Portable digital device with intuitive browsing function and operating method thereof

• US 20090179857A1
• Filed: 11/21/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Yang, Jia-Lin, Huang, Kuo-Hsun, Liou, Fou-Ming, Hsu, Shou-Hsiu
• Application Number:
  US12/292,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20090179857A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• 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 1/1694 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 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable digital device with an intuitive browsing function and an operating method thereof. A start unit is enabled to allow the value and direction of a gravity acceleration variation to be sensed. According to the gravity acceleration variation, a sensing signal is provided for a control unit, and then the control unit operates a user interface based on the sensing signal. Therefore, users are able to operate the digital device instinctively and obtain variable operating effects by varying the displacement.

Claims

1. A portable digital device with an intuitive browsing function comprising:

a control unit;

a gravity accelerometer electrically connected to the control unit;

a display unit electrically connected to the control unit and capable of displaying a user interface; and

a start unit electrically connected to the control unit;

when the start unit is enabled, the gravity accelerometer continuously senses a gravity acceleration variation in a direction according to a predetermined sampling frequency to provide a sensing signal corresponding to the gravity acceleration variation for the control unit, and the control unit performs an operation on the user interface based on the sensing signal and the displacement of the portable digital device calculated based on the gravity acceleration variation.

2. The portable digital device according to claim 1, wherein the user interface shows an executable object, and the control unit is capable of executing the executable object shown by the user interface based on the sensing signal.

3. The portable digital device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs an operation of shifting a picture shown by the user interface based on the sensing signal.

4. The portable digital device according to claim 3, wherein the direction of shifting the picture corresponds to the direction of the gravity acceleration variation.

5. The portable digital device according to claim 3, wherein the distance of shifting the picture corresponds to the displacement of the portable digital device.

6. The portable digital device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs a menu scrolling on the user interface based on the sensing signal.

7. The portable digital device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs an operation of moving a cursor on the user interface based on the sensing signal.

8. The portable digital device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs an operation of rotating a picture on the user interface based on the sensing signal.

9. The portable digital device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs a confirmation on the user interface based on the sensing signal.

10. An operating method of a portable digital device with an intuitive browsing function, the operating method comprising the steps of:

enabling a start unit;

continuously sensing a gravity acceleration variation in a direction according to a predetermined sampling frequency;

providing a sensing signal corresponding to the gravity acceleration variation; and

operating a user interface based on the sensing signal and the displacement of the portable digital device calculated based on the gravity acceleration variation.