PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, OPERATION CONTROL PROGRAM, SIGNAL GENERATION APPARATUS AND SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD
First Claim
1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
- a content storage unit configured to store content data;
a display unit configured to display a screen showing at least a title of a content data stored in the content storage unit;
an acceleration detection unit configured to detect an acceleration from a movement of the whole said portable electronic apparatus, the acceleration unit configured to detect the acceleration on the basis of detecting a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the screen and a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction parallel to the screen;
an evaluation-signal generation unit configured to perform a predetermined process based on said acceleration detected by said acceleration detection unit in order to generate an evaluation signal representing an amplitude and positive or negative polarity of said acceleration; and
a control unit configured to produce a result of determination as to whether said portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of a vacillating acceleration force indicated by said evaluation signal, and perform a predetermined operation on the basis of said result of determination.
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Abstract
A portable electronic apparatus includes an acceleration detection unit, an evaluation-signal generation unit, and a control unit. The acceleration detection unit is configured to detect an acceleration generated in the portable electronic apparatus. The evaluation-signal generation unit is configured to carry out a predetermined process based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection unit in order to generate an evaluation signal representing the amplitude and positive or negative polarity of the acceleration. The control unit is configured to produce a result of determination as to whether or not the portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of the evaluation signal and carrying out a predetermined operation on the basis of the result of determination.
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15 Claims
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1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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a content storage unit configured to store content data; a display unit configured to display a screen showing at least a title of a content data stored in the content storage unit; an acceleration detection unit configured to detect an acceleration from a movement of the whole said portable electronic apparatus, the acceleration unit configured to detect the acceleration on the basis of detecting a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the screen and a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction parallel to the screen; an evaluation-signal generation unit configured to perform a predetermined process based on said acceleration detected by said acceleration detection unit in order to generate an evaluation signal representing an amplitude and positive or negative polarity of said acceleration; and a control unit configured to produce a result of determination as to whether said portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of a vacillating acceleration force indicated by said evaluation signal, and perform a predetermined operation on the basis of said result of determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A control method adopted by a portable electronic apparatus having an acceleration detection unit for detecting an acceleration of said portable electronic apparatus, said control method comprising the steps of:
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storing content data on a content storage unit of the portable electronic apparatus; displaying a screen on a display unit of the portable electronic apparatus showing at least a title of a content data stored in the content storage unit; detecting the acceleration of said portable electronic apparatus from a movement of the whole said portable electronic apparatus on the basis of detecting a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the screen and a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction parallel to the screen; performing a predetermined process based on said acceleration detected by said acceleration detection unit in order to generate an evaluation signal representing an amplitude and positive or negative polarity of said acceleration; and producing a result of determination as to whether said portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of a vacillating acceleration force indicated by said evaluation signal generated in said evaluation-signal generation procedure and performing a predetermined operation on the basis of said result of determination.
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13. A computer readable storage medium storing a program that can be read by a computer employed in a portable electronic apparatus for executing said program to implement the steps of:
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storing content data on a content storage unit of the portable electronic apparatus; displaying a screen on a display unit of the portable electronic apparatus showing at least a title of a content data stored in the content storage unit; detecting an acceleration of said portable electronic apparatus from a movement of the whole said portable electronic apparatus on the basis of detecting a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the screen and a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction parallel to the screen; performing a predetermined process based on the acceleration detected by an acceleration detection unit of said portable electronic apparatus in order to generate an evaluation signal representing an amplitude and positive or negative polarity of said acceleration; and producing a result of determination as to whether said portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of said evaluation signal generated in said evaluation-signal generation procedure and performing a predetermined operation on the basis of said result of determination.
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14. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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content storing means for storing content data; displaying means for displaying a screen showing at least a title of a content data stored in the content storage means; acceleration detection means for detecting an acceleration from a movement of the whole said portable electronic apparatus, and for detecting the acceleration on the basis of detecting a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the screen and a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction parallel to the screen; evaluation-signal generation means for performing a predetermined process based on said acceleration detected by said acceleration detection means in order to generate an evaluation signal representing an amplitude and positive or negative polarity of said acceleration; and control means for producing a result of determination as to whether said portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of a vacillating acceleration force indicated by said evaluation signal generated by said evaluation-signal generation means and performing a predetermined operation on the basis of said result of determination.
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15. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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a content storage unit configured to store content data; a display unit configured to display a screen showing at least a title of a content data stored in the content storage unit; an acceleration detection unit configured to detect an acceleration from a movement of the whole said portable electronic apparatus, the acceleration unit configured to detect the acceleration on the basis of detecting a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the screen and a movement of the portable electronic apparatus in a direction parallel to the screen; an evaluation-signal generation unit configured to perform a predetermined process based on said acceleration detected by said acceleration detection unit in order to generate an evaluation signal representing an amplitude and positive or negative polarity of said acceleration; and a control unit configured to produce a result of determination as to whether said portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of said evaluation signal, and perform a predetermined operation on the basis of said result of determination, wherein the predetermined movement is determined to have occurred when a user performs a plurality of successive movements of the portable electronic apparatus, each of the successive movements being determined when the evaluation signal exhibits a threshold value of a first polarity during a first time period and a threshold value of a second polarity opposite to the first polarity during a second time period after the first time period.
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