VIEW NAVIGATION ON MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a portion of a virtual object on a mobile device, comprising:
- displaying a first portion of a virtual object on a mobile device;
detecting motion of the mobile device;
determining a second portion of the virtual object based upon the motion; and
displaying the second portion of the virtual object on the mobile device.
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Abstract
Users may view web pages, play games, send emails, take photos, and perform other tasks using mobile devices. Unfortunately, the limited screen size and resolution of mobile devices may restrict users from adequately viewing virtual objects, such as maps, images, email, user interfaces, etc. Accordingly, one or more systems and/or techniques for displaying portions of virtual objects on a mobile device are disclosed herein. A mobile device may be configured with one or more sensors (e.g., a digital camera, an accelerometer, or a magnetometer) configured to detect motion of the mobile device (e.g., a pan, tilt, or forward/backward motion). A portion of a virtual object may be determined based upon the detected motion and displayed on the mobile device. For example, a view of a top portion of an email may be displayed on a cell phone based upon the user panning the cell phone in an upward direction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a portion of a virtual object on a mobile device, comprising:
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displaying a first portion of a virtual object on a mobile device; detecting motion of the mobile device; determining a second portion of the virtual object based upon the motion; and displaying the second portion of the virtual object on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for displaying a portion of a virtual object on a mobile device, comprising:
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a motion sensing device configured to; detect motion of a mobile device; a motion mapping module configured to; determine a portion of a virtual object based upon the motion of the mobile device; and a display module configured to; display the portion of a virtual object on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for windowed navigation of a virtual environment on a mobile device, comprising:
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mapping a screen of a mobile device to a view of a virtual environment; receiving motion of the mobile device; updating the view based upon the motion; and displaying the updated view on the screen of the mobile device.
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