Mobile device with user interaction capability and method of operating same
First Claim
1. A mobile device comprising:
- a processor;
a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor;
an accelerometer coupled to the processor to provide an accelerometer signal to the processor indicative of a first orientation, first movement, or first acceleration of the mobile device; and
an infrared proximity sensor, coupled to the processor, for providing an infrared proximity sensor signal indicative of a presence of an object in proximity to the infrared proximity sensor,wherein the processor determines based at least in part upon the accelerometer signal whether a first criterion has been met and, upon determining that the first criterion has been met, enters a first state in which the processor is prepared to execute a command upon receiving the infrared proximity sensor signal, andwherein the processor, upon receiving the infrared proximity sensor signal while in the first state, executes the command.
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Abstract
In one embodiment a method of operating a mobile device includes sensing either an orientation or a movement of the mobile device, determining a command based on the sensed orientation or sensed movement, sensing a proximity of an object in relation to at least a portion of the mobile device, and executing the command upon the proximity of the object being sensed. In another embodiment, a method of operating a mobile device governs a manner of interaction of the mobile device relative to one or more other mobile devices. In at least some embodiments, at least one of the mobile devices includes an accelerometer and an infrared proximity sensor, and operation of the mobile device is determined based upon signals from those components.
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10 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a processor; a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor; an accelerometer coupled to the processor to provide an accelerometer signal to the processor indicative of a first orientation, first movement, or first acceleration of the mobile device; and an infrared proximity sensor, coupled to the processor, for providing an infrared proximity sensor signal indicative of a presence of an object in proximity to the infrared proximity sensor, wherein the processor determines based at least in part upon the accelerometer signal whether a first criterion has been met and, upon determining that the first criterion has been met, enters a first state in which the processor is prepared to execute a command upon receiving the infrared proximity sensor signal, and wherein the processor, upon receiving the infrared proximity sensor signal while in the first state, executes the command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A first mobile device comprising:
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a processor; a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor; an accelerometer that is a component of the first mobile device and that is coupled to the processor to provide an accelerometer signal to the processor indicative of a first angular orientation of the first mobile device; and an infrared proximity sensor, coupled to the processor, for providing an infrared proximity sensor signal indicative of a presence of an object in proximity to the infrared proximity sensor, wherein the processor determines, based at least in part upon the accelerometer signal and an additional signal received from an additional mobile device that is indicative of an additional angular orientation of the additional mobile device, whether a first criterion has been met depending upon a degree to which the first angular orientation is similar to the additional angular orientation, wherein the first mobile device and additional mobile device are paired with one another, wherein, upon determining that the first criterion has been met, the processor enters a first state in which the processor is prepared to execute a command causing transmission of data from the first mobile device to the additional mobile device upon receiving the infrared proximity sensor signal, and wherein the processor, upon receiving the infrared proximity sensor signal, executes the command. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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