Method and apparatus for sensing flexing of a device
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a body configured to be capable of being flexed during use of the apparatus at least by any of;
bending; and
twisting;
the body comprising a first portion and a second portion that move with respect to each other when the body is being flexed;
the first portion comprising a first orientation sensor configured to produce first orientation signals indicating a current orientation of the first portion;
the second portion comprising a second orientation sensor configured to produce second orientation signals indicating a current orientation of the second portion;
the apparatus further comprising at least one processor configured to;
determine mutual motion of the first portion and the second portion based on the orientations of the first portion and of the second portion as indicated by the first orientation signals and the second orientation signals,wherein the first orientation sensor comprises a first camera unit.
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A method, apparatus and computer program for receiving first orientation signals indicative of orientation of a first portion of a body of an apparatus, which body is capable of being flexed during use of the apparatus at least by any of: bending; and twisting; the body having the first portion and a second portion that move with respect to each other when the body is being flexed; receiving second orientation signals indicative of orientation of the second portion of a body of an apparatus; and determining motion of at least one of the first portion and second portion based on the first orientation signals and the second orientation signals.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a body configured to be capable of being flexed during use of the apparatus at least by any of;
bending; and
twisting;the body comprising a first portion and a second portion that move with respect to each other when the body is being flexed; the first portion comprising a first orientation sensor configured to produce first orientation signals indicating a current orientation of the first portion; the second portion comprising a second orientation sensor configured to produce second orientation signals indicating a current orientation of the second portion; the apparatus further comprising at least one processor configured to; determine mutual motion of the first portion and the second portion based on the orientations of the first portion and of the second portion as indicated by the first orientation signals and the second orientation signals, wherein the first orientation sensor comprises a first camera unit. - 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 from a first orientation sensor first orientation signals indicative of a current orientation of a first portion of a body of an apparatus, which body is capable of being flexed during use of the apparatus at least by any of;
bending; and
twisting;
the body comprising the first portion and a second portion that move with respect to each other when the body is being flexed;receiving from a second orientation sensor second orientation signals indicative of a current orientation of the second portion of a body of an apparatus; and determining mutual motion of the first portion and the second portion based on the orientations of the first portion and of the second portion as indicated by the first orientation signals and the second orientation signals, wherein the first orientation sensor comprises a camera unit. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor configured to receive from a first orientation sensor that comprises a camera unit first orientation signals indicative of a current orientation of a first portion of a body of the apparatus, which body is capable of being flexed during use of the apparatus at least by any of;
bending; and
twisting;
the body comprising the first portion and a second portion that move with respect to each other when the body is being flexed;receive from a first orientation sensor second orientation signals indicative of a current orientation of the second portion of a body of the apparatus; and determine mutual motion of the first portion and the second portion based on the orientations of the first portion and of the second portion as indicated by the first orientation signals and the second orientation signals.
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; receiving from a first orientation sensor that comprises a camera unit first orientation signals indicative of a current orientation of a first portion of a body of the apparatus, which body is capable of being flexed during use of the apparatus at least by any of;
bending; and
twisting;
the body comprising the first portion and a second portion that move with respect to each other when the body is being flexed;receiving from a second orientation sensor second orientation signals indicative of a current orientation of the second portion of the body of the apparatus; and determining mutual motion of the first portion and the second portion based on the orientations of the first portion and of the second portion as indicated by the first orientation signals and the second orientation signals.
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15. A memory medium comprising a computer program that comprises:
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code for receiving from a first orientation sensor that comprises a camera unit first orientation signals indicative of a current orientation of a first portion of a body of an apparatus, which body is capable of being flexed during use of the apparatus at least by any of;
bending; and
twisting;
the body comprising the first portion and a second portion that move with respect to each other when the body is being flexed;code for receiving from a second orientation sensor second orientation signals indicative of a current orientation of the second portion of the body of the apparatus; and code for determining mutual motion of the first portion and the second portion based on the orientations of the first portion and of the second portion as indicated by the first orientation signals and the second orientation signals; when the computer program is run on a processor; wherein the memory medium is a non-transitory memory medium.
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