SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PRESENTATION OF MOVING IMAGES ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACCORDING TO AN ORIENTATION OF THE DEVICE

• US 20080034321A1
• Filed: 08/01/2007
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: GRIFFIN, Jason
• Granted Patent: US 8,493,323 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/799
• 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 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to a system, method and device for changing a notional viewing location for a moving image on a device, depending on an orientation of the device. For the moving image management system, it comprises: a sensor; a movement detection module connected to the sensor providing movement data registering a notable signal from the sensor; and a moving image adjustment module determining a new viewing location of the moving image utilizing the movement data and generating a replacement moving image for the moving image representing the moving image as viewed from the new viewing location.

Claims

1. A moving image management system for a moving image displayed in a screen on a display of an electronic device, comprising:

a sensor;

a movement detection module connected to said sensor providing movement data registering a notable signal from said sensor; and

a moving image adjustment module determining a new viewing location of said moving image utilizing said movement data and generating a replacement moving image for said moving image representing said moving image as viewed from said new viewing location.

2. The moving image management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said moving image adjustment module further shifts a background image associated with said moving image in said screen reflecting said new viewing location.

3. The moving image management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said replacement viewing image is implemented only if said movement data is within a predetermined shift range.

4. The moving image management system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said sensor provides positional pitch data about a new movement.

5. The moving image management system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said sensor further provides positional yaw data about said new movement.

6. The moving image management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said moving adjustment module reverts said replacement moving image to a default viewing location associated with said moving image after a predetermined amount of time has passed with no notable further movement of said device.

7. The moving image management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said moving image adjustment module accesses a plurality of moving images each representing a different viewing location for said moving image when determining said replacement moving image.

8. The moving image management system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said moving image adjustment module generates said replacement moving image using stereoscopic data relating to said plurality of moving images and said movement data.

9. The moving image management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said moving image adjustment module generates said replacement moving image utilizing a three dimensional model of elements in said moving image and said movement data.

10. The moving image management system as claimed in claim 9, wherein:

said sensor is an accelerometer.

11. A method for adjusting a presentation of a moving image in a screen on a display of an electronic device, comprising:

monitoring for a notable movement of said device; and

when said notable movement has been detected, determining replacement moving image having a new viewing location for said moving image to be displayed on said screen utilizing orientation data relating to said notable movement.

12. The method for adjusting presentation of elements displayed in a screen as claimed in claim 11, further comprising reverting said new viewing location to a default viewing location for said moving image when a predetermined amount of time has passed with no notable further movement of said device being detected.

13. The method for adjusting presentation of elements displayed in a screen as claimed in claim 11, wherein a plurality of moving images each representing a different viewing location for said moving image are accessed when determining said replacement moving image.

14. The method for adjusting presentation of elements displayed in a screen as claimed in claim 11, said replacement moving image is generated from stereoscopic data relating to said plurality of moving images and said movement data.

15. The method for adjusting presentation of elements displayed in a screen as claimed in claim 11, wherein said replacement moving image is generated utilizing a three dimensional model of elements in said moving image and said movement data.

16. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a sensor;

a display;

software generating an image on said display;

a movement detection module connected to said sensor providing an orientation signal registering a notable signal from said sensor; and

an image adjustment module providing a replacement image for said image based on a new viewing location determined for said device utilizing orientation data provided by said movement detection module.

17. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said sensor is an accelerometer detecting a change in pitch in orientation of said device.

18. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said image adjustment module shifts a background element associated with said image in said screen by a predetermined number of pixels in response to said orientation data.