Adaptability of the interface of a portable object as a function of environment
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1. A portable electronic object including(a) a first user interface;
- (b) at least one second user interface;
(c) a management unit for said user interfaces including first and at least second processing means respectively associated with said first and at least second user interfaces;
(d) means for measuring at least one external parameter linked to at least one of said user interfaces, said measuring means being connected to said management unit;
(e) comparison means for comparing a level of said measured external parameter to a predefined level of said external parameter; and
(f) control means arranged for activating or deactivating said processing means associated with said user interface linked to the measured external parameter as a function of a result of the comparison,wherein the portable electronic object further comprises;
(g) means for selecting a user interface from among said user interfaces having associated processing means that are not deactivated, in accordance with a determined criterion, whereinsaid first user interface includes sound signal reception means, said first associated processing means being sound signal processing means,said second user interface includes control members and display means, said second associated processing means being control member processing means,said measuring means includean ambient noise sensor for measuring an ambient noise level, said management unit also including first comparison means for comparing said ambient noise level to a predefined noise level, said control means being arranged for deactivating the sound signal processing means when the ambient noise level exceeds the predefined noise level,wherein the measuring means further comprisea light sensor for measuring a received light level, said management unit also including second comparison means for comparing said received light level to a predefined light level, said control means also being arranged for deactivating said control member processing means when the received light level passes below the predefined light level,wherein said control members are a tactile crystal including at least two electrodes,wherein said portable object also includes(h) means for detecting activation of each of said at least two electrodes, said detection means being connected to said management unit;
and wherein said control means are also arranged for deactivating said control member processing means when simultaneous activation of said at least two electrodes is detected.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a portable electronic object including a “voice” user interface containing sound signal-reception and a management unit which manages the received sound signals. The invention includes an ambient noise sensor which can be used to measure the level of ambient noise (Bm). The sensor is connected to the aformementioned control unit. The control unit also compares the measured ambient noise level with a pre-defined noise level (Bo), and includes controls that deactivate the sound signal-processing when the ambient noise level exceeds the pre-defined noise level (Bm>Bo).
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16 Claims
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1. A portable electronic object including
(a) a first user interface; -
(b) at least one second user interface; (c) a management unit for said user interfaces including first and at least second processing means respectively associated with said first and at least second user interfaces; (d) means for measuring at least one external parameter linked to at least one of said user interfaces, said measuring means being connected to said management unit; (e) comparison means for comparing a level of said measured external parameter to a predefined level of said external parameter; and (f) control means arranged for activating or deactivating said processing means associated with said user interface linked to the measured external parameter as a function of a result of the comparison, wherein the portable electronic object further comprises; (g) means for selecting a user interface from among said user interfaces having associated processing means that are not deactivated, in accordance with a determined criterion, wherein said first user interface includes sound signal reception means, said first associated processing means being sound signal processing means, said second user interface includes control members and display means, said second associated processing means being control member processing means, said measuring means include an ambient noise sensor for measuring an ambient noise level, said management unit also including first comparison means for comparing said ambient noise level to a predefined noise level, said control means being arranged for deactivating the sound signal processing means when the ambient noise level exceeds the predefined noise level, wherein the measuring means further comprise a light sensor for measuring a received light level, said management unit also including second comparison means for comparing said received light level to a predefined light level, said control means also being arranged for deactivating said control member processing means when the received light level passes below the predefined light level, wherein said control members are a tactile crystal including at least two electrodes, wherein said portable object also includes (h) means for detecting activation of each of said at least two electrodes, said detection means being connected to said management unit; and wherein said control means are also arranged for deactivating said control member processing means when simultaneous activation of said at least two electrodes is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable electronic ,including
(a) a first user interface; -
(b) at least one second user interface; (c) a management unit for said user interfaces including first and at least second processing means respectively associated with said first and at least second user interfaces; (d) means for measuring at least one external parameter linked to at least one of said user interfaces, said measuring means being connected to said management unit; (e) comparison means for comparing a level of said measured external parameter to a predefined level of said external parameter; and (f) control means arranged for activating or deactivating said processing means associated with said user interface linked to the measured external parameter as a function of a result of the comparison, wherein the portable electronic object further comprises; (g) means for selecting a user interface from among said user interfaces having associated processing means that are not deactivated, in accordance with a determined criterion, wherein said first user interface includes sound signal reception means, said first associated processing means being sound signal processing means, said second user interface includes control members and display means, said second associated processing means being control member processing means, said measuring means include an ambient noise sensor for measuring an ambient noise level, said management unit also including first comparison means for comparing said ambient noise level to a predefined noise level, said control means being arranged for deactivating the sound signal processing means when the ambient noise level exceeds the predefined noise level, wherein the measuring means further comprise a light sensor for measuring a received light level, said management unit also including second comparison means for comparing said received light level to a predefined light level, said control means also being arranged for deactivating said control member processing means when the received light level passes below the predefined light level; wherein said portable object also includes (h) an unwanted frequency sensor for measuring an unwanted frequency level, said control unit including third comparison means for comparing said measured unwanted frequency level to a predefined frequency level, said control means also being arranged for deactivating the radio-frequency signal processing means when the unwanted frequency level exceeds the predefined frequency level. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A portable electronic object including
(a) a first user interface; -
(b) at least one second user interface; (c) a management unit for said user interfaces including first and at least second processing means respectively associated with said first and at least second user interfaces; (d) means for measuring at least one external parameter linked to at least one of said user interfaces, said measuring means being connected to said management unit; (e) comparison means for comparing a level of said measured external parameter to a predefined level of said external parameter; and (f) control means arranged for activating or deactivating said processing means associated with said user interface linked to the measured external parameter as a function of a result of the comparison, wherein the portable electronic object further comprises; (g) means for selecting a user interface from among said user interfaces having associated processing means that are not deactivated, in accordance with a determined criterion wherein the predetermined criterion is selected in accordance with the following criterions; the energy consumption level of each of the user interfaces that can be used, that having the lowest consumption being selected; the estimated data introduction mean speed, that offering the highest speed being selected.
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11. A method of determining a user interface of a portable electronic object including a first user interface, at least a second user interface, a management unit for said user interfaces including first and at least second processing means respectively associated to said first and at least second user interfaces, the method including the following operations:
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(a) carrying out a measurement of at least one external parameter linked to at least one of said user interfaces by means of a sensor for sensing the level of the external parameter, the sensor being connected to the management unit; (b) comparing the measured external parameter level to a predefined external parameter level; (c) deactivating said processing means associated to the user interface linked to the measured external parameter in accordance to the result of the comparison;
wherein the method includes the following additional operation;(d) selecting a user interface among the user interfaces having associated processing means that are not activated in accordance with a predetermined criterion;
wherein the portable electronic object includessaid first user interface; said at least one second user interface; said management unit for said user interfaces including first and at least second processing means respectively associated with said first and at least second user interfaces; means for measuring at least one external parameter linked to at least one of said user interfaces, said measuring means being connected to said management unit; comparison means for comparing a level of said measured external parameter to a predefined level of said external parameter; and control means arranged for activating or deactivating said processing means associated with said user interface linked to the measured external parameter as a function of the result of the comparison; means for selecting a user interface from among said user interfaces having associated processing means that are not deactivated, in accordance with a determined criterion, wherein said first user interface includes sound signal reception means, said first associated processing means being sound signal processing means; said second user interface includes control members and display means, said second associated processing means being control member processing means; and said measuring means include an ambient noise sensor for measuring an ambient noise level, said management unit also including first comparison means for comparing said ambient noise level to a predefined noise level, said control means being arranged for deactivating the sound signal processing means when the ambient noise level exceeds the predefined noise level, wherein the measuring means further comprise a light sensor for measuring a received light level, said management unit also including second comparison means for comparing said received light level to a predefined light level, said control means also being arranged for deactivating said control member processing means when the received light level passes below the predefined light level;
whereinfor the first user interface the following operations are carried out; (e) carrying out a measurement of the ambient noise level by means of an ambient noise sensor connected to the management unit; (f) comparing the measured ambient noise level to a predefined noise level; and (g) deactivating said first processing means when the measured ambient noise level exceeds the predefined noise level; and wherein the following operations are carried out for the second user interface; (h) carrying out a measurement of the received light level by means of a light sensor connected to said management unit; (i) comparing the measured received light level to a predefined light level; and (j) deactivating said second processing means when the measured received light level passes below the predefined light level, wherein said second user interface includes a tactile crystal including at least two electrodes and display means and wherein a third user interface is provided, said third user interface including radio-frequency signal reception means and said display means, said management unit also comprising second tactile crystal processing means and third radiofrequency signal processing means, wherein the method also includes the following operations when the measured received light level exceeds the predefined light level; (k) detecting the activation of each of said at least two electrodes by means of a detector connected to said management unit; (l) deactivating said second processing means when simultaneous activation of said at least two electrodes is detected; (m) carrying out a measurement of the unwanted frequencies by means of an unwanted frequency sensor connected to the management unit; (n) comparing the measured unwanted frequency level to a predefined unwanted frequency level; and (o) deactivating said third processing means when the measured unwanted frequency level exceeds the predefined unwanted frequency level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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