SELF-ORIENTING DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A method of orienting a display image rendered by a display device, the method comprising:
- sensing, via at least one sensor, at least one characteristic of an object other than the display device;
determining an orientation of the object from at least one of the at least one sensed characteristic; and
orienting the display image relative to the determined orientation of the object.
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Abstract
A self-orienting display senses the characteristics of an object and automatically rotates and reformats a display image in accordance with those characteristics. In one embodiment, the object is the display device, such as a hand held device, that provides the display image. As the display device is rotated, the display image is automatically oriented to either a landscape orientation or a portrait orientation. Characteristics may be sensed by mechanical sensors, electrical sensors, optical sensors, acoustic sensors, gyroscopic sensors, or a combination thereof. Sensors may be positioned on the display device, a person, or a combination thereof. The display images may include graphic display images, textual display images, videos display images, and functional control buttons (e.g., functional displayed representations of control buttons such as play, rewind, stop, scroll). The self-orienting display may also include an authenticator that authenticates a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of orienting a display image rendered by a display device, the method comprising:
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sensing, via at least one sensor, at least one characteristic of an object other than the display device; determining an orientation of the object from at least one of the at least one sensed characteristic; and orienting the display image relative to the determined orientation of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for orienting a display image rendered by a display device, the system comprising:
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a sensor portion configured to sense at least one characteristic of an object other than the display device and provide a sensor signal indicative of the at least one characteristic; and a display processor configured to; receive the sensor signal; determine an orientation of the object from the sensor signal; and orient the display image relative to the determined orientation of the object. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon that when executed by a processor causes a display device to orient a display image rendered by the display device, the program code comprising:
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a sense object code segment that causes at least one sensor to sense at least one characteristic of an object other than the display device; a determine orientation code segment that causes the processor to determine an orientation of the object from at least one of the at least one sensed characteristic; and an orient code segment that causes the display device to orient the display image relative to the determined orientation of the object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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