Wireless communication device and method with an orientation detector
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a display device;
a receiver configured to receive an indication of an orientation of a wearable device, the wearable device being wearable by a user;
an orientation detector configured to detect an orientation of the electronic device; and
a controller configured to;
determine, based on both the orientation of the wearable device and the orientation of the electronic device, whether the display device is suitably oriented for viewing by the user; and
control, at least in part, and based on whether the display device is suitably oriented for viewing by the user, an operation of the display device.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device (200) is disclosed. It can include: an electronic device (210) including a display (240); a wearable device (242) including a first orientation detector (244) configured to detect a suitable display viewing orientation; and a controller (220) including a power saving module (290) coupled to the electronic device (210), the controller (220) configured to control the operations of at least the display (240) in response to a suitable orientation detection. Advantageously, the wireless communication device (200) can provides a simple, portable, compact and robust power savings feature that can actuate a display when properly orientated for viewing by a user and not actuate the display when not suitably oriented.
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17 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a display device; a receiver configured to receive an indication of an orientation of a wearable device, the wearable device being wearable by a user; an orientation detector configured to detect an orientation of the electronic device; and a controller configured to; determine, based on both the orientation of the wearable device and the orientation of the electronic device, whether the display device is suitably oriented for viewing by the user; and control, at least in part, and based on whether the display device is suitably oriented for viewing by the user, an operation of the display device. - 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 an electronic device, an indication of an orientation of a wearable device, the wearable device being wearable by a user; determining, by the electronic device, an orientation of the electronic device; determining, by the electronic device and based on both the orientation of the wearable device and the orientation of the electronic device, whether a display device of the electronic device is suitably oriented for viewing by the user; and controlling, by the electronic device, at least in part, and based on whether the display device is suitably oriented for viewing by the user, an operation of the display device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor of an electronic device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an indication of an orientation of a wearable device, the wearable device being wearable by a user; determining an orientation of the electronic device;
determining, based on both the orientation of the wearable device and the orientation of the electronic device, whether a display device of the electronic device is suitably oriented for viewing by the user; andcontrolling, at least in part, and based on whether the display device is suitably oriented for viewing by the user, an operation of the display device.
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