PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONFIGURABLE OPERATING MODE
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing portion having at least a first surface portion and a second surface portion, wherein the device may be oriented to rest on not more than one of the first surface portion and the second surface portion at a particular time;
a user interface;
a sensor configured to provide an output signal when the device is oriented from resting on the first surface portion to resting on the second surface portion; and
a controller coupled to the user interface and to the sensor, the controller configured to invoke a mode of operation of the device in response to receiving the output signal from the sensor,wherein the mode of operation is indicated at the user interface.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device including a user interface, a sensor configured to provide an output signal when the device is oriented from resting on a first housing surface portion to resting on a second housing surface portion, and a controller coupled to the user interface and to the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to invoke a mode of operation in response to an output signal from the sensor and wherein the mode of operation is indicated at the user interface.
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing portion having at least a first surface portion and a second surface portion, wherein the device may be oriented to rest on not more than one of the first surface portion and the second surface portion at a particular time; a user interface; a sensor configured to provide an output signal when the device is oriented from resting on the first surface portion to resting on the second surface portion; and a controller coupled to the user interface and to the sensor, the controller configured to invoke a mode of operation of the device in response to receiving the output signal from the sensor, wherein the mode of operation is indicated at the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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8. The device of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to refresh an image displayed on the user interface upon orienting the device from resting on the first surface portion to resting on the second surface portion and then resting back on the first surface portion in a relatively continuous motion.
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12. A method in a hand manipulatable electronic device, the method comprising:
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orienting the device from resting on a first surface portion of a housing portion of the device to resting on a second surface portion of the housing portion of the device; providing an output signal with a sensor in response to detecting the change in orientation of the device; invoking a mode of operation of the device in response to the output signal provided by the sensor; and indicating the mode of operation at a user interface of the device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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