ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND THE CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140078042A1
• Filed: 05/20/2013
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
• Inventors: Lu, Jia-Jun, Wang, Mu-De, Wu, Zong-You, Hsu, Guo-Huei
• Application Number:
  US13/898,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20140078042A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03 Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

The present invention discloses an electronic device and the controlling method thereof. More specifically, the device and method of the present invention are capable of providing a pre-determined function in a pre-determined situation by inputting and comparing an accelerating data generated by an acceleration sensor. Thus, the present invention allows the user to define a three-dimensional action path as the trigger requirement of a pre-determined function. Accordingly, the user is capable of applying the electronic device with more flexibility and less limitation thereof.

Claims

1. A controlling method of an electronic device, comprising the following steps of:

automatically obtaining a reference data from a memory of an electronic device, the reference data comprising a plurality of acceleration factors, each of the plurality of acceleration factors comprising a plurality of acceleration vector data and a plurality of acceleration dimension data;

automatically obtaining a verifying data from the memory, the verifying data having a plurality of acceleration factors, each of the plurality of acceleration factors comprising a plurality of acceleration vector data and a plurality of acceleration dimension data;

automatically comparing the reference data with the verifying data so as to generate a control signal by a CPU of the electronic device; and

automatically activating a pre-determined function of the electronic device in accordance with the control signal.

2. The method of the claim 1, wherein the reference data is generated by an acceleration sensor of the electronic device in accordance with the acceleration applied to the electronic device.

3. The method of the claim 1, wherein the verifying data is generated by an acceleration sensor of the electronic device in accordance with the acceleration applied to the electronic device.

4. The method of the claim 1, wherein the reference data and the verifying data respectively comprise a plurality of subsequent orientation factors, each of the plurality of the orientation factors comprises a plurality of orientation vector data and a plurality of orientation dimension data.

5. The method of the claim 1, wherein the pre-determined function is a user interface unlocking function.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

a display, utilized to display a user interface;

an acceleration sensor, utilized to sense the acceleration of the electronic device;

a functional module, utilized to provide a pre-determined function;

a memory, utilized to store an interface data and a verifying procedure data, the interface data comprising a user interface, the verifying procedure data comprising the following procedures of;

obtaining a reference data, the reference data comprising a plurality of acceleration factors and being generated by the acceleration sensor;

obtaining a verifying data, the verifying data comprising a plurality of acceleration factors and being generated by the acceleration sensor;

comparing the reference data with the verifying data so as to generate a control signal; and

activating the pre-determined function in accordance with the control signal; and

a CPU, coupled with the display, the acceleration sensor, the functional module and the memory, the CPU utilized to operate the verifying procedure so as to activate the functional module while the reference data is matched with the verifying data.

7. The electronic device of the claim 6, wherein the reference data and the verifying data are defined by the user.

8. The electronic device of the claim 6, wherein the reference data and the verifying data respectively comprise a plurality of subsequent acceleration factors, each of the plurality of the acceleration factors comprises a plurality of acceleration vector data and a plurality of orientation dimension data.

9. The electronic device of the claim 6, wherein the reference data and the verifying data respectively comprise a plurality of subsequent orientation factors, each of the plurality of the orientation factors comprises a plurality of orientation vector data and a plurality of orientation dimension data.

10. The electronic device of the claim 6, wherein the pre-determined function comprises a user interface unlocking function which is capable of unlocking the user interface.