MENU SYSTEM AND INTERACTIONS WITH AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20160110038A1
• Filed: 12/22/2015
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Anderson, Glen J., Sia, Jose K. Jr., Durham, Lenitra M., Bauer, Jared S.
• Application Number:
  US14/978,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20160110038A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• 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 3/0346 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 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

An electronic device includes a controller that is configured to execute an iconic menu system. A display is coupled to the controller and configured to display icons generated by the controller. A plurality of sensors are coupled to the controller and configured to detect a movement of the electronic device. Memory is also coupled to the controller. The controller is further configured to execute a selected one of a plurality of functions in response to the movement, the function being associated with a selected icon of the iconic menu system.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. At least one non-transitory machine readable medium for menu system interaction in an electronic device comprising a plurality of instructions that, in response to being executed by a controller, cause the electronic device to:

receive, on the touch sensitive display, a user selection of one of a plurality of icons to represent a predetermined function of the electronic device; and

assign the user selected icon to represent the predetermined function wherein further selection of the icon on the touch sensitive display activates the predetermined function.

3. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 2 wherein the instruction to receive the user selection of one of the plurality of icons causes the electronic device to receive a swipe of a display of the electronic device in one of a plurality of directions.

4. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 2 and further comprising an instruction to cause the electronic device to transmit a textual message in response to a user movement of the electronic device.

5. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 2 wherein the plurality of instructions further cause the electronic device to select one of the plurality of icons in response to a direction of user movement of the electronic device.

6. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 2 wherein the plurality of instructions further respond to a textual message or a telephone call with a transmission of a different stored message in response to detecting the direction of user movement of the electronic device.

7. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 2 wherein a user selection of one of the plurality of icons comprises receiving a swipe of a display of the electronic device in one of a plurality of directions.

8. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 2 wherein the plurality of instructions further build a textual message in response to the geographical coordinates of the electronic device.

9. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 2 wherein the plurality of instructions further:

determine geographical coordinates for the electronic device; and

select one of a plurality of messages for transmitting by the electronic device in response to the geographical coordinates.

10. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 2 wherein the plurality of instructions further:

receive one of a textual message or a telephone call on the electronic device;

detect a user movement of the electronic device; and

respond to the textual message or the telephone call with a transmitted response in response to the user movement of the electronic device.

11. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 10 wherein the instruction causing the electronic device to respond to the textual message or the telephone call causes the electronic system to transmit a different stored message in response to detecting the direction of user movement of the electronic device.

12. A method for menu system interaction in a wristband electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a user movement of the wristband electronic device in a first direction;

detecting the user movement of the wristband electronic device to select an icon on a display of the wristband electronic device; and

activating a function of the wristband electronic device associated with the selected icon in response to expiration of a predetermined time period.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the selected icon on the display is selected by a cursor substantially surrounding the icon on the display.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising building a textual message in response to the geographical coordinates of the electronic device.

15. A method for menu system interaction in a wearable electronic device having a touch sensitive display, the method comprising:

receiving, on the touch sensitive display, a user selection of one of a plurality of icons to represent a predetermined function of the electronic device; and

assigning the user selected icon to represent the predetermined function wherein further selection of the icon on the touch sensitive display activates the predetermined function.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein activating the predetermined function comprises activating a time indication on the display of the electronic device.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein activating the predetermined function comprises activating a status on the display of the electronic device.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the status is a status of a device coupled to the electronic device over a radio link.

19. The method of claim 15 and further comprising receiving a user selection of the predetermined function of a plurality of functions of the electronic device to be represented by the user selected icon.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein receiving the user selection of one of the plurality of icons comprises receiving a swipe of a display of the electronic device in one of a plurality of directions.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein receiving the swipe of the display of the electronic device comprises receiving a swipe of the display in a vertical direction.