METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFICATION OF INPUT ENVIRONMENT

• US 20120287070A1
• Filed: 12/29/2009
• Published: 11/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, Yingfei, Wang, Kongqiao
• Granted Patent: US 9,104,261 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation methods for entering alphabetical characters per se G06F3/0237

Abstract

An apparatus, comprising a processor, memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receiving an indication of an input environment, determining that the input environment negatively affects at least one input mode, determining that the input mode is active, and causing display of an input environment notification is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one a processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receiving an indication of an input environment;

determining that the input environment negatively affects at least one input mode;

determining that the input mode is active; and

causing display of an input environment notification based at least in part on the input mode and the input environment.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input environment relates to motion.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the motion relates to vibration.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input environment relates to background noise.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input environment relates to a lighting condition.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input mode relates to an audio input mode.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input mode relates to an optical input mode.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input mode relates to a touch input mode.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform receiving information indicating magnitude of the negative affect.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the input environment notification indicates the magnitude of the negative affect.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input environment notification comprises a non-textual input environment notification.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the non-textual input environment notification comprises causing dimming of at least part of a display.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the non-textual input environment notification comprises a meter.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the non-textual input environment notification comprises causing shading of at least part of a display.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the shading relates to background shading.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the shading relates to foreground shading.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input environment notification comprises a textual input environment notification.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a mobile terminal

19. A method, comprising:

receiving an indication of an input environment;

determining that the input environment negatively affects at least one input mode;

determining that the input mode is active; and

causing, by a processor, display of an input environment notification.

20. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform:

receiving an indication of an input environment;

determining that the input environment negatively affects at least one input mode;

determining that the input mode is active; and

causing display of an input environment notification.