Apparatus, method, and medium for displaying content according to motion

• US 20080122737A1
• Filed: 08/29/2007
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lea, Jong-ho, Ryu, Hee-seob, Lee, Yong-beom
• Granted Patent: US 7,965,298 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/11
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• 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 1/1694 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: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus, a method, and a medium for displaying contents according to motions by identifying the direction of a sensed motion and moving the content region in a direction opposite to the identified direction or moving the background region in the identified direction. The apparatus including a motion sensing unit to sense a motion; a display control unit to adjust a position of an image region with reference to a direction of the sensed motion; and a display unit to display a content and a background according to the adjusted position, wherein the image region comprises a content region having the content and a background region having the background.

Claims

1. An apparatus for displaying an image according to a motion, the apparatus comprising:

a motion sensing unit to sense a motion;

a display control unit to adjust a position of an image region comprising the image with reference to a direction of the sensed motion; and

a display unit to display a content and a background according to the adjusted position, wherein the image region comprises a content region having the content and a background region having the background.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the content region is contained in the background region.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display control unit is adapted to adjust the position of the image region with reference to a difference between time of input of the content and time of sensing the motion.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display control unit is adapted to adjust the position of the image region with reference to a difference between time of input of the background and time of sensing of the motion.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display control unit is adapted to adjust a position of the content region in a direction opposite to the direction of the motion.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display control unit is adapted to adjust a position of the background region in the direction of the motion.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion comprises a horizontal motion along one or a combination of three axes in a three-dimensional space.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion comprises a circular motion about one or a combination of three axes in a three-dimensional space.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display control unit is adapted to adjust color, brightness, and update rate of the image region with reference to size and rate of the motion.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the display control unit is adapted to adjust both a position of the content region and a position of the background when the motion has a size larger than an available operation radius and a rate larger than an update rate of the content region.

11. A method of displaying an image according to a motion, the method comprising:

sensing a motion;

adjusting a position of an image region with reference to a direction of the sensed motion; and

displaying a content and a background according to the adjusted position, wherein the image region comprises a content region having the content and a background region having the background.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the content region is contained in the background region.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the adjusting the position of the image region is performed with reference to a difference between time of input of the content and time of sensing of the motion.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the adjusting the position of the image region is performed with reference to a difference between time of input of the background and time of sensing of the motion.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the adjusting the position of the image region comprises adjusting a position of the content region in a direction opposite to the direction of the motion.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the adjusting the position of the image region comprises adjusting a position of the background in the direction of the motion.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the motion comprises a horizontal motion along one or a combination of three axes in a three-dimensional space.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the motion comprises a circular motion about one or a combination of three axes in a three-dimensional space.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the adjusting the position of the image region comprises adjusting color, brightness, and update rate of the image region with reference to size and rate of the motion.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the adjusting the position of the image region comprises adjusting both a position of the content region and a position of the background when the motion has a size larger than an available operation radius and a rate larger than an update rate of the content region.

21. At least one computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that control at least one processor to implement the method of claim 11.

22. An apparatus for displaying an image according to a motion, the apparatus comprising:

a display controller to adjust a position of an image region comprising the image with reference to a direction of sensed motion of the apparatus for displaying the image; and

a display to display a content and a background according to the adjusted position, wherein the image region comprises a content region having the content and a background region having the background.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the display control unit is adapted to adjust a position of the content region in a direction opposite to the direction of the motion.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the display control unit is adapted to adjust a position of the background region in the direction of the motion.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a motion sensor to sense the motion of the apparatus for displaying the image.