DISPLAY CONTROL

• US 20140320481A1
• Filed: 04/30/2013
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Odio Vivi, Andres Jose
• Application Number:
  US13/874,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20140320481A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/214
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/022 in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions

Abstract

An example method for controlling a display timer of a device in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure includes obtaining a motion reading of a motion event associated with the device from a motion sensor, comparing the motion reading to a threshold value, and performing an action on the display timer associated with a display unit of the device based on the comparison. The action maintains the display unit in a normal display mode.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a display timer of a device, comprising:

obtaining, by a processor, a motion reading of a motion event associated with the device from a motion sensor;

comparing, by a controller, the motion reading to a threshold value; and

performing, by the controller, an action on the display timer associated with a display unit of the device based on the comparison, the action maintaining the display unit in a normal display mode.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting, by the motion sensor, motion of the device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing the motion reading to the threshold value further comprises determining whether the motion reading of the motion event exceeds the threshold value.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the action on the display timer of the device based on the comparison further comprises resetting the display timer if the motion reading of the motion event exceeds the threshold value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the action on the display timer of the device based on the comparison further comprises avoiding interaction with the display timer if the motion reading of the motion event does not reach the threshold value.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the display timer determines when the normal display mode of the display unit is to be terminated.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion event comprises at least one activity.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one activity comprises at least one movement performed by a user of the device while holding the device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the threshold value varies based on the at least one activity.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold value varies based on a profile of a user of the device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold value is predetermined by a manufacturer of the device.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising deactivating the display timer when the device is connected to a docking station.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the device stays in the normal display mode regardless of the comparison of the motion reading to the threshold value.

14. The method of claim 1, terminating the performance of the action if the location of the device is identified to be in a storage location.

15. An system, comprising:

a motion sensor unit to detect a motion of the system; and

a processing unit communicatively coupled to the motion sensor unit to;

obtain a motion reading of a motion event associated with the device from a motion sensor,

compare the motion reading to a threshold value, and

perform an action on a display timer on the device based on the comparison, the action maintaining the device in a normal display mode.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processing unit comprises a controller to determine the action to be performed on the display timer.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising a display unit coupled to the processing unit, to present data to a user, the display unit having a plurality of display modes.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the processing unit comprises a controller to determine a display mode for the display unit.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a system to:

obtain a motion reading of a motion event associated with a device from a motion sensor;

compare the motion reading to a threshold value; and

perform an action on a display timer associated with a display unit of the device based on the comparison, the action maintaining the display unit in a normal display mode.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the action comprises resetting the display timer if the motion reading of the motion event exceeds the threshold value.