Orientation-sensitive signal output
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1. A system comprising:
- a tilt sensor configured to automatically determine a neutral position of a device in relation to at least a first axis, to measure an angular displacement of the device about at least the first axis, and to detect shaking of the device;
at least a first control located on the device; and
a processor configured to receive a selection of the first control and further configured to output an output signal based at least upon the selection and the angular displacement or based upon detecting the shaking of the device,wherein the tilt sensor is configured to measure the angular displacement of the device with respect to at least one tilt region defined around the first axis and the processor is configured to, when the processor receives the selection of the first control at a time when the angular displacement of the device is outside of any defined tilt region, provide no output, provide output corresponding to a closest defined tilt region, or provide output corresponding to a most recent output.
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Abstract
Orientation-sensitive signal output, in which a neutral position of a device is automatically determined in relation to at least a first axis, an angular displacement of the device is measured about at least the first axis, and shaking of the device is detected. A selection of the first control is received, and an output signal is output based at least upon the selection and the angular displacement or based upon detecting the shaking of the device.
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42 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a tilt sensor configured to automatically determine a neutral position of a device in relation to at least a first axis, to measure an angular displacement of the device about at least the first axis, and to detect shaking of the device; at least a first control located on the device; and a processor configured to receive a selection of the first control and further configured to output an output signal based at least upon the selection and the angular displacement or based upon detecting the shaking of the device, wherein the tilt sensor is configured to measure the angular displacement of the device with respect to at least one tilt region defined around the first axis and the processor is configured to, when the processor receives the selection of the first control at a time when the angular displacement of the device is outside of any defined tilt region, provide no output, provide output corresponding to a closest defined tilt region, or provide output corresponding to a most recent output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a tilt sensor configured to automatically determine a neutral position of a device in relation to at least a first axis, to measure an angular displacement of the device about at least the first axis, and to detect shaking of the device; at least a first control located on the device; and a processor configured to receive a selection of the first control and further configured to output an output signal based at least upon the selection and the angular displacement or based upon detecting the shaking of the device, wherein the tilt sensor is configured to measure the angular displacement of the device with respect to more than five tilt regions defined around the first axis and the processor is configured to select the output signal based on which of the more than five tilt regions corresponds to the angular displacement of the device.
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11. A system comprising:
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a tilt sensor configured to automatically determine a neutral position of a device in relation to at least a first axis, to measure an angular displacement of the device about at least the first axis, and to detect shaking of the device; at least a first control located on the device; and a processor configured to receive a selection of the first control and further configured to output an output signal based at least upon the selection and the angular displacement or based upon detecting the shaking of the device, wherein the tilt sensor is configured to automatically determine the neutral position of the device in relation to at least a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis, the tilt sensor is configured to measure the angular displacement of the device with respect to at least three tilt regions defined around the first axis, and the tilt sensor is configured to measure the angular displacement of the device with respect to at least two tilt regions defined around the second axis, the at least two tilt regions defined around the second axis having a different number of tilt regions than the at least three tilt regions defined around the first axis.
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12. A system comprising:
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a tilt sensor configured to automatically determine a neutral position of a device in relation to at least a first axis, to measure an angular displacement of the device about at least the first axis, and to detect shaking of the device; at least a first control located on the device; and a processor configured to receive a selection of the first control and further configured to output an output signal based at least upon the selection and the angular displacement or based upon detecting the shaking of the device, wherein the tilt sensor is configured to measure the angular displacement of the device with respect to at least two tilt regions defined around the first axis and the processor is configured to output an indication of which of the at least two tilt regions corresponds to the angular displacement of the device, the indication of which of the at least two tilt regions corresponds to the angular displacement of the device being different than the output signal.
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13. A system comprising:
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a tilt sensor configured to automatically determine a neutral position of a device in relation to at least a first axis, to measure an angular displacement of the device about at least the first axis, and to detect shaking of the device; at least a first control located on the device; and a processor configured to receive a selection of the first control and further configured to output an output signal based at least upon the selection and the angular displacement or based upon detecting the shaking of the device, wherein the tilt sensor is configured to automatically determine the neutral position of the device in relation to at least a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis, the tilt sensor is configured to measure the angular displacement of the device with respect to the second axis, the processor is configured to output a first full tilt indicator that corresponds to the first axis and represents a first full threshold of tilt with respect to the first axis, a first partial tilt indicator that corresponds to the first axis and represents a first partial threshold of tilt with respect to the first axis that is less than the first full threshold of tilt, a second full tilt indicator that corresponds to the second axis and represents a second full threshold of tilt with respect to the second axis, and a second partial tilt indicator that corresponds to the second axis and represents a second partial threshold of tilt with respect to the second axis that is less than the second full threshold of tilt, the processor is configured to control the first full tilt indicator and the first partial tilt indicator based on the measured angular displacement of the device with respect to the first axis, and the processor is configured to control the second full tilt indicator and the second partial tilt indicator based on the measured angular displacement of the device with respect to the second axis.
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14. A system comprising:
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a tilt sensor configured to automatically determine a neutral position of a device in relation to at least first through third axis and to measure an angular displacement of the device about at least the first through third axis; at least a first control located on the device and associated with a first plurality of output signals; and a processor configured to receive a selection of the first control and further configured to output one of the first plurality of output signals based at least upon the selection and the angular displacement about the first through third axis. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a tilt sensor configured to measure tilt data representing tilt of a device, the tilt data including a measurement corresponding to roll tilt about a first axis, a measurement corresponding to pitch tilt about a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis, and a measurement corresponding to yaw tilt about a third axis that is orthogonal to the first axis and the second axis; at least a first control located on the device and configured to receive user input that is different than the measured tilt data; and a processor configured to provide output based on the measured tilt data and user input received using the first control. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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