ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH KEYLOCK FUNCTION USING MOTION AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An electronic equipment, comprisinga transducer, wherein the transducer is operable to detect motion of the electronic equipment,the electronic equipment having at least one operational function, and wherein the operational function or a characteristic of the operational function is responsive to detected motion at least one of to be turned on, to be turned off or to be altered.
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Abstract
Electronic equipment, such as a mobile phone, PDA or other device, is operative to turn on and to turn off keylock function or another function or to alter a characteristic of such function in response to shaking or other movement of the electronic equipment, e.g., when the mobile equipment is shaken at a given frequency and amplitude, according to a given code, in a given direction, e.g., twisting/twirling and/or in an arcuate path or linear path. The electronic equipment includes a motion transducer providing motion signals representing motion and a comparator that compares motion signals to determine whether they match predetermined or programmed motion signals.
A method of turning on or off or altering a function or a characteristic of a function of electronic equipment includes detecting occurrence of motion and in response thereto carrying out the turning on, turning off and/or altering if that motion matches a predetermined or programmed motion. The method may include shaking the electronic equipment in a hand, moving the electronic equipment linearly, in an arc, in a rotation, etc. The electronic equipment may be programmed with the predetermined motion.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic equipment, comprising
a transducer, wherein the transducer is operable to detect motion of the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment having at least one operational function, and wherein the operational function or a characteristic of the operational function is responsive to detected motion at least one of to be turned on, to be turned off or to be altered.
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5. An electronic equipment, comprising
a transducer, wherein the transducer is operable to detect motion of the electronic equipment, a keylock, wherein the keylock turns on or turns off an operational function of the electronic equipment in response to the detected motion.
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15. A method of activating and deactivating a function of electronic equipment, comprising
moving an electronic equipment, detecting such moving, and in response to said moving at least one of turning on, turning off or altering a characteristic of the function.
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21. A method for programming electronic equipment to be responsive to motion to at least one of turn on, turn off or to alter a function or a characteristic of a function, comprising moving the electronic equipment in a desired manner to establish the determined character of movement to which subsequent movement may be compared to determine whether at least one of to turn on, to turn off or to alter a function or a characteristic of the function.
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22. A computer program operable in electronic equipment, comprising
code to operate the electronic equipment to detect the character of motion of such electronic equipment, code to cause comparing of the character of motion of such electronic equipment with a determined motion signal representing determined motion, and code for causing at least one of turning on, turning off or altering of a function of the electronic equipment when the character of motion of such electronic equipment and such determined motion signal represent substantially the same motion.
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