Mobile communication device user interface for manipulation of data items in a physical space
First Claim
1. A method implemented by a mobile device, the method comprising:
- associating at least one defined location in a physical region with at least one data item characteristic, the physical region and the at least one defined location being defined in relation to a reference point, the reference point being fixed relative to a body of a user of the mobile device;
storing, at the mobile device, a location in the physical region in association with a data item, the location associated with the data item being determined relative to the reference point;
in response to a determination that the location associated with the data item corresponds to one of the at least one defined locations, associating the data item with the at least one data item characteristic corresponding to that defined location;
detecting translational movement of the mobile device to a current position in the physical region;
determining the current position of the mobile device relative to the reference point; and
when the current position of the mobile device is determined to be proximate to the location associated with the data item, retrieving information for the data item for presentation on the mobile device.
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Abstract
A device, system and method are provided for creation, accessing, and management of data items on a computing device, such as a mobile device, using physically-defined spatial relationships between the data items and the user. At least one of a tracking user interface and a kinetic user interface is used to determine the physical location of the mobile device with respect to the user, rather than with reference to a geographic location. Using one or both of these interfaces, individual data items may be associated with a location in the physical space surrounding the user. Data items may also be associated with a particular characteristic, such as a category or tag, based on its associated location. Data items may be subsequently retrieved by holding the mobile device in the physical space surrounding the user, then identifying those data items having an associated location proximate to the mobile device location.
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22 Claims
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1. A method implemented by a mobile device, the method comprising:
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associating at least one defined location in a physical region with at least one data item characteristic, the physical region and the at least one defined location being defined in relation to a reference point, the reference point being fixed relative to a body of a user of the mobile device; storing, at the mobile device, a location in the physical region in association with a data item, the location associated with the data item being determined relative to the reference point; in response to a determination that the location associated with the data item corresponds to one of the at least one defined locations, associating the data item with the at least one data item characteristic corresponding to that defined location; detecting translational movement of the mobile device to a current position in the physical region; determining the current position of the mobile device relative to the reference point; and when the current position of the mobile device is determined to be proximate to the location associated with the data item, retrieving information for the data item for presentation on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device, including:
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at least one of a tracking user interface and a kinetic user interface; at least one memory module; a processor in communication with the at least one of the tracking user interface and the kinetic user interface and the at least one memory module, the processor being configured to; associate at least one defined location in a physical region with at least one data item characteristic, the physical region and the at least one defined location being defined in fixed relation to reference point, the reference point being fixed relative to a body of a user of the mobile device; store, in the at least one memory module, a location in the physical region in association with a data item, the location associated with the data item being determined relative to the reference point; in response to a determination, using at least one of the tracking user interface and the kinetic user interface, that the location associated with the data item corresponds to one of the at least one defined locations, associate the data item with the at least one data item characteristic corresponding to that defined location; detect, using at least one of the tracking user interface and the kinetic user interface, translational movement of the mobile device to a current position in the physical region; determine the current position of the mobile device relative to the reference point; and when the current position of the mobile device is determined to be proximate to the location associated with the data item, retrieving information for the data item for presentation on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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