MOBILE DEVICE USER INTERFACE COMBINING INPUT FROM MOTION SENSORS AND OTHER CONTROLS
First Claim
1. A handheld electronic device, the device comprising:
- a display operative to display an image;
an input control operative to sense a contact motion of the user with the device;
a set of motion sensors sensing rotational rate of the device around at least three axes of the device and linear acceleration along at least three axes of the device; and
a subsystem capable of facilitating interaction with the device based on combined sensor data, the combined sensor data including motion data derived from at least one of the motion sensors and contact data derived from the contact motion sensed by the input control.
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide user interfaces for mobile devices which combine input from motion sensors and other input controls. In one aspect, a handheld electronic device includes a display operative to display an image, an input control operative to sense a contact motion of the user with the device, a set of motion sensors sensing rotational rate of the device around at least three axes of the device and linear acceleration along at least three axes of the device, and a subsystem capable of facilitating interaction with the device based on combined sensor data. The combined sensor data includes motion data derived from at least one of the motion sensors and contact data derived from the contact motion sensed by the input control.
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20 Claims
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1. A handheld electronic device, the device comprising:
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a display operative to display an image; an input control operative to sense a contact motion of the user with the device; a set of motion sensors sensing rotational rate of the device around at least three axes of the device and linear acceleration along at least three axes of the device; and a subsystem capable of facilitating interaction with the device based on combined sensor data, the combined sensor data including motion data derived from at least one of the motion sensors and contact data derived from the contact motion sensed by the input control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing interaction with a handheld electronic device, the method comprising:
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sensing contact motion input from a user using an input control of the handheld electronic device; sensing motion of the device around at least one axis of the device using a set of motion sensors, the set of motion sensors operative to sense rotational rate around at least three axes of the device and linear acceleration along at least three axes of the device; and providing interaction with the device based on combined sensor data, the combined sensor data including motion data derived from at least one of the motion sensors and contact data derived from the contact motion sensed by the input control. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A storage medium including a software program, the software program capable of running at least partially on a handheld electronic device,
wherein the device comprises: -
a touchscreen display operative to display an image and to sense contact on a surface of the touchscreen display; and a set of motion sensors sensing rotational rate around at least three axes and linear acceleration along at least three axes, wherein the software program is capable of facilitating interaction with the device based on combined sensor data, the combined sensor data including motion data derived from at least one of the motion sensors and contact data derived from the contact sensed by the touchscreen display.
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