System and Method for Optimized Visualization on a Display Window

• US 20080170403A1
• Filed: 04/30/2007
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Gurevich, Vladimir
• Application Number:
  US11/742,338
• Publication Number:
  US 20080170403A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/319
• 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 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• 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: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/22 Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• 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

A system and method optimizes a visualization of a display of a mobile device. The mobile device comprises a housing, a display, and an adaptive device. The display is situated at least partially in an opening of the housing. The adaptive device is disposed at least partially one of within the housing and in the opening. The adaptive device has a property to improve a visibility of the display. The property is related to an ambient lighting condition.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a housing;

a display situated at least partially in an opening of the housing; and

an adaptive device disposed at least partially one of within the housing and in the opening, the adaptive device having a property to improve a visibility of the display, the property being related to an ambient lighting condition.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the adaptive device is one of a window and a filter.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the window is disposed above the display.

4. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the filter is disposed above the display.

5. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the filter is disposed below the display.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the property is adjusted as a function of the ambient lighting condition.

7. The mobile device of claim 5, wherein the adjustment is automatically adapting the adaptive device.

8. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

a slot disposed on a periphery of the housing facilitating a manual swapping of the adaptive device with a second adaptive device, the second adaptive device having a second property relating to a second ambient lighting condition.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein when the ambient lighting condition corresponds to a first predetermined condition, the adaptive device utilizes a clear tint.

10. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

a backlight which is activated when the lighting condition corresponds to a second predetermined condition.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein when the ambient lighting condition corresponds to the second predetermined condition, the adaptive device utilizes a colored tint.

12. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the colored tint is yellow when the backlight is white.

13. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the colored tint is one of red, violet, orange, and green corresponding to a predominant color of the ambient lighting condition.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

activating a backlight when the lighting condition corresponds to a second predetermined condition.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the property is a colored tint when the ambient lighting condition corresponds to the second predetermined condition.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the colored tint is yellow when the backlight is white.

14. A method for optimizing visualization, comprising:

determining an ambient lighting condition; and

adjusting a property of an adaptive device which is at least partially disposed within a housing of a mobile device according to the ambient lighting condition to improve a visibility of a display situated in the housing.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the ambient lighting condition is determined one of manually by a user and automatically by light sensors disposed on a periphery of the housing.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the adaptive device is adjusted manually.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the adaptive device is adjusted automatically.

18. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the property is a clear tint when the ambient lighting condition is corresponds to a first predetermined condition.

22. A mobile device, comprising:

a housing;

a displaying means for displaying an image, the displaying means being situated at least partially in an opening of the housing; and

an adaptive means for improving a visibility of the displaying means by adapting to an ambient lighting condition, the adaptive means being disposed at least partially one of within the housing and in the opening.