APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A ROCKING MOVEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND EXECUTE A FUNCTION IN RESPONSE TO THE DETECTED MOVEMENT
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing comprising a convex portion configured to enable the apparatus to rock in response to an impulse provided by a user; and
a processor configured to enable a function of the apparatus to be performed in response to detection of the rocking of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus may be arranged in a plurality of operational modes and the function which is enabled is dependent on the operational mode of the apparatus.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program wherein the apparatus comprises: a housing comprising a convex portion configured to enable the apparatus to rock in response to an impulse provided by a user; and a processor configured to enable a function of the apparatus to be performed in response to the detection of the rocking of the apparatus.
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35 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing comprising a convex portion configured to enable the apparatus to rock in response to an impulse provided by a user; and a processor configured to enable a function of the apparatus to be performed in response to detection of the rocking of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus may be arranged in a plurality of operational modes and the function which is enabled is dependent on the operational mode of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16)
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14. (canceled)
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18. A method comprising;
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detecting rocking of an apparatus wherein the apparatus comprises a housing comprising a convex portion configured to enable the apparatus to rock in response to an impulse provided by a user; and enabling a function of the apparatus to be performed in response to detection of the rocking of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus may be arranged in a plurality of operational modes and the function which is enabled is dependent on the operational mode of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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34. A physical entity embodying a computer program comprising computer program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, enable an apparatus at least to perform:
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detecting rocking of an apparatus wherein the apparatus comprises a housing comprising a convex portion configured to enable the apparatus to rock in response to an impulse provided by a user; and enabling a function of the apparatus to be performed in response to detection of the rocking of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus may be arranged in a plurality of operational modes and the function which is enabled is dependent on the operational mode of the apparatus.
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