METHODS FOR ENHANCING USER INTERACTION WITH MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
15. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, computer executable instructions that, if executed by a computer system cause the computer system to perform a method for determining screen orientation on a portable electronic device, said method comprising:
- detecting the presence of a user using data from a camera of the portable electronic device;
searching the data from the camera for a plurality of physical characteristics of the user if a user is detected;
determining a facial orientation of the user based on information regarding at least one physical characteristic of the user determined in the data; and
setting a screen orientation of a display device of said portable electronic device based on a determined facial orientation of the user.
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Abstract
A method for enhancing user interaction with mobile electronic devices is presented. The method includes determining screen orientation on the device by first detecting the presence of a user using data captured by a camera of the portable electronic device. The method further includes searching the data from the camera for a plurality of physical characteristics of the user if a user is detected. The method also includes determining a facial orientation of the user based on information regarding at least one physical characteristic of the user determined from the data. Finally, the method includes setting a screen orientation of a display device of the portable electronic device based on the determined facial orientation of the user.
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25 Claims
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15. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, computer executable instructions that, if executed by a computer system cause the computer system to perform a method for determining screen orientation on a portable electronic device, said method comprising:
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detecting the presence of a user using data from a camera of the portable electronic device; searching the data from the camera for a plurality of physical characteristics of the user if a user is detected; determining a facial orientation of the user based on information regarding at least one physical characteristic of the user determined in the data; and setting a screen orientation of a display device of said portable electronic device based on a determined facial orientation of the user. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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23-1. The computer-readable medium as described in claim 15 wherein said method further comprises capturing the data to perform said searching, wherein the data is selected from the group comprising:
- image data and video data.
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25. A system for determining screen orientation on a portable electronic device, said system comprising:
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a display screen configured to display an image in a plurality of orientations; a memory; a camera; and a processor configured to; detect the presence of a user using data from the camera of the portable electronic device; search the data from the camera for a plurality of physical characteristics of the user if a user is detected; determine a facial orientation of the user based on information regarding at least one physical characteristic of the user determined in the data; and set a screen orientation on the display screen based on a determined orientation of the user.
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