Physical interaction device for personal electronics and method for use
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a disc-shaped physical interaction device having an internal cavity configured to releasably secure a handheld computing device, wherein;
a device receptacle portion is configured to permit a user to toollessly, repeatedly remove and insert the handheld computing device from and into the device receptacle portion of the disc-shaped physical interaction device, such that a display of the handheld computing device is recessed in relation to a top surface of the disc-shaped physical interaction device and visible when inserted in the device receptacle portion,the disc-shaped physical interaction device comprises a base shaped to tilt the disc-shaped physical interaction device when a top surface of the disc-shaped physical interaction device is pressed by a user, anda processor of the handheld computing device is configured to execute instructions that cause the processor to perform the steps of;
collecting sensor data associated with one or more interactions between a plurality of users and the disc-shaped physical interaction device, wherein the one or more interactions comprise at least one member selected from the group consisting of a spin, tilt, and a tap,determining an orientation of the disc-shaped physical interaction device based at least in part on the sensor data, andproviding feedback to the plurality of users based at least in part on the determined orientation of the disc-shaped physical interaction device, wherein the feedback comprises at least one of audio, graphical, video, and tactile output.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes, among other things, a method that may include receiving, at one or more sensors in communication with a mobile computing device positioned within a device receptacle portion of a device, the device receptacle portion being configured to substantially enclose and protect the mobile computing device during physical activity, sensor data. The method may include determining, by a processor of the mobile computing device, motion data regarding a movement of the protective device. The method may include estimating a behavior of a user based in part upon the motion data. The method may include generating a response to the behavior including at least one of graphic, audio, tactile, or video output. The method may include providing, through a wireless communications path, the response to a second device in wireless communication with the mobile computing device.
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1. A system comprising:
a disc-shaped physical interaction device having an internal cavity configured to releasably secure a handheld computing device, wherein; a device receptacle portion is configured to permit a user to toollessly, repeatedly remove and insert the handheld computing device from and into the device receptacle portion of the disc-shaped physical interaction device, such that a display of the handheld computing device is recessed in relation to a top surface of the disc-shaped physical interaction device and visible when inserted in the device receptacle portion, the disc-shaped physical interaction device comprises a base shaped to tilt the disc-shaped physical interaction device when a top surface of the disc-shaped physical interaction device is pressed by a user, and a processor of the handheld computing device is configured to execute instructions that cause the processor to perform the steps of; collecting sensor data associated with one or more interactions between a plurality of users and the disc-shaped physical interaction device, wherein the one or more interactions comprise at least one member selected from the group consisting of a spin, tilt, and a tap, determining an orientation of the disc-shaped physical interaction device based at least in part on the sensor data, and providing feedback to the plurality of users based at least in part on the determined orientation of the disc-shaped physical interaction device, wherein the feedback comprises at least one of audio, graphical, video, and tactile output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of a mobile computing device, sensor data, from one or more sensors of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is releasably secured within a device receptacle portion of a physical interaction device, the device receptacle portion being configured to permit a user to toollessly, repeatedly remove and insert the mobile computing device from and into the device receptacle portion of the physical interaction device, such that a display of the handheld computing device is recessed in relation to a top surface of the disc-shaped physical interaction device and visible when inserted in the device receptacle portion; determining, by the processor, a motion of the physical interaction device caused by one or more users based at least in part on the sensor data; generating a response to the determined motion data comprising at least one of graphic, audio, tactile, or video output; and providing, via an output device of the mobile computing device, the response to the one or more users, wherein the output component comprises at least one member selected from a group consisting of a display, speaker, light, and vibration device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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