USER INTERFACE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS

• US 20090235192A1
• Filed: 03/17/2008
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: DE HAAN, Ido, HIN, Rene
• Application Number:
  US12/049,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20090235192A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• 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: H04M 1/6016 in the receiver circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• 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 user interface is disclosed, comprising a sensor arranged to determine a spatial change, said user interface being arranged to control at least one function, wherein the function is controlled by said determined spatial change. Further, an apparatus, a method, and a computer program for controlling a function are disclosed.

Claims

1. A user interface comprising a sensor arranged to determine a spatial change, said user interface being arranged to control at least one function, wherein the function is controlled by said determined spatial change.

2. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein said spatial change comprises a linear movement.

3. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein said spatial change comprises a change in orientation.

4. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein said function is volume control of audio output.

5. The user interface according to claim 1, further comprising an enablement controller arranged to provide a control signal enabling control of the function, wherein the enablement controller is arranged to receive a enablement user input for providing the control signal.

6. The user interface according to claim 5, wherein the enablement user input is a predetermined spatial change to be determined prior to the determined spatial change used to control the function.

7. The user interface according to claim 5, further comprising a further user actuatable element, wherein the enablement user input is a determined actuation of the further user actuatable element.

8. An apparatus comprising a processor and a user interface connected to the processor, wherein the user interface comprises a sensor arranged to determine a spatial change, and the processor is arranged to control a function based on said determined spatial change.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said spatial change comprises a linear movement.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said spatial change comprises a change in orientation.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said function is volume control of audio output.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising an enablement controller arranged to provide a control signal enabling control of the function, wherein the enablement controller is arranged to receive an enablement user input for providing the control signal.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the enablement user input is a predetermined spatial change to be determined prior to the determined spatial change used to control the function.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising a further user actuatable element, wherein the enablement user input is a determined actuation of the further user actuatable element.

15. A user interface method comprising

determining a spatial change;

and

controlling a function based on the determined spatial change.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein determining the spatial change comprises determining a linear movement.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein determining the spatial change comprises determining a change in orientation.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein controlling the function comprises adjusting audio output volume.

19. The method according to claim 15, further comprising, prior to determining the spatial change,

receiving an enablement user input;

and

providing a control signal enabling the controlling of the function.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein receiving the enablement user input comprises detecting a predetermined spatial change prior to the determined spatial change used to control the function.

21. The method according to claim 19, wherein receiving the enablement user input comprises detecting a determined actuation of a further user actuatable element.

22. A computer readable medium comprising program code comprising instructions which when executed by a processor is arranged to cause the processor to perform

determination of a spatial change;

and

control of a function based on the determined spatial change.

23. The computer readable medium according to claim 22, wherein the program code instructions for determination of a spatial change is further arranged to cause the processor to perform determination of a linear movement.

24. The computer readable medium according to claim 22, wherein the program code instructions for determination of a spatial change is further arranged to cause the processor to perform determination of a change in orientation.

25. The computer readable medium according to claim 22, wherein the program code instructions for control of a function is further arranged to cause the processor to perform adjustment of audio output volume.

26. The computer readable medium according to claim 22, wherein the program code instructions is further arranged to cause the processor to perform, prior to determination of the spatial change,

reception of an enablement user input;

and

provision of a control signal enabling the controlling of the function.

27. The computer readable medium according to claim 26, wherein the program code instructions for reception of the enablement user input is further arranged to cause the processor to perform detection of a predetermined spatial change prior to the determined spatial change used to control the function.

28. The computer readable medium according to claim 26, wherein the program code instructions for reception of the enablement user input is further arranged to cause the processor to perform detection of an actuation of a further user actuatable element.