TERMINAL CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING ATTRIBUTE OF APPLICATION BASED ON MOTION AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130067422A1
• Filed: 09/05/2012
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hong, Hyun-Su
• Granted Patent: US 9,413,870 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/803 Driving vehicles or craft, e.g. cars, airplanes, ships, robots or tanks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• 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 terminal controls an application attribute based on a motion. The terminal includes a motion measurement unit, an attribute mapping unit, an attribute control unit, and a controller. The motion measurement unit measures a motion of the terminal. The attribute mapping unit classifies motion directions of the terminal, classifies a motion degree, and maps an attribute type and a control strength of an application installed in the terminal in response to each motion direction and each motion degree. The attribute control unit activates an attribute control of the application based on a motion of the terminal. When the attribute control of the application is activated by the attribute control unit and the motion of the terminal is measured by the motion measurement unit, the controller controls an attribute of the application based on the attribute type and the control strength mapped by the attribute mapping unit.

Claims

1. A terminal configured to control an application attribute, the terminal comprising:

a motion measurement unit configured to measure a motion of the terminal;

an attribute mapping unit configured to classify motion directions of the terminal;

classify a motion degree for at least one of a velocity in each motion direction, an acceleration, an angular velocity, an angular acceleration, an amount of change in a slope, and an amount of change in a movement distance; and

map an attribute type and a control strength of an application installed in the terminal in response to each motion direction and each motion degree;

an attribute control unit configured to activate an attribute control of the application based on a motion of the terminal; and

a controller configured to, when the attribute control of the application is activated by the attribute control unit and the motion of the terminal is measured by the motion measurement unit, control an attribute of the application based on the attribute type and the control strength mapped by the attribute mapping unit in response to the measured motion.

2. The terminal of claim 1 further comprising:

an application selector configured to select an application to execute among a plurality of applications installed in the terminal.

3. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the attribute mapping unit is configured to map an attribute type comprising at least one of forward, backward, play, pause, and volume based on a motion direction of the terminal with respect to at least one of a video player and an audio player.

4. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the attribute mapping unit is configured to classify a range regarding at least one of a velocity in each motion direction, an acceleration, an angular velocity, an angular acceleration, an amount of change in a slope, and an amount of change in a movement distance;

and map a control strength comprising at least one of a movement interval, a reproduction position, a volume level, and a forward/backward playing of a video player or an audio player in response to each classified range.

5. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the attribute mapping unit is configured to map an attribute type comprising at least one of direction change, an acceleration, reduce speed in response to a motion direction of the terminal;

and map a control strength regarding direction change, an acceleration, and reduce speed in response to at least one of a velocity in a relevant motion direction, an acceleration, an angular velocity, an angular acceleration, an amount of change in a slope, and an amount of change in a movement distance with respect to a racing game application.

6. A method for controlling an application attribute, the method comprising:

classifying a motion direction of a terminal;

classifying a motion degree for at least one of a velocity in the motion direction, an acceleration, an angular velocity, an angular acceleration, an amount of change in a slope, and an amount of change in a movement distance; and

mapping an attribute type and a control strength of an application installed in the terminal in response to each motion direction and each motion degree;

activating an attribute control of the application;

measuring a motion of the terminal; and

controlling the attribute of the application based on the attribute type and the control strength mapped in response to the measured motion.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

selecting an application to execute among a plurality of application installed in the terminal.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein mapping the attribute type and the control strength of the application comprises:

mapping an attribute type comprising at least one of forward, backward, play, pause, and volume based on the motion direction of the terminal with respect to at least one of a video player and an audio player.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein mapping the attribute type and the control strength of the application comprises:

classifying a range regarding at least one of a velocity in each motion direction, an acceleration, an angular velocity, an angular acceleration, an amount of change in a slope, and an amount of change in a movement distance; and

mapping a control strength comprising at least one of a movement interval, a reproduction position, a volume level, and a forward/backward playing of a video player or an audio player in response to each classified range.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the mapping comprises:

mapping an attribute type comprising at least one of direction change, an acceleration, reduce speed in response to a motion direction of the terminal; and

mapping a control strength regarding direction change, an acceleration, and reduce speed in response to at least one of a velocity in a relevant motion direction, an acceleration, an angular velocity, an angular acceleration, an amount of change in a slope, and an amount of change in a movement distance with respect to a racing game application.

11. A method for controlling an application attribute, the method comprising:

detecting a contact on a touch detect display while an electronic device having the touch detect display executes a relevant application;

when the detected contact corresponds to an application attribute, detecting a motion of the electronic device; and

controlling the application attribute in response to the detected motion.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the motion of the electronic device corresponds to a motion degree for at least one of a velocity, an acceleration, an angular velocity, an angular acceleration, an amount of change in a slope, and an amount of change in a movement distance.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the application attribute comprises at least one of forward, backward, play, pause, and volume.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

when the contact on the touch detect display is detected, activating an application attribute control screen.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

selecting a different application attribute based on a touch frequency.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the motion of the electronic device corresponds to a motion degree for at least one of a velocity, an acceleration, an angular velocity, an angular acceleration, an amount of change in a slope, and an amount of change in a movement distance.

18. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the application attribute comprises at least one of forward, backward, play, pause, and volume.

19. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the electronic device is further configured to activate an application attribute control screen when the contact on the touch detect display is detected.

20. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the electronic device is further configured to select a different application attribute based on a touch frequency.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a touch detect display;

one or more processors;

a memory; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the electronic device particularly configured to;

detect a contact on the touch detect display while the electronic device having the touch detect display executes a relevant application,

when the detected contact corresponds to an application attribute, detect a motion of the electronic device, and

control the application attribute in response to the detected motion.