Accelerometer-based touchscreen user interface
First Claim
1. Consumer electronics (CE) device comprising:
- housing bearing a processor, a visual display, and an audio display, the processor controlling the displays;
accelerometer in the housing and outputting first, second, and third signals to the processor representing acceleration of the housing in first, second, and third spatial dimensions, respectively;
the processor determining a tilt of housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto controlling a volume output by the audio display, and/or controlling a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on the visual display, and/or controlling motion of a virtual object presented on the visual display, the processor responsive to a determination that the third signal is smaller than the first and second signals selecting the first and signals and not selecting the third signal, the processor combining the first and second signals to determine the direction and magnitude of tilt,wherein the processor determines a tilt of the housing used on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto controls a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on the visual display.
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Abstract
A CE device for, e.g., displaying the time can incorporate an accelerometer to provide various features and enhancements. For example, tilting of the housing as sensed by the accelerometer may be used for controlling a volume output by an audio display, and/or for controlling a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on a visual display, and/or for controlling motion of a virtual object presented on the visual display; and/or for rotating a presentation on the visual display to always be oriented up and/or for determining that a person has tapped the housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto presenting an image of a rotatable object on the display.
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8 Claims
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1. Consumer electronics (CE) device comprising:
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housing bearing a processor, a visual display, and an audio display, the processor controlling the displays; accelerometer in the housing and outputting first, second, and third signals to the processor representing acceleration of the housing in first, second, and third spatial dimensions, respectively; the processor determining a tilt of housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto controlling a volume output by the audio display, and/or controlling a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on the visual display, and/or controlling motion of a virtual object presented on the visual display, the processor responsive to a determination that the third signal is smaller than the first and second signals selecting the first and signals and not selecting the third signal, the processor combining the first and second signals to determine the direction and magnitude of tilt, wherein the processor determines a tilt of the housing used on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto controls a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Consumer electronics (CE) device comprising:
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housing bearing a processor, a visual display, and an audio display the processor controlling the displays; accelerometer in the housing and outputting first, second, and third signals to the processor representing acceleration of the housing, in first, second, and third spatial dimensions, respectively; the processor determining a tilt of the housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto controlling a volume output by the audio display, and/or controlling a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on the visual display, and/or controlling motion of a virtual object presented on the visual display, the processor responsive to a determination that the third signal is smaller than the first and second signals selecting the first and second signals and not selecting the third signal, the processor combining the first and second signals to determine the direction and magnitude of tilt, wherein the processor determines a tilt of the housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto controls motion of a virtual object presented on the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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