DETERMINATION OF A DISPLAY ANGLE OF A DISPLAY

• US 20160217554A1
• Filed: 09/16/2014
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: SEKO, Shigeyuki, LYONS, Kenton, KIM, Seung Wook, NGUYEN, David, DESJARDINS, Audrey
• Granted Patent: US 10,497,096 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• 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 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: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• 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 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/60 Rotation of whole images or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/02 Improving the quality of display appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/06 Adjustment of display parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 : Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/30 : Control of display attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/391 : Resolution modifying circuits, e.g. variable screen formats

Abstract

A method comprising determining a first display angle of a display comprised by an apparatus with respect to gravity, determining a first contiguous subset of a sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first display angle, performing a first operation based, at least in part, on the first contiguous subset, determining a second display angle of the display with respect to gravity, the second display angle being different from the first display angle, determining a second contiguous subset of the sequential arrangement based, at least in part, on the second display angle, and performing a second operation based, at least in part, on the second contiguous subset is disclosed.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one display;

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

determination of a first display angle of the display with respect to gravity;

determination of a first contiguous subset of a sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first display angle;

performance of a first operation based, at least in part, on the first contiguous subset;

determination of a second display angle of the display with respect to gravity, the second display angle being different from the first display angle;

determination of a second contiguous subset of the sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the second display angle; and

performance of a second operation based, at least in part, on the second contiguous subset;

wherein at least a portion of the sequential arrangement of information displayed on the display remains in an upright orientation in either the first display angle or the second display angle, and wherein the first and second operations are performed upon selection of an element within the sequential arrangement of information when the element is displayed upright.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the determination of the second contiguous subset comprises determination of an angular change between the first display angle and the second display angle, and determination of the second contiguous subset based, at least in part, on the angular change and the first contiguous subset.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first contiguous subset corresponds with a first position within the sequential arrangement of information, and the determination of the second contiguous subset based, at least in part, on the angular change and the first contiguous subset comprises determination of a magnitude of the angular change, determination of a second position within the sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first position and the magnitude of the angular change, and determination of the second contiguous subset such that the second contiguous subset corresponds with the second position within the sequential arrangement of information.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the determination of the second position within the sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first position and the magnitude of the angular change comprises determination of a direction of the angular change and determination of the second position within the sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first position, the magnitude of the angular change, and the direction of the angular change.

25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the sequential arrangement of information is a virtual screen of information, the first contiguous subset is a first region of the virtual screen, the second contiguous subset is a second region of the virtual screen, the first operation comprises display of the first region of the virtual screen on the display, and the second operation comprises display of the second region of the virtual screen on the display.

26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the sequential arrangement of information is an array of array elements, the first contiguous subset is a first array element of the array, the second contiguous subset is a second array element of the array, the first operation comprises selection of the first array element, and the second operation comprises selection of the second array element.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the array is an array of menu items, the first array element is a first menu item, the second array element is a second menu item, the first operation comprises selection of the first menu item, and the second operation comprises selection of the second menu item.

28. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the array is an array of program identifiers, the first array element is a first program identifier, the second array element is a second program identifier, the first operation comprises invocation of a first program identified by the first program identifier, and the second operation comprises invocation of a second program identified by the second program identifier.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the first operation comprises display, in a center portion of the display, of visual information that is caused to be displayed by the first program such that the orientation of the representation of the visual information that is caused to be displayed by the first program corresponds with the first display angle, and the second operation comprises display, in a center portion of the display, of visual information that is caused to be displayed by the second program such that the orientation of the representation of the visual information that is caused to be displayed by the second program corresponds with the second display angle.

30. A method comprising:

determining a first display angle of a display comprised by an apparatus with respect to gravity;

determining a first contiguous subset of a sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first display angle;

performing a first operation based, at least in part, on the first contiguous subset;

determining a second display angle of the display with respect to gravity, the second display angle being different from the first display angle;

determining a second contiguous subset of the sequential arrangement based, at least in part, on the second display angle; and

performing a second operation based, at least in part, on the second contiguous subset;

wherein at least a portion of the sequential arrangement of information displayed on the display remains in an upright orientation in either the first display angle or the second display angle, and wherein the first and second operations are performed upon selection of an element within the sequential arrangement of information when the element is displayed upright.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the determination of the second contiguous subset comprises determining an angular change between the first display angle and the second display angle, and determining the second contiguous subset based, at least in part, on the angular change and the first contiguous subset.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the first contiguous subset corresponds with a first position within the sequential arrangement of information, and the determination of the second contiguous subset based, at least in part, on the angular change and the first contiguous subset comprises determining a magnitude of the angular change, determining a second position within the sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first position and the magnitude of the angular change, and determining the second contiguous subset such that the second contiguous subset corresponds with the second position within the sequential arrangement of information.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein the sequential arrangement of information is a virtual screen of information, the first contiguous subset is a first region of the virtual screen, the second contiguous subset is a second region of the virtual screen, the first operation comprises display of the first region of the virtual screen on the display, and the second operation comprises display of the second region of the virtual screen on the display.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein the sequential arrangement of information is an array of array elements, the first contiguous subset is a first array element of the array, the second contiguous subset is a second array element of the array, the first operation comprises selection of the first array element, and the second operation comprises selection of the second array element.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the array is an array of menu items, the first array element is a first menu item, the second array element is a second menu item, the first operation comprises selection of the first menu item, and the second operation comprises selection of the second menu item.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein the array is an array of program identifiers, the first array element is a first program identifier, the second array element is a second program identifier, the first operation comprises invocation of a first program identified by the first program identifier, and the second operation comprises invocation of a second program identified by the second program identifier.

37. At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determination of a first display angle of a display comprised by an apparatus with respect to gravity;

determination of a first contiguous subset of a sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first display angle;

performance of a first operation based, at least in part, on the first contiguous subset;

determination of a second display angle of the display with respect to gravity, the second display angle being different from the first display angle;

determination of a second contiguous subset of the sequential arrangement based, at least in part, on the second display angle; and

performance of a second operation based, at least in part, on the second contiguous subset;

wherein at least a portion of the sequential arrangement of information displayed on the display remains in an upright orientation in either the first display angle or the second display angle, and wherein the first and second operations are performed upon selection of an element within the sequential arrangement of information when the element is displayed upright.

38. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein the determination of the second contiguous subset comprises determination of an angular change between the first display angle and the second display angle, and determination of the second contiguous subset based, at least in part, on the angular change and the first contiguous subset.

39. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 38, wherein the first contiguous subset corresponds with a first position within the sequential arrangement of information, and the determination of the second contiguous subset based, at least in part, on the angular change and the first contiguous subset comprises determination of a magnitude of the angular change, determination of a second position within the sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first position and the magnitude of the angular change, and determination of the second contiguous subset such that the second contiguous subset corresponds with the second position within the sequential arrangement of information.

40. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 39, wherein the determination of the second position within the sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first position and the magnitude of the angular change comprises determination of a direction of the angular change and determination of the second position within the sequential arrangement of information based, at least in part, on the first position, the magnitude of the angular change, and the direction of the angular change.