ACCELEROMETER-BASED TOUCHSCREEN USER INTERFACE
First Claim
1. Consumer electronics (CE) device comprising:
- housing bearing a processor, a visual display, and an audio display, the processor controlling the displays;
accelerometer in the housing and outputting signals to the processor representing acceleration of the housing;
the processor determining a tilt of the housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto controlling a volume output by the audio display, and/or controlling a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on the visual display, and/or controlling motion of a virtual object presented on the visual display.
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Abstract
A CE device for, e.g., displaying the time can incorporate an accelerometer to provide various features and enhancements. For example, tilting of the housing as sensed by the accelerometer may be used for controlling a volume output by an audio display, and/or for controlling a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on a visual display, and/or for controlling motion of a virtual object presented on the visual display; and/or for rotating a presentation on the visual display to always be oriented up and/or for determining that a person has tapped the housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto presenting an image of a rotatable object on the display.
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20 Claims
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1. Consumer electronics (CE) device comprising:
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housing bearing a processor, a visual display, and an audio display, the processor controlling the displays; accelerometer in the housing and outputting signals to the processor representing acceleration of the housing; the processor determining a tilt of the housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto controlling a volume output by the audio display, and/or controlling a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on the visual display, and/or controlling motion of a virtual object presented on the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Consumer electronics (CE) device comprising:
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housing bearing a processor and a visual touchscreen display, the processor controlling the display; accelerometer in the housing and outputting signals to the processor representing acceleration of the housing; the processor determining that a person has tapped the housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto presenting an image of a rotatable object on the display, the processor detecting arcuate motion of a person'"'"'s finger over the rotatable object and in response thereto outputting a parameter-varying signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Method comprising:
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determining a tilt of a housing of a CE device based on signals from an accelerometer in the housing; and
in response thereto;controlling a volume output by an audio display, and/or controlling a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on a visual display, and/or controlling motion of a virtual object presented on the visual display; and
/orrotating a presentation on the visual display to always be oriented up; and
/ordetermining that a person has tapped the housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto presenting an image of a rotatable object on the display and detecting arcuate motion of a person'"'"'s finger over the rotatable object and in response thereto outputting a parameter-varying signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification