SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING AN ATTRIBUTE MAGNIFICATION FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20120157114A1
• Filed: 12/16/2010
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Alameh, Rachid M., Ady, Roger W., Alberth, William P., Paitl, Kenneth A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,131,060 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/605 involving control of the receiver volume to provide a dual operational mode at close or far distance from the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

Techniques and technologies are presented for adapting an attribute magnification for a mobile communication device. An output device for the attribute is connected to the mobile communication device. A sensor tracks distance of a user'"'"'s head in relation to the mobile communication device; while a controller initiates a setting phase for magnification change and subsequently a tracking phase, opposite from the setting phase, for dynamically adjusting the attribute from the mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A system for adapting magnification of an attribute for a mobile communication device, comprising:

an output device for the attribute connected to the mobile communication device;

a first sensor for tracking distance of at least a part of the user'"'"'s head relative to the mobile communication device; and

a controller for initiating a setting phase for magnification change and subsequently a tracking phase, for dynamically adjusting the attribute from the mobile communication device.

2. The system claimed in claim 1, wherein the attribute includes at least an audio portion and wherein the output device is a speaker at least partially controlled by the mobile communication device.

3. The system claimed in claim 1, wherein the attribute includes at least a visual portion and wherein the output device is a display at least partially controlled by the mobile communication device.

4. The system claimed in claim 3, wherein the attribute is a character size presented on the display.

5. The system claimed in claim 1, wherein the first sensor is a proximity detector capable of detecting at least one dimension in physical space.

6. The system claimed in claim 1, wherein the first sensor is at least an imager.

7. The system claimed in claim 6, wherein the first sensor is a combination of the imager and at least one range estimator capable of detecting at least one dimension in physical space, wherein the range estimator can be selected from the group of infrared, ultrasound.

8. The system claimed in claim 6, wherein the imager detects the presence of hearing aids and a user'"'"'s focused eye gaze or looking direction relative to device.

9. The system claimed in claim 8, wherein upon the imager'"'"'s detection of an averted eye gaze, the controller mutes a microphone of the mobile communication device.

10. The system claimed in claim 8, wherein upon the imager'"'"'s detection of presence of the hearing aid, the controller adaptively changes the acoustic content according to a stored audio profile within the mobile communication device, wherein the audio profile includes volume level, audio spectrum, audio filtering, and audio directional steering.

11. The system claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller receives an input to initialize the setting phase.

12. The system claimed in claim 11, wherein the setting phase includes sensing relative location of the user'"'"'s head to the mobile communication device

13. The system claimed in claim 12, wherein the relative location of the user'"'"'s head to the mobile communication device encompasses distance and an angular position relative to a normal position relative to the mobile communication device.

14. The system claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller receives an input that finalizes the setting phase and initiates the tracking phase.

15. The system claimed in claim 14, wherein the input for initializing the tracking phase includes, from the mobile communication device, an accelerometer signal, a manual selection, a handsfree gesture, a device gesture, and/or a voice command.

16. The system claimed in claim 15, wherein the accelerometer signal of the mobile device is coupled with a predetermined time period for switching from the setting phase to the tracking phase.

17. The system claimed in claim 1, further comprising the controller affecting content presentation on the display based on a second sensor determining context of the mobile communication device, device operational mode, said context comprising orientation of the mobile communication device, operation of the communication device, movement of the mobile communication device, environmental condition in which the device is operating, device use prior history, and relative location of the user/head/eyes relative to the mobile communication device.

18. The system claimed in claim 17 wherein text formats are dynamically changed depending on the output of the first sensor of the mobile communication device, said text formats selected from the group consisting of:

3D depth-effects, embossing, bolding, shadowing, underlining, italicizing, capitalization, text color, text color relative to display backlight color, text color relative to external background, display backlight color relative to external background, text spacing, font type, and text sizing

19. The system claimed in claim 1, wherein the attribute includes at least an audio portion and wherein the input device is a microphone at least partially controlled by the mobile communication device.

20. The system claimed in claim 2, further comprising at least a second sensor determining context of the mobile communication device, said context comprising external environment, movement, orientation, GPS location, altitude, operational mode, user-to-device relative position, including (distance and angle), and wherein the controller affects audio volume level, audio equalization, audio filtering, and audio directional steering, wherein the audio portion is determined based at least in part on the context of the mobile communication device.