ENABLING DEVICE FEATURES ACCORDING TO GESTURE INPUT
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1. A method comprising:
- determining an initial position of an electronic device using a positioning sensor located on the electronic device;
detecting, based on movement away from the initial position, a gesture using a gesture detector located on the electronic device; and
enabling a feature of the electronic device in response to the detected gesture being a feature-enabling gesture.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and program product are disclosed for determining an initial position of an electronic device using a positioning sensor located on the electronic device, detecting, based on movement away from the initial position, a gesture using a gesture detector located on the electronic device, and enabling a feature of the electronic device in response to the detected gesture being a feature-enabling gesture.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining an initial position of an electronic device using a positioning sensor located on the electronic device; detecting, based on movement away from the initial position, a gesture using a gesture detector located on the electronic device; and enabling a feature of the electronic device in response to the detected gesture being a feature-enabling gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a positioning sensor operably coupled to the processor; a memory that stores machine readable code executable by the processor; a setup module that determines an initial position of an electronic device using the positioning sensor located on the electronic device; a gesture module that detects, based on movement away from the initial position, a gesture using a gesture detector located on the electronic device; and a feature module that enables a feature of the electronic device in response to the detected gesture being a feature-enabling gesture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A program product comprising a computer readable storage medium storing machine readable code executable by a processor to perform:
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determining an initial position of an electronic device using a positioning sensor located on the electronic device; detecting, based on movement away from the initial position, a gesture using a gesture detector located on the electronic device; and enabling a feature of the electronic device in response to the detected gesture being a feature-enabling gesture.
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