Method and apparatus for providing control over a device display based on device orientation

• US 8,675,025 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2009
• Issued: 03/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Arrasvuori, Juha Henrik
• Primary Examiner(s): McDowell, Jr., Maurice L
• Application Number:
  US12/640,573
• Publication Number:
  US 20110148935A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,552 Days
• Field of Search: 345/629, 345/672
• US Class Current: 345/672
• 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 1/1694 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 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0261 in the context of movement of objects on the screen or movement of the observer relative to the screen

Abstract

An apparatus for enabling provision of control over a device display based on device orientation may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least receiving an indication of data associated with a first potential display view, receiving orientation information indicative of an orientation angle of a device including a display, and enabling provision of a display view at the display that includes a variable portion the first potential display view based on the orientation angle. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform:

receiving an indication of data associated with a first potential display view;

receiving an indication of data associated with a second potential display view;

receiving orientation information indicative of an orientation angle of a device including a display; and

enabling provision of a display view at the display that includes a variable portion of the first potential display view based on the orientation angle by providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view with a degree of overlay that is based on the orientation angle,

wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to enable provision of the display view by providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view such that a discontinuous portion of the first potential display view replaces a corresponding discontinuous portion of the second potential display view based on the orientation angle.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to provide the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view by providing for evenly distributed discontinuous portions of the first potential display view to replace corresponding evenly distributed discontinuous portions of the second potential display view based on the orientation angle.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to provide the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view by providing for unevenly distributed discontinuous portions of the first potential display view to replace corresponding unevenly distributed discontinuous portions of the second potential display view based on the orientation angle.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first potential display view corresponds to an augmented reality view and the second potential display view corresponds to a view of a mobile device operating system user interface.

5. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform:

receiving an indication of data associated with a first potential display view;

receiving an indication of data associated with a second potential display view;

receiving orientation information indicative of an orientation angle of a device including a display; and

enabling provision of a display view at the display that includes a variable portion of the first potential display view based on the orientation angle by providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view with a degree of overlay that is based on the orientation angle,

wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to enable provision of the display view by providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view such that a continuous portion of the first potential display view replaces a continuous portion of the second potential display view based on the orientation angle.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first potential display view corresponds to an augmented reality view and the second potential display view corresponds to a view of a mobile device operating system user interface.

7. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of data associated with a first potential display view;

receiving an indication of data associated with a second potential display view;

receiving orientation information indicative of an orientation angle of a device including a display; and

enabling, via a processor, provision of a display view at the display that includes a variable portion of the first potential display view based on the orientation angle by providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view with a degree of overlay that is based on the orientation angle,

wherein enabling provision of the display view further comprises providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view such that a discontinuous portion of the first potential display view replaces a corresponding discontinuous portion of the second potential display view based on the orientation angle.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view comprises providing for evenly distributed discontinuous portions of the first potential display view to replace corresponding evenly distributed discontinuous portions of the second potential display view based on the orientation angle.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view comprises providing for unevenly distributed discontinuous portions of the first potential display view to replace corresponding unevenly distributed discontinuous portions of the second potential display view based on the orientation angle.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the first potential display view corresponds to an augmented reality view and the second potential display view corresponds to a view of a mobile device operating system user interface.

11. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of data associated with a first potential display view;

receiving an indication of data associated with a second potential display view;

receiving orientation information indicative of an orientation angle of a device including a display; and

enabling, via a processor, provision of a display view at the display that includes a variable portion of the first potential display view based on the orientation angle by providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view with a degree of overlay that is based on the orientation angle,

wherein enabling provision of the display view further comprises providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view such that a continuous portion of the first potential display view replaces a continuous portion of the second potential display view based on the orientation angle.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first potential display view corresponds to an augmented reality view and the second potential display view corresponds to a view of a mobile device operating system user interface.

13. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions, upon execution by a processor, causing performance of:

receiving an indication of data associated with a first potential display view;

receiving an indication of data associated with a second potential display view;

receiving orientation information indicative of an orientation angle of a device including a display; and

enabling provision of a display view at the display that includes a variable portion of the first potential display view based on the orientation angle by providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view with a degree of overlay that is based on the orientation angle,

wherein enabling provision of the display view includes providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view such that a continuous or discontinuous portion of the first potential display view replaces a corresponding continuous or discontinuous portion of the second potential display view based on the orientation angle.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the first potential display view corresponds to an augmented reality view and the second potential display view corresponds to a view of a mobile device operating system user interface.

15. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions, upon execution by a processor, causing performance of:

receiving an indication of data associated with a first potential display view;

receiving an indication of data associated with a second potential display view;

receiving orientation information indicative of an orientation angle of a device including a display; and

enabling provision of a display view at the display that includes a variable portion of the first potential display view based on the orientation angle by providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view with a degree of overlay that is based on the orientation angle,

wherein enabling provision of the display view includes providing the first potential display view overlaid with respect to the second potential display view such that evenly or unevenly distributed discontinuous portions of the first potential display view replace corresponding evenly or unevenly distributed discontinuous portions of the second potential display view based on the orientation angle.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the first potential display view corresponds to an augmented reality view and the second potential display view corresponds to a view of a mobile device operating system user interface.