Method and Electronic Device With Motion Compensation

• US 20120038557A1
• Filed: 08/12/2010
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: DeLUCA, Michael Joseph
• Application Number:
  US12/855,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20120038557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04186 Touch location disambiguation

Abstract

A method and electronic device with motion compensation are described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for operating an electronic device, comprising: determining a velocity of the electronic device; changing a duration of actuation for registering an input for an input device of the portable electronic device in response to the determining.

Claims

1. A method for operating an electronic device, comprising:

determining a velocity of the electronic device;

changing a duration of actuation for registering an input for an input device of the portable electronic device in response to the determining.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing changes the duration from a default duration to an second duration longer than the default duration when the velocity exceeds a threshold level, the method further comprising registering inputs in response to actuations which exceed the second duration when the duration of actuation is set to the second duration.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the input device is a keyboard of the electronic device and the duration of actuation is the duration of actuation of a key in the keyboard.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the input device is a touch-sensitive display of the electronic device and the duration of actuation is the duration of a touch event at a location on the touch-sensitive display coincident with a selectable onscreen item.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the second duration is proportional to the determined velocity.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

changing a distance of directional inputs detected by a navigation device of the electronic device for registering a navigation input from a default distance to an second distance longer than the default distance;

registering navigation input in response to directional inputs detected by the navigation device which exceed the second distance when the distance of directional inputs is set to the second distance and causing corresponding navigation movement within a user interface of the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the second distance is proportional to the determined velocity.

8. An electronic device comprising:

an input device;

a processor connected to the input device and configured for;

determining a velocity of the electronic device;

changing a duration of actuation for registering an input for an input device of the portable electronic device in response to the determining.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the changing changes the duration from a default duration to an second duration longer than the default duration when the velocity exceeds a threshold level, wherein the processor is further configured for registering inputs in response to actuations which exceed the second duration when the duration of actuation is set to the second duration.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the input device is a keyboard of the electronic device and the duration of actuation is the duration of actuation of a key in the keyboard.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the input device is a touch-sensitive display of the electronic device and the duration of actuation is the duration of a touch event at a location on the touch-sensitive display coincident with a selectable onscreen item.

12. The device of claim 9, wherein the second duration is proportional to the determined velocity.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured for:

changing a distance of directional inputs detected by a navigation device of the electronic device for registering a navigation input from a default distance to an second distance longer than the default distance;

registering navigation input in response to directional inputs detected by the navigation device which exceed the second distance when the distance of directional inputs is set to the second distance and causing corresponding navigation movement within a user interface of the electronic device.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the second distance is proportional to the determined velocity.

15. A method for operating an electronic device, comprising:

determining a velocity of the electronic device;

changing a distance of directional inputs detected by a navigation device of the portable electronic device in response to the determining.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the changing changes the duration for registering a navigation input from a default distance to an second distance longer than the default distance, the method further comprising registering navigation input in response to directional inputs detected by the navigation device which exceed the second distance when the distance of directional inputs is set to the second distance and causing corresponding navigation movement within a user interface of the electronic device.

17. An electronic device comprising:

an input device;

a processor connected to the input device and configured for;

determining a velocity of the electronic device;

changing a distance of directional inputs detected by a navigation device of the portable electronic device in response to the determining.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the changing changes the duration for registering a navigation input from a default distance to an second distance longer than the default distance, wherein the processor is further configured for registering navigation input in response to directional inputs detected by the navigation device which exceed the second distance when the distance of directional inputs is set to the second distance and causing corresponding navigation movement within a user interface of the electronic device.