METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING ORIENTATIONS OF USER INTERFACES BY DETECTING GRAVITY ACCELERATION VALUES

• US 20090322691A1
• Filed: 11/10/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: CHIU, YI-LIN
• Application Number:
  US12/268,420
• Publication Number:
  US 20090322691A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A method and system for adjusting orientations of user interfaces on a portable electronic device are provided. The method includes detecting coordinates of user contacted points of a touch panel of the portable electronic device, generating unlock signals of user inputs corresponding to the detected coordinates, detecting a value of gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device by a gravity sensor, and adjusting orientations of user interfaces of applications upon determining that the detected value of the gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device is less than about zero.

Claims

1. A system for adjusting orientations of user interfaces on a portable electronic device, the system comprising:

an input module for detecting coordinates of user contacted points of a touch panel of the portable electronic device and for generating unlock signals for unlocking the touch panel in response to the detected coordinates;

a detection module for detecting a value of gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device by a gravity sensor in the portable electronic device after the touch panel being unlocked; and

a display module for adjusting orientations of user interfaces of applications executed on the portable electronic device upon determining that the detected value of the gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device is less than about zero.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display module is configured for displaying the user interfaces of the applications upon determining that the detected value of the gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device is greater than about zero.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the orientations of the user interfaces are rotated approximately 180 degrees.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display module comprises a first liquid crystal display module (LCM) for displaying the user interfaces of the applications.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the input module comprises a first touch panel for detecting coordinates of contacted points of the user inputs.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the portable electronic device comprises a housing with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first LCM and the first touch panel being assembled to the first surface of the housing.

7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the input module further comprises a second LCM, the display further comprises a second touch panel, the second LCM and the second touch panel being assembled to the second surface of the housing.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detection module comprises an accelerometer and/or a motion sensor.

9. A computer-implemented method for adjusting orientations of user interfaces on a portable electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting coordinates of user contacted points of a touch panel of the portable electronic device;

generating unlock signals of user inputs corresponding to the detected coordinates for unlocking the touch panel;

detecting a value of gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device by a gravity sensor after the touch panel being unlocked; and

adjusting orientations of user interfaces of applications executed on the portable electronic device upon determining that the detected value of the gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device is less than about zero.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

displaying the user interfaces of the applications upon determining that the detected value of the gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device is greater than about zero.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the unlock signals of user inputs are generated upon determining an inputted password matches a predefined password.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the orientations of the user interfaces are rotated approximately 180 degrees.

13. A computer-readable medium for adjusting orientations of user interfaces on a portable electronic device, the computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

detect coordinates of user contacted points of a touch panel of the portable electronic device;

generate unlock signals of user inputs corresponding to the detected coordinates for unlocking the touch panel;

detect a value of gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device by a gravity sensor after the touch panel being unlocked; and

adjust orientations of user interfaces of applications executed on the portable electronic device upon determining that the detected value of the gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device is less than about zero.

14. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to:

display the user interfaces of the applications upon determining that the detected value of the gravity acceleration of the portable electronic device is greater than about zero.

15. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 14, wherein the unlock signals of user inputs are generated upon determining an inputted password matches a predefined password.

16. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 14, wherein the orientations of the user interfaces are rotated approximately 180 degrees.