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GESTURE-BASED POWER MANAGEMENT OF A WEARABLE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DISPLAY

  • US 20090195497A1
  • Filed: 01/20/2009
  • Published: 08/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for gesture-based power management for a portable device with display, comprising:

  • calibrating an inertial sensor to a reference orientation that is relative to a user'"'"'s body angle;

    tracking motion of the portable device with respect to the reference orientation; and

    enabling the display when the portable device is within a viewable range, wherein the viewable range is a predefined rotational angle range in each of an x, y, and z axis, to a user based upon a position of the portable device with respect to the reference orientation.

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