Acceleration navigation of media device displays

• US 20090307633A1
• Filed: 06/27/2008
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Haughay, Allen P. JR., Cannistraro, Alan
• Application Number:
  US12/215,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20090307633A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/841
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer

Abstract

Some embodiments of the invention are directed to, among other things, systems, computer readable media, methods and any other means for navigating a menu hierarchy of a handheld electrical device and/or options within a menu display. The device can present each display on, e.g., an integrated display screen. In response to the device being physically moved, circuitry of the device can receive acceleration data generated by one or more accelerometers. The circuitry can be configured to respond to the acceleration data by generating an acceleration vector, storing the data and/or presenting another display. The new display can be, for example, another menu in the menu hierarchy or the same menu with a different option highlighted.

Claims

1. A method of navigating a menu hierarchy of a handheld electrical device, comprising:

presenting a first display on an integrated display screen, wherein the first display is part of the menu hierarchy;

receiving acceleration data in response to an acceleration event; and

in response to the acceleration data, presenting a second display on the integrated display screen, wherein the second display is part of the menu hierarchy.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the second display further comprises:

presenting information associated with one or more types of multimedia the handheld electrical device is capable of playing back for the user, wherein the information is presented on the integrated display screen.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the first display further comprises:

presenting information associated with one or more songs stored on the handheld electrical device, wherein the information is presented on the integrated display screen.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

analyzing the acceleration data, wherein analyzing the acceleration data includes determining a type of the acceleration event.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining the type of the acceleration event further comprises:

determining a prevailing direction of the acceleration event; and

determining a type movement that caused the acceleration event.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a magnitude of the acceleration event;

generating an acceleration vector, wherein the acceleration vector is based on the prevailing direction and the magnitude.

7. A handheld electrical device that plays media files and implements a menu hierarchy, comprising:

an integrated display screen;

at least one accelerometer that generates acceleration data in response to an acceleration event;

circuitry configured to implement the menu hierarchy, wherein implementing the menu hierarchy comprises;

generating a first display that is presented on the integrated display screen;

receiving the acceleration data;

in response to the acceleration data, generating a second display that is presented on the integrated display screen.

8. The handheld electrical device of claim 7, wherein:

the first display includes a list of options, wherein one of the options links to the second display.

9. The handheld electrical device of claim 7, wherein:

the acceleration data represents a user'"'"'s desire to select the one of the options.

10. The handheld electrical device of claim 7, wherein:

the second display includes information associated with one or more types of multimedia the handheld electrical device is capable of playing back for the user.

11. The handheld electrical device of claim 7, wherein:

the first display includes information associated with one or more songs stored on the handheld electrical device.

12. The handheld electrical device of claim 11, wherein:

the information is clip art that corresponds with covers of one or more albums associated with the one or more songs.

13. The handheld electrical device of claim 7, wherein:

the circuitry is further configured to analyze the acceleration data to determine a type of the acceleration event.

14. A method of navigating a menu hierarchy of a handheld electrical device, comprising:

presenting a first display that includes a list of songs;

determining that the handheld device has been flicked up and down at least twice within a predetermined period of time;

in response to determining that the handheld device has been flicked up and down at least twice, generating a first set of flick data;

in response to the first set of flick data, generating a shuffled list of the songs; and

presenting a second display that includes the shuffled list of the songs.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the presenting the first display occurs after:

presenting a previous display, wherein the previous display includes a songs option;

highlighting the songs option;

determining that the handheld electrical device has been flicked to the right;

in response to determining that the handheld electrical device has been flicked to the right, generating a previous set of flick data;

in response to the previous set of flick data, selecting the songs option; and

in response to the selection of the songs option, the presenting the first display.

16. A handheld electrical device that plays media files and implements a menu hierarchy, comprising:

an integrated display screen;

at least one accelerometer that generates flick data in response to the handheld device being flicked up and down at least twice within a predetermined period of time;

circuitry configured to implement the menu hierarchy, wherein implementing the menu hierarchy comprises;

generating a first display that is presented on the integrated display screen, wherein the first display includes a list of songs;

receiving the flick data from the at least one accelerometer;

in response to receiving the flick data, generating a shuffled list of the songs; and

generating a second display that includes the shuffled list of the songs, wherein the second display is presented on the integrated display screen.

17. The handheld electrical device of claim 16, wherein the circuitry is configured to generate the first display after the circuitry:

generates a previous display that includes a songs option;

highlights the songs option;

receives a previous set of flick data from the at least one accelerometer that indicates the handheld electrical device has been flicked to the right;

in response to receiving the previous set of flick data, selects the songs option; and

presents of the first display in response to selecting the songs option.

18. A method of navigating selectable options presented by a handheld device, comprising:

presenting a first display, wherein the first display includes selectable options;

highlighting a first option included in the selectable options;

determining that an acceleration event has occurred;

receiving acceleration data that corresponds with the acceleration event; and

in response to the receiving the acceleration data, presenting a second display, wherein presenting the second display includes highlighting a second option included in the selectable options.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

in response to the acceleration data, scrolling through a number of the selectable options before highlighting the second option.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising:

analyzing the acceleration data to determine a magnitude of the acceleration event; and

determining the number based on the magnitude.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising:

analyzing the acceleration data to determine a magnitude-to-time ratio of the acceleration event; and

determining the number based on the magnitude-to-time ratio.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the presenting the second display further comprises:

presenting the first option and the second option as adjacent options in a list.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein the presenting the second display further comprises:

presenting the first option and the second option as adjacent options in a cover flow display.

24. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

determining that the acceleration event was a flick.

25. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

determining that an additional acceleration event has occurred within a predetermined period of time;

receiving additional acceleration data that corresponds with the additional acceleration event; and

in response to the receiving the additional acceleration data, presenting a third display, wherein presenting the third display includes;

increasing the scrolling rate; and

highlighting a third option included in the selectable options.

26. A handheld electrical device that can navigate selectable options, comprising:

an integrated display screen;

at least one accelerometer that generates acceleration data in response to being physically moved;

circuitry configured to navigate the selectable options, wherein navigating the selectable options comprises;

presenting a first display on the integrated display screen, wherein the first display includes selectable options;

highlighting a first option included in the selectable options;

receiving the acceleration data from the at least one accelerometer;

in response to the receiving the acceleration data, presenting a second display, wherein;

a second option is highlighted; and

the second option is included in the selectable options.

27. The handheld electrical device of claim 26, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

scroll through a number of selectable options before highlighting the second option in response to receiving the acceleration data.

28. The handheld electrical device of claim 27, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

analyze the acceleration data to determine a magnitude of the acceleration event; and

determine the number based on the magnitude.

29. The handheld electrical device of claim 28, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

analyze the acceleration data to determine a magnitude-to-time ratio of the acceleration event; and

determine the number based on the magnitude-to-time ratio.

30. The handheld electrical device of claim 26, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

present the first option and the second option as adjacent options in a list.