User feedback to indicate transitions between open and closed states
First Claim
1. A method for generating feedback to a user of a communication device to indicate a change in status of the communication device, the method comprising:
- providing a multi-screen communication device that is selectively positionable in each of a closed state, open state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state, wherein, in the closed state, primary and secondary screens of the communication device are in a closed position;
in the open state, the primary and secondary screens are in the open position;
in the easel state, both the primary and secondary screens are viewable by the user and transverse to one another;
in the modified easel state, one of the primary and secondary screens is not viewable by the user while the other of the primary and secondary screens is viewable by the user and the primary and secondary screens are positioned transversely to one another;
in the inbound/outbound call state, the communication device is engaged in a telephone call; and
in the image/video capture state, the communication device is capturing one of an image and video; and
detecting, by at least one processor, that the communication device is transitioning from one of the closed state, open state, transition state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state to another of the closed state, open state, transition state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state based on input from two or more of a hall effect sensor, an accelerometer, a timer, a communications input trigger, and a video capture request input, wherein the detected transition triggers one or more of a hardware and/or software interrupt that is used to control and/or manage one or more functions of the multi-screen communication device associated with each of the closed state, open state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state.
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Abstract
A dual screen user device and methods for generating user feedback to indicate transitional states of the device are disclosed. Feedback is provided to a user of the device concerning transitional states or changes in status of the device, such as whether the device is open or closed, whether a peripheral device has been connected to or disconnected from the device and whether the device has been powered up or down. In a preferred embodiment, one or more vibrators are used to generate vibration and/or audible signals to the user to indicate to the user the particular change in status of the device as it occurs.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for generating feedback to a user of a communication device to indicate a change in status of the communication device, the method comprising:
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providing a multi-screen communication device that is selectively positionable in each of a closed state, open state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state, wherein, in the closed state, primary and secondary screens of the communication device are in a closed position;
in the open state, the primary and secondary screens are in the open position;
in the easel state, both the primary and secondary screens are viewable by the user and transverse to one another;
in the modified easel state, one of the primary and secondary screens is not viewable by the user while the other of the primary and secondary screens is viewable by the user and the primary and secondary screens are positioned transversely to one another;
in the inbound/outbound call state, the communication device is engaged in a telephone call; and
in the image/video capture state, the communication device is capturing one of an image and video; anddetecting, by at least one processor, that the communication device is transitioning from one of the closed state, open state, transition state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state to another of the closed state, open state, transition state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state based on input from two or more of a hall effect sensor, an accelerometer, a timer, a communications input trigger, and a video capture request input, wherein the detected transition triggers one or more of a hardware and/or software interrupt that is used to control and/or manage one or more functions of the multi-screen communication device associated with each of the closed state, open state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multi-display user device, comprising:
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at least one microprocessor to execute instructions stored in memory; a feedback mechanism of the multi-display user device to generate signals as feedback to a user; a first display including a first display area; a second display including second display area, wherein the first and second displays are selectively positionable in each of a closed state, open state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state, wherein, in the closed state, first and second displays are in a closed position;
in the open state, the first and second displays are in the open position;
in the easel state, both the first and second displays are viewable by the user and transverse to one another;
in the modified easel state, one of the first and second displays is not viewable by the user while the other of the first and second displays is viewable by the user and the first and second displays are positioned transversely to one another;
in the inbound/outbound call state, the multi-display user device is engaged in a telephone call; and
in the image/video capture state, the multi-display user device is capturing one of an image and video;a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that include instructions configured to detect that the multi-display user device is transitioning from one of the closed state, open state, transition state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state to another of the closed state, open state, transition state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state based on input from two or more of a hall effect sensor, an accelerometer, a timer, a communications input trigger, and a video capture request input, wherein the detected transition triggers one or more of a hardware and/or software interrupt that is used to control and/or manage one or more functions of the multi-screen communication device associated with each of the closed state, open state, easel state, modified easel state, inbound/outbound communication state, and image/video capture state. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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