Method and apparatus for motion-based communication
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1. A method for motion-based communication using a handheld device comprising the acts of:
- associating a plurality of movements with a plurality of corresponding communications;
detecting a handheld device motion;
determining if the handheld device motion corresponds to one of the plurality of movements; and
sending, from the handheld device, one of the plurality of corresponding communications over a wireless network when said handheld device motion corresponds to one of the plurality of movements.
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Abstract
A handheld device user may engage in motion-based communication with a target user over a wireless network. In one embodiment, a plurality of movements are associated with a plurality of corresponding communications. Upon detection of a handheld device motion, a determination may be made as to whether the handheld device motion corresponds to one of the known movements. If so, one of the plurality of corresponding communications may be sent to the target user over the wireless network.
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1. A method for motion-based communication using a handheld device comprising the acts of:
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associating a plurality of movements with a plurality of corresponding communications; detecting a handheld device motion; determining if the handheld device motion corresponds to one of the plurality of movements; and sending, from the handheld device, one of the plurality of corresponding communications over a wireless network when said handheld device motion corresponds to one of the plurality of movements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A handheld device configured to communicate with a target user device over a wireless network, the electronic device comprising:
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a wireless network interface configured to connect the handheld device to the wireless network; a memory containing processor-executable instructions for implementing motion-based communication; and a processor electrically coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the processor-executable instructions to; associate a plurality of movements with a plurality of corresponding communications, detect a motion of the handheld device, determine if said motion corresponds to one of the plurality of movements, and send one of the plurality of corresponding communications over the wireless network to the target user device when said motion corresponds to one of the plurality of movements. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product, comprising:
a processor readable medium having processor executable code embodied therein to enable motion-based communication using a handheld device, the processor readable medium having; processor executable program code to associate a plurality of movements with a plurality of corresponding communications; processor executable program code to detect a handheld device motion; processor executable program code to determine if the handheld device motion corresponds to one of the plurality of movements; and processor executable program code to send, from the handheld device, one of the plurality of corresponding communications over a wireless network when said handheld device motion corresponds to one of the plurality of movements. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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