INTEGRATED TRACKING FOR ON SCREEN NAVIGATION WITH SMALL HAND HELD DEVICES

• US 20150160722A1
• Filed: 09/11/2014
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2004
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Oakley, Nicholas W., Goganian, Achod M.
• Application Number:
  US14/484,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20150160722A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0317 in co-operation with a patterned surface, e.g. absolute position or relative movement detection for an optical mouse or pen positioned with respect to a coded surface
• 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 3/0354 with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for navigating information displayed on a display of a computer system includes determining movement of the computer system. The movement of the computer system is sensed by a movement sensor.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining information to be displayed on a display of a computer system by sensing movement of the computer system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said sensing the movement of the computer system is performed using a movement sensor.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the movement sensor is an optical sensor.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said sensing the movement of the computer system is performed when the computer system is placed on a surface.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the movement sensor is a mechanical sensor.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said sensing the movement of the computer system is performed when the computer system is on a surface or handheld.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said sensing the movement of the computer system comprises sensing direction of the movement of the computer system.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said determining the information to be displayed on the display comprises determining the information consistent with said sensed direction of the movement of the computer system.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an action to be performed by the computer system by sensing a clicking motion of the computer system.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the clicking motion of the computer system is initiated by applying pressure on an upper section of the computer system toward a lower section of the computer system.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining the information to be displayed on the display of the computer system comprises determining a location of a cursor.

12-16. -16. (canceled)

17. A system, comprising:

a processor;

a display coupled to the processor;

a first movement sensor coupled to the processor, the first movement sensor is to sense direction of movement of the system; and

translation logic to translate the direction of movement of the system into a first set of operations to be performed by the processor, wherein the first set of operations includes displaying information on the display consistent with the sensed direction of movement of the system.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the translation logic is further to translate clicking motion of the system into a second set of operations to be performed by the processor, wherein the second set of operations corresponds to an action performed when a mouse click is initiated.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said clicking motion is initiated by applying pressure to an upper section of the system toward a lower section of the system, wherein said upper section includes the display, and wherein said second section includes the movement sensor.

21. The system of claim 17, further comprising a second movement sensor coupled to the first movement sensor.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein angular rotation is determined by using directional information sensed by the first movement sensor and the second movement sensor.

20. (canceled)

23. A method, comprising:

navigating information displayed on a display of a computer system by causing a first movement sensor to sense movement of the computer system.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

controlling position of a cursor displayed on the display of the computer system by causing the first movement sensor to sense movement of the computer system.

25. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

determining angular rotation of the computer system by causing the first movement sensor and a second movement sensor to sense movement of the computer system.

26. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

recognizing a mouse click action when an upper section of the computer system is displaced toward a lower section of the computer system.

27. (canceled)