the predetermined signal based on the modified value of the determining factor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the measuring of the slope is performed using a three-axis accelerometer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the titling interface is used for selection of a menu and the signal is used to enable movement within the menu in a predetermined direction.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining factor is a counter that is configured to vary at regular intervals in proportion to the amount of time for which the hand-held device is tilted and wherein a predetermined signal is input to the hand-held device when the counter reaches a predetermined threshold, and

wherein the modifying of the value of the determining factor comprises reducing a value by which the counter is increased when the slope variation satisfies a predetermined value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining factor is a counter controlling movement of a menu and when the counter reaches a predetermined threshold menu movement is performed, and

wherein the modifying of the value of the determining factor comprises reducing a value by which the counter is increased when the slope variation satisfies a predetermined value.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the reducing of the value by which the counter is increased comprises decreasing the increment speed of the counter.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining factor is used as a threshold for the slope, the predetermined signal is input to the hand-held device when the slope reaches the value of the determining factor, and time required for the slope to reach the modified value of determining factor is delayed.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined signal is used to control movement of menus, and

wherein the determining factor is used as a threshold for the slope, menu movement is allowed when the slope reaches the value of the determining factor, and the menu movement is suspended by increasing an amount of time required for the slope to reach the modified value of determining factor.

9. A hand-held device using a tilting interface to input a predetermined signal by tilting the hand-held device, the hand-held device comprising:

a slope measuring unit to measure the slope of the hand-held device;

a determining factor controller to calculate a slope difference between the measured slope and a previous slope, and to modify the value of a determining factor that is used to determine whether to generate or to input the predetermined signal, according to the calculated slope difference; and

a signal controller to generate or input the predetermined signal or to suspend the generating of the predetermined signal based on the modified value of the determining factor.

10. The hand-held device of claim 9, wherein the slope measuring unit uses a three-axis accelerometer to measure the slope.

11. The hand-held device of claim 9, wherein the titling interface is used for selection of a menu and the signal is used to enable movement within the menu in a predetermined direction.

12. The hand-held device of claim 9, wherein the determining factor is a counter that is configured to vary at regular intervals in proportion to the amount of time for which the hand-held device is tilted and wherein a predetermined signal is input to the hand-held device when the counter reaches a predetermined threshold, and

the determining factor controller reduces a value by which the counter is increased when the slope variation satisfies a predetermined value.

13. The hand-held device of claim 9, wherein the determining factor is a counter controlling movement of a menu and when the counter reaches a predetermined threshold menu movement is performed, and the determining factor controller reduces a value by which the counter is increased when the slope variation satisfies a predetermined value.

14. The hand-held device of claim 13, wherein the determining factor controller decreases the increment speed of the counter.

15. The hand-held device of claim 9, wherein the determining factor is used as a threshold for the slope, the predetermined signal is input to the hand-held device when the slope reaches the value of the determining factor, and time required for the slope to reach the modified value of determining factor is delayed.

16. The hand-held device of claim 9, wherein the predetermined signal is used to control movement of menus, and wherein the determining factor is used as a threshold for the slope, menu movement is allowed when the slope reaches the value of the determining factor, and the menu movement is suspended by increasing an amount of time required for the slope to reach the modified value of determining factor.

17. At least one computer readable medium storing instructions that control at least one processor to perform a method for suspending a repeated signal input using a slope variation in a tilting interface that is used to control a predetermined signal by tilting a hand-held device, the method comprising:

measuring a slope of the hand-held device;

calculating a slope difference between the measured slope and previous slope;

modifying the value of a determining factor that is used to determine whether to generate or input the predetermined signal, according to the calculated slope difference; and

generating or inputting the predetermined signal or suspending the generating of the predetermined signal based on the modified value of the determining factor.

18. At least one computer readable medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the measuring of the slope is performed using a three-axis accelerometer.

19. At least one computer readable medium as recited in claim 18, wherein the titling interface is used for selection of a menu and the signal is used to enable movement within the menu in a predetermined direction.

20. At least one computer readable medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the determining factor is a counter that is configured to vary at regular intervals in proportion to the amount of time for which the hand-held device is tilted and wherein a predetermined signal is input to the hand-held device when the counter reaches a predetermined threshold, and

wherein the modifying of the value of the determining factor comprises reducing a value by which the counter is increased when the slope variation satisfies a predetermined value.

21. At least one computer readable medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the determining factor is a counter controlling movement of a menu and when the counter reaches a predetermined threshold menu movement is performed, and

wherein the modifying of the value of the determining factor comprises reducing a value by which the counter is increased when the slope variation satisfies a predetermined value.

22. At least one computer readable medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the reducing of the value by which the counter is increased comprises decreasing the increment speed of the counter.

23. At least one computer readable medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the determining factor is used as a threshold for the slope, the predetermined signal is input to the hand-held device when the slope reaches the value of the determining factor, and time required for the slope to reach the modified value of determining factor is delayed.

24. At least one computer readable medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the predetermined signal is used to control movement of menus, and wherein the determining factor is used as a threshold for the slope, menu movement is allowed when the slope reaches the value of the determining factor, and the menu movement is suspended by increasing.