Client device orientation

• US 9,256,299 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2012
• Issued: 02/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Suggs, Bradley Neal
• Primary Examiner(s): Amadiz, Rodney
• Application Number:
  US13/596,557
• Publication Number:
  US 20140062874A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,260 Days
• Field of Search: 345/158, 382/103
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0325 using a plurality of light emitters or reflectors or a plurality of detectors forming a reference frame from which to derive the orientation of the object, e.g. by triangulation or on the basis of reference deformation in the picked up image
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for determining an orientation of one or more client devices relative to a computing device. In various embodiments a method and system is provided for receiving, via a client device, data being displayed on a computing device. The data is used to determine an orientation of the client device relative to a computing device. The determined orientation of the client device is used to orient a user interface of a computing device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, via a sensor of a client device, data identifying a computing device to the client device, wherein the data is displayed on a user interface of the computing device;

determining, by the client device, an orientation of the client device relative to the computing device based on an orientation of the received data; and

transmitting, by the client device to the computing device, an indicia of the orientation of the client device relative to the computing device to enable the computing device to rotate the user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes a camera, and wherein receiving the data comprises capturing, using the camera, a quick response (QR) code, barcode, aura, watermark, or other image displayed on the user interface of the computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the data comprises receiving dynamically generated data encoded with a key to identify the computing device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the data comprises receiving data that enables communication over a network.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

decoding the data received from the computing device to identify the computing device and establish a communication link between the client device and the computing device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the orientation of the client device utilizing the received data comprises determining an orientation of a quick response (QR) code or a barcode displayed on the user interface of the computing device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein transmitting the indicia of the orientation of the client device comprises transmitting an indicia to rotate the user interface.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitted indicia of orientation enables the computing device to position a user interface element representing a player of a game session utilizing the client device on a screen of the computing device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

continually tracking, by the client device, a position of the client device relative to the computing device; and

transmitting, by the client device to the computing device, the position to the computing device to enable the computing device to continually reorient the user interface.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a computing device to:

dynamically generate data identifying the computing device;

display, by a user interface of the computing device, the data in accordance with an orientation, wherein the data displayed in accordance with the orientation enables a client device to identify the computing device and to determine an orientation of the client device relative to the computing device;

receive, from the client device, an indicia of the orientation of the client device relative to the computing device, the indicia responsive to capture, by a sensor of the client device, of the data displayed by the user interface of the computing device; and

rotate the user interface of the computing device based on the received indicia of the orientation of the client device.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein dynamically generating the data comprises dynamically generating a quick response (QR) code, barcode, aura, watermark, or other image displayed on the user interface of the computing device.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein dynamically generating the data comprises dynamically generating data encoded with a key to identify the computing device for communication over a network.

13. The computer readable medium according to claim 10, wherein rotating the user interface comprises continually rotating the user interface in response to continual receipt of indicia of orientations of the client device due to movement of the client device.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein dynamically generating the data comprises dynamically generating a quick response (QR) code or a barcode displayed on the user interface of the computing device.

15. A client device comprising:

a sensor to receive data identifying a computing device, wherein the data is displayed on a user interface of the computing device;

a processor;

a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by the processor to determine an orientation of the client device relative to the computing device based on an orientation of the received data, and to output an orientation signal to be transmitted to the computing device, the orientation signal representing the orientation of the client device relative to the computing device; and

a transmitter to send the orientation signal to the computing device to cause the computing device to rotate the user interface of the computing device.

16. The client device of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to determine a change in orientation of the client device.

17. The client device of claim 15, wherein the sensor includes a camera, and the received data comprises a quick response (QR) code, barcode, aura, watermark, or other image displayed on the user interface of the computing device and captured by the camera.

18. The client device of claim 15, further comprising a communication interface for establishing a communication link with the computing device based on the received data identifying the computing device.

19. The client device of claim 15, further comprising detection instructions executable by the processor to detect movement of the client device to update the computing device of a change in orientation or position of the client device.

20. The client device of claim 15, wherein the received data comprises a quick response (QR) code or a barcode displayed on the user interface of the computing device.