METHOD AND SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO INTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF A DEVICE

• US 20110029869A1
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hamish Mclennan
• Original Assignee: Hamish Mclennan
• Inventors: McLennan, Hamish
• Application Number:
  US12/920,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20110029869A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• 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 method for causing an action to be performed in a device, the method including the steps of in a processing system of the device, receiving an indication of movement of at least a portion of the device, the movement being associated with an action option, and causing the action to be performed in respect of the movement.

Claims

1. A method for causing an action to be performed in a device, the method including the steps of, in a processing system of the device:

a) receiving an indication of movement of at least a portion of the device, the movement being associated with an action option; and

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b) causing the action to be performed in respect of the movement.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes:

a) displaying a plurality of action options; and

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b) receiving the indication of movement in a direction of at least one of the plurality of action options.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method includes receiving an indication of a selection of the at least one of the plurality of action options.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the indication of the selection of the at least one of the plurality of action options includes at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a) a predetermined movement;

b) crossing of a virtual boundary;

c) pressing of a key of the device; and

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d) releasing of a key of the device.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the method includes generating a feedback in accordance with the received indication of selection.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein generating a feedback includes at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a) vibration of the device;

b) a visual feedback; and

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c) an auditory feedback.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the method includes displaying the plurality of action options in a display of the processing system, the plurality of action options being angularly spaced apart from each other.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the method includes displaying the plurality of action options around a circle or a clock-face arrangement around the display.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the method includes displaying the plurality of action options along a path.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the display of the plurality of action options is predetermined.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the action option includes at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a) text selection;

b) character selection;

c) sentence selection;

d) mode selection; and

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e) operational/functional selection.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication of movement includes at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a) indication of device movement according to a three-dimensional space;

b) indication of device movement in an angled directional movement;

c) indication of tilting of the device; and

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d) indication of rotating of the device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a) a hand-held device;

b) a mobile telecommunication device (phone);

c) a digital organiser;

d) a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA); and

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e) a digital music player.

14. A device, the device being configured to perform an action, the device including a processing system, the processing system being configured to:

a) receive an indication of movement of at least a portion of the device, the movement being associated with an action option; and

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b) cause the action to be performed in respect of the movement.

15. (canceled)