Disabling an automatic rotation function of mobile computing devices
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1. A method performed by a computing device having a processor, memory, a display having a display surface, and a rotation function configured to change the orientation of information displayed by the display, the method comprising:
- detecting a tilt angle between the display surface and a reference plane;
determining whether the detected tilt angle is less than a specified threshold tilt angle; and
in response to a determination that the detected tilt angle is less than the specified threshold tilt angle, disabling the rotation function, wherein the disabling comprises preventing the rotation function from changing, in response to a sensed change in orientation of the device, the orientation of information displayed by the display.
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Abstract
Technology is generally described for disabling an automatic rotation function of mobile computing devices. The technology can detect a tilt angle of a display of the computing device in relation to a surface; and if the tilt angle is less than a specified threshold tilt angle, disable a rotation function.
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1. A method performed by a computing device having a processor, memory, a display having a display surface, and a rotation function configured to change the orientation of information displayed by the display, the method comprising:
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detecting a tilt angle between the display surface and a reference plane; determining whether the detected tilt angle is less than a specified threshold tilt angle; and in response to a determination that the detected tilt angle is less than the specified threshold tilt angle, disabling the rotation function, wherein the disabling comprises preventing the rotation function from changing, in response to a sensed change in orientation of the device, the orientation of information displayed by the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor of a computing system having a display with a display surface and a rotation function configured to change the orientation of information displayed by the display causes the computing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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detecting a tilt angle between the display surface and a reference plane; determining whether the detected tilt angle is less than a specified threshold tilt angle; and in response to a determination that the detected tilt angle is less than the specified threshold tilt angle, disabling the rotation function, wherein the disabling comprises preventing the rotation function from changing, in response to a sensed change in orientation of the device, the orientation of information displayed by the display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method performed by a computing device having a processor, memory, a display having a display surface, and a rotation function configured to change the orientation of information displayed by the display, the method comprising:
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detecting a tilt angle between the display surface and a reference plane; determining whether the detected tilt angle is more than a specified threshold tilt angle; in response to a determination that the detected tilt angle is more than the specified threshold tilt angle, enabling the rotation function, wherein the enabling comprises allowing the rotation function to change, in response to a sensed change in orientation of the device, the orientation of information displayed by the display; and disabling the rotation function in response to a determination that the detected tilt angle is equal to or less than the specified threshold tilt angle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor of a computing system having a display with a display surface and a rotation function configured to change the orientation of information displayed by the display causes the computing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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detecting a tilt angle between the display surface and a reference plane; determining whether the detected tilt angle is more than a specified threshold tilt angle; and in response to a determination that the detected tilt angle is more than the specified threshold tilt angle, enabling the rotation function, wherein the enabling comprises allowing the rotation function to change, in response to a sensed change in orientation of the device, the orientation of information displayed by the display; and disabling the rotation function in response to a determination that the detected tilt angle is equal to or less than the specified threshold tilt angle. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A computing system comprising:
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a processor; a display having a display surface; a memory; a rotation function component configured to change the orientation of information displayed by the display; a tilt angle detection component configured to detect a tilt angle between the display surface and a reference plane; a tilt threshold comparison component configured to determine whether the detected tilt angle is less than a specified threshold tilt angle; and a rotation function disabling component configured to disable the rotation function component in response to the tilt threshold comparison component determining that the detected tilt angle is less than the specified threshold tilt angle, at least in part by preventing the rotation function component from changing, in response to a sensed change in orientation of the device, the orientation of information displayed by the display; wherein each of the components comprises computer-executable instructions stored in the memory for execution by the processor.
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