ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND SENSORY WARNING GENERATING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130088357A1
• Filed: 10/07/2011
• Published: 04/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Huang, Hsiao-Chuan, Chiang, Meng-Sheng
• Granted Patent: US 8,797,175 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/686.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/00 Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/181 using active radiation detection systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/189 using passive radiation detection systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a sensory warning generating method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a cradle and a handheld electronic device. The cradle has a motion sensor, and the handheld electronic is installed on the cradle and has a microprocessor, wherein the cradle or the handheld electronic device may has a warning indicator. The motion sensor is capable of detecting a motion of a object to produce a detection result, and the microprocessor drives the warning indicator in accordance with the detection result, such that the warning indicator produces a sensory warning.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a cradle, having a motion sensor; and

a handheld electronic device, installed onto the cradle and having a microprocessor and a warning indicator, wherein the motion sensor is able to detect a motion of an object to generate a detection result and the microprocessor drives the warning indicator to generate a sensory warning according to the detection result.

2. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the warning indicator is a combination selected from a group consisting of a display, a speaker and a vibrator.

3. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the display is a liquid crystal display (LED) or an organic light-emitting diode display (OLED display).

4. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensory warning is a combination selected from a group consisting of an optical signal, an acoustic signal and a vibration signal.

5. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the warning indicator comprises a display, the display is disposed at a front surface of the handheld electronic device and the display is a touch display and occupies an area more than a half of the front surface.

6. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cradle further has a recess to accommodate a portion of the handheld electronic device.

7. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the handheld electronic device further has a first connector and the cradle further has a second connector, and when the portion of the handheld electronic device is accommodated at the recess, the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other.

8. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cradle further has a control module, and the control module is electrically connected to the motion sensor to transmit the detection result to the microprocessor.

9. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the warning indicator is disposed on the handheld electronic device and electrically connected to the control module, and the microprocessor, by using the control module to drive the warning indicator, generates the sensory warning according to the detection result.

10. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cradle further has a charging module, and the charging module is able to charge the handheld electronic device.

11. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handheld electronic device further has a wireless communication module, the wireless communication module is electrically connected to the microprocessor and the wireless communication module is able to make the handheld electronic device perform communication.

12. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a cradle, having a motion sensor and a warning indicator; and

a handheld electronic device, installed onto the cradle and having a microprocessor, wherein the motion sensor is able to detect a motion of an object to generate a detection result and the microprocessor drives the warning indicator to generate a sensory warning according to the detection result.

13. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the warning indicator is a combination selected from a group consisting of a display, a speaker and a vibrator.

14. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the display is a liquid crystal display (LED) or an organic light-emitting diode display (OLED display).

15. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the sensory warning is a combination selected from a group consisting of an optical signal, an acoustic signal and a vibration signal.

16. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the cradle further has a recess to accommodate a portion of the handheld electronic device.

17. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the handheld electronic device further has a first connector and the cradle further has a second connector, and when the portion of the handheld electronic device is accommodated at the recess, the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other.

18. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the cradle further has a control module, and the control module is electrically connected to the motion sensor to transmit the detection result to the microprocessor.

19. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the warning indicator is disposed on the cradle and electrically connected to the control module, and the microprocessor, by using the control module to drive the warning indicator, generates the sensory warning according to the detection result.

20. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the cradle further has a charging module, and the charging module is able to charge the handheld electronic device.

21. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the handheld electronic device further has a wireless communication module, the wireless communication module is electrically connected to the microprocessor and the wireless communication module is able to make the handheld electronic device perform communication.

22. A sensory warning generating method, suitable for a cradle and a handheld electronic device, wherein the cradle has a motion sensor, the handheld electronic device is installed on the cradle and has a microprocessor, a warning indicator is disposed on the cradle or the handheld electronic device, and the sensory warning generating method comprises:

detecting a motion of an object by the motion sensor so as to generate a detection result; and

driving the warning indicator by the microprocessor according to the detection result so as to generate a sensory warning.

23. The sensory warning generating method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the warning indicator is a combination selected from a group consisting of a display, a speaker and a vibrator.

24. The sensory warning generating method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the display is a liquid crystal display (LED) or an organic light-emitting diode display (OLED display).

25. The sensory warning generating method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the sensory warning is a combination selected from a group consisting of an optical signal, an acoustic signal and a vibration signal.

26. The sensory warning generating method as claimed in claim 22, wherein when the motion starts, the intensity of the sensory warning is increasingly output.

27. The sensory warning generating method as claimed in claim 22, wherein when the motion is continued, the intensity of the sensory warning is durably output.

28. The sensory warning generating method as claimed in claim 22, wherein when the motion is interrupted, the sensory warning is decreasingly output.