Terminal Device

• US 20140013844A1
• Filed: 07/16/2013
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhao, Qian, Chen, Hao, Zhang, Yufei, Liu, Xiaoming, Zheng, Hanfeng, Wu, Chenghu, Cheng, Tao, Xu, Xiaofei
• Granted Patent: US 9,574,878 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/504.08
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/42 for indicating rate of turn; for integrating rate of turn
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/5783 Mountings or housings not specific to any of the devices covered by groups G01C19/5607 - G01C19/5719
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 15/18 in two or more dimensions
• 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

Abstract

A terminal device is described that includes a housing configured to accommodate various components of the terminal device; a first sensing unit configured to collect first status information of the terminal device; a second sensing unit configured to collect second status information of the terminal device; and a processing unit configured to determine a manner that a user holds the terminal device based on the first status information and the second status information.

Claims

1. A terminal device, comprising:

a housing configured to accommodate various components of the terminal device;

a first sensing unit configured to collect first status information of the terminal device;

a second sensing unit configured to collect second status information of the terminal device; and

a processing unit configured to determine a manner that a user holds the terminal device based on the first status information and the second status information.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein:

the first sensing unit is a first gravity sensor provided at a first position within the housing, and the first status information is first acceleration information detected by the first gravity sensor; and

the second sensing unit is a second gravity sensor provided at a second position within the housing, and the second status information is second acceleration information detected by the second gravity sensor.

3. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein:

the processing unit determines the manner that the user holds the terminal device based on the first acceleration information and the second acceleration information.

4. The terminal device according to claim 3, wherein:

when determining the manner that the user holds the terminal device, the processing unit further determines a using state of the terminal device, and further determines the manner that the user holds the terminal device based on the using state.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein:

the first sensing unit is a first gyroscope provided at a first position of the housing, and the first status information is first angular velocity information detected by the first gyroscope; and

the second sensing unit is a second gyroscope provided at a second position of the housing, and the second status information is second angular velocity information detected by the second gyroscope.

6. The terminal device according to claim 5, wherein:

the processing unit determines the manner that the user holds the terminal device based on the first angular velocity information and the second angular velocity information.

7. The terminal device according to claim 6, wherein:

when determining the manner that the user holds the terminal device, the processing unit further determines a using state of the terminal device, and further determines the manner that the user holds the terminal device based on the using state.