Portable electronic device and method for controlling operation thereof based on user motion
First Claim
1. A method for controlling operation of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
- detecting, by a motion sensor of the portable electronic device, an alternating signature motion of the portable electronic device about a virtual axis;
detecting, by the motion sensor, a stabilization time to establish an end of the alternating signature motion;
subsequent to and within a predetermined time period from detecting the end of the alternating signature motion, detecting, by the motion sensor, a display positioning motion, wherein the display positioning motion is associated with directing a display of the portable electronic device towards a view angle of the user; and
controlling, by the portable electronic device, at least one function based on the alternating signature motion and the display positioning motion.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a motion sensor and a controller. The motion sensor detects an alternating signature motion of a limb of the user about a virtual axis corresponding to the limb. The motion sensor may be an accelerometer capable of detecting three dimensional acceleration. The accelerometer detects acceleration along X, Y and/or Z axes, in which acceleration peaks of the X and Z axes alternate with each other and acceleration of the Y axis remains substantially steady relative to the X and Y axes. The portable electronic device controls at least one function based on the detected alternating signature motion of the limb and/or acceleration along the X, Y and/or Z axes.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for controlling operation of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting, by a motion sensor of the portable electronic device, an alternating signature motion of the portable electronic device about a virtual axis; detecting, by the motion sensor, a stabilization time to establish an end of the alternating signature motion; subsequent to and within a predetermined time period from detecting the end of the alternating signature motion, detecting, by the motion sensor, a display positioning motion, wherein the display positioning motion is associated with directing a display of the portable electronic device towards a view angle of the user; and controlling, by the portable electronic device, at least one function based on the alternating signature motion and the display positioning motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for controlling operation of a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device including an accelerometer capable of detecting three dimensional acceleration, the method comprising:
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detecting, by the accelerometer, acceleration along at least one axis of X, Y and Z axes, wherein acceleration peaks of the X and Z axes alternate with each other; detecting, by the accelerometer, a stabilization time to establish an end of the acceleration along at least one axis of X, Y and Z axes; subsequent to and within a predetermined time period from detecting the end of the acceleration along the at least one axis of X, Y and Z axes, detecting, by the accelerometer, acceleration along the Z axis indicating that a display of the portable electronic device is directed at least, in part, upward in direction; and controlling, by the portable electronic device, at least one function based on the acceleration along the at least one axis of the X, Y and Z axes and the acceleration along the Z axis. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a motion sensor configured to detect; an alternating signature motion of the portable electronic device about a virtual axis; a stabilization time to establish an end of the alternating signature motion; and subsequent to and within a predetermined time period from detecting the end of the alternating signature motion, a display positioning motion, wherein the display positioning motion is associated with directing a display of the portable electronic device towards a view angle of the user; and a controller configured to; control at least one function based on the alternating signature motion and the display positioning motion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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