Selective engagement of motion detection
First Claim
1. A motion controlled handheld device comprising:
- a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image;
a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface; and
a motion response module operable to identify a base reference position, to track the motion of the device in relation to the base reference position, to modify the image in response to the motion, to detect a predetermined pattern of motion of the device, to maintain the image without adjustment during the predetermined pattern of motion, to detect a completion of the predetermined pattern of motion, and to reset the base reference position upon detecting completion of the predetermined pattern of motion.
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Abstract
A motion controlled handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image. The device includes a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface. The device also includes a motion response module operable to identify a base reference position, to track the motion of the device in relation to the base reference position, to modify the image in response to the motion, to detect a predetermined pattern of motion of the device, to maintain the image without adjustment during the predetermined pattern of motion, to detect a completion of the predetermined pattern of motion, and to reset the base reference position upon detecting completion of the predetermined pattern of motion.
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21 Claims
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1. A motion controlled handheld device comprising:
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a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image; a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface; and a motion response module operable to identify a base reference position, to track the motion of the device in relation to the base reference position, to modify the image in response to the motion, to detect a predetermined pattern of motion of the device, to maintain the image without adjustment during the predetermined pattern of motion, to detect a completion of the predetermined pattern of motion, and to reset the base reference position upon detecting completion of the predetermined pattern of motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling a handheld device comprising:
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generating an image on a viewable surface of the handheld device; detecting motion of the device within three dimensions; identifying components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface; identifying a base reference position; tracking the motion of the device in relation to the base reference position; modifying the image in response to the motion; detecting a predetermined pattern of motion of the device; maintaining the image without adjustment during the predetermined pattern of motion; detecting a completion of the predetermined pattern of motion; and resetting the base reference position upon detecting completion of the predetermined pattern of motion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program for controlling a handheld device, the computer program embodied in a computer readable medium and operable when executed to perform the steps of:
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generating an image on a viewable surface of the handheld device; detecting motion of the device within three dimensions; identifying components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface; identifying a base reference position; tracking the motion of the device in relation to the base reference position; modifying the image in response to the motion; detecting a predetermined pattern of motion of the device; maintaining the image without adjustment during the predetermined pattern of motion; detecting a completion of the predetermined pattern of motion; and resetting the base reference position upon detecting completion of the predetermined pattern of motion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A motion controlled handheld device comprising:
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means for generating an image on a viewable surface of the handheld device; means for detecting motion of the device within three dimensions; means for identifying components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface; means for identifying a base reference position; means for tracking the motion of the device in relation to the base reference position; means for modifying the image in response to the motion; means for detecting a predetermined pattern of motion of the device; means for maintaining the image without adjustment during the predetermined pattern of motion; means for detecting a completion of the predetermined pattern of motion; and means for resetting the base reference position upon detecting completion of the predetermined pattern of motion.
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