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20080259095 | Method and Apparatus for Changing Display Orientations on a Monitor of a Portable Computer - A method for changing the display orientation on a monitor of a portable computer after the portable computer has been rotated by a user is disclosed. In response to a detection that the portable computer has been physically rotated, a determination is made whether or not the new physical orientation is unchanged within a predetermined period of time. If the new physical orientation has been changed within the predetermined period of time, the portable computer continues to detect for a physical rotation. If the new physical orientation is unchanged within the predetermined period of time, a display orientation on a monitor of the portable computer is adjusted to accommodate the new physical orientation. | 10-23-2008 |
20080259096 | GPS-Based Location and Messaging System and Method - A system and method for viewing a target in a background from a user's perspective. In one form, the views are selectable by the user on, for example, a GPS equipped cell phone, to include a view from the participant's position, zoom, pan, and tilt views, or views from another geographic location, giving increased situational awareness and identification of the target. Other information can be conveyed, such as messages or advertisements, on a billboard, which may be a geo-referenced area on or near the target. Preferably, an orientation mechanism shows when the device is correctly pointed to a target. | 10-23-2008 |
20080266326 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE REORIENTATION - Method for automatic image reorientation is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes reorienting a displayed image in response to a change in relative orientation of a viewer image with respect to a reference image. The reorientation is performed to compensate, at least partially, for the change in relative orientation of the viewer image. | 10-30-2008 |
20090002396 | Navigating Lists Using Input Motions - A method of navigating items on a display on a computing device with a touch sensitive input device is disclosed. Similar to a bike wheel, the list of items will rotate in relation to the velocity of the input applied including speed up, slow down, stop and change directions. | 01-01-2009 |
20090096814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A ROTATED IMAGE IN A DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for controlling display of an image includes generating a list of non-sequential random numbers, each number corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of lines in a source image. The lines in the source image are then transferred in non-sequential order from a first memory to a second memory based on the random numbers in the list and orientation change information. The resulting image in the second memory is then displayed in the desired orientation. | 04-16-2009 |
20090109242 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including a process module, a screen and an electric module is provided. The process module determines the display mode of an image according to the format of the image. The screen coupling the process module displays the image. The electric module coupling the screen and the process module adjusts the screen in the orientation in accordance with the display mode of the image. Thus, the display apparatus automatically adjusts the screen in the orientation in accordance with whether the display mode of an image is in the portrait mode or the landscape mode. | 04-30-2009 |
20090244099 | SWITCH METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INPUT INTERFACES - Switch methods and systems for input interfaces for use in an electronic device are provided. First, a direction of the electronic device is detected. Then, a first input interface is determined among a plurality of input interfaces according to the direction of the electronic device, and the first input interface is displayed in a display unit of the electronic device. | 10-01-2009 |
20090262138 | ENHANCED POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT WITH SELF-ORIENTING DISPLAY - An enhanced power distribution unit (PDU) with self-orienting display uses an orientation sensor in conjunction with a microprocessor to properly orient visual display of information by one or more displays of the enhanced PDU. Information displayed can relate to electrical current furnished to one or more power outlets of the enhanced PDU and/or information related to temperature, humidity or other conditions of the enhanced PDU. | 10-22-2009 |
20090295832 | DISPLAY PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A display processing device includes a face image detecting unit detecting the user's face image based on imaging data output from a camera unit provided on a cabinet, a position/angle change detecting unit detecting a change in the position of the user's face image and a change in the face angle, and a display control unit that displays a predetermined image on a display unit, moves the position of the display image in accordance with a change in the position of the detected user's face image, the change occurring in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, performs enlargement/reduction processing based on a position change in the Z-axis direction, performs rotating processing in accordance with a change in the face angle so that an image viewed from the face angle is obtained, and displays the obtained image on the display unit. | 12-03-2009 |
20090322790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMLINING USER INTERACTION WITH ELECTRONIC CONTENT - Various aspects and embodiments are directed to a graphical user interface that organizes interface elements into views of computer content for presentation to a user. Different views of are used to provide an interface that is responsive to configurations of the device and responsive to activity being performed by the user. Aspects include permitting the user to transition the device from one configuration to another during its use, for example from easel to laptop modes. Further the elements that comprise the graphical user interface are configured to present a summarized view of available actions and content, in order to simplify user interaction. The different views present different organizations of the interface elements and in some example display only certain ones of the modes of content in order to reduce the number of options a user must navigate to accomplish an objective. According to another aspect, methods and systems for streamlining user interaction with computer content are provided. In some embodiments, streamlining includes pre-configuring a user device based on received information. Other embodiments include presenting consistent visual representations used to navigated to views that present computer content. | 12-31-2009 |
20100020102 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BROWSING INFORMATION ON A DISPLAY - In one embodiment, a method for browsing information on a hand-held device having a display is provided. The method includes (1) setting the orientation of the display surface in relation to the virtual surface, said orientation being in a spatial initial state, so that a reference line perpendicular to and extending from a first reference point on the display surface hits the page containing information at a predefined point, (2) generating a mirror line by mirroring the reference line in relation to a line that is perpendicular to the display surface and travels via the reference point in response to tilting of the hand-held device in relation to the spatial initial state, (3) defining a hit point (xn,yn) where the mirror line hits the virtual surface and the page containing said information; and (4) showing on the display a portion of the page around the hit point | 01-28-2010 |
20100085382 | MULTI-PANEL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for displaying an image at an electronic device are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes displaying an image at an electronic device that includes a first display surface and a second display surface separated from the first display surface by a gap. A first portion of the image is displayed at the first display surface, a second portion of the image is displayed at the second display surface, and a third portion of the image between the first portion and the second is not displayed. A movement of the electronic device is detected, and in response to detecting the movement, the third portion of the image is displayed at the second display surface. | 04-08-2010 |
20100177121 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a detection unit for detecting an angle of an operating body to a reference coordinate axis on a display screen and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing in accordance with the angle of the operating body detected by the detection unit. | 07-15-2010 |
20100188423 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a display unit on which an object is displayed, a position detector for detecting a position of an operating tool that is made to contact a surface of the display unit, a reference position determination unit for determining as a reference position a position of an operating tool that is detected first by the position detector when a plurality of operating tools are made to contact the display unit, a display change operation specifying unit for specifying, according to a moving direction of a position of an operating tool that is detected N-th (N≧2) by the position detector, a specific display change operation associated with the direction, and a display controller for performing on the object the display change operation specified by the display change operation specifying unit with the reference position determined by the reference position determination unit as a reference. | 07-29-2010 |
20100231608 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH ORIENTATION RECOGNITION UNIT - An exemplary display device includes a display panel, an orientation recognition unit and a directional detection circuit. The display panel is used to display images. The orientation recognition unit is used to determine an angle of rotation of the display panel and generates a corresponding direction detection signal. The directional detection circuit is used to adjust an orientation of one or more images displayed by the display panel according to the direction detection signal. | 09-16-2010 |
20100245392 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING DISPLAY AREA - A display device to change an image displayed in a display area when the display area is changed includes a memory, a location output unit and a screen display unit. The memory stores size information of a display area displayed on a screen and the image data of the displayed image. The location computing unit computes a start point of the changed display area when the display area is changed. The display unit decodes data corresponding to the size of the display area based on the computed new start point from the image data to display the decoded data in the display area. Since the start point is obtained with center point of the changed display area and its size information and then a display area to be displayed is determined based on the start point, a current search location is maintained even when the screen is swung. | 09-30-2010 |
20100283798 | PRESENTATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a novel presentation system ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100302278 | ROTATION SMOOTHING OF A USER INTERFACE - This is directed to animating transitions in a user interface as the orientation of the user interface changes. An electronic device can display a user interface in any suitable orientation, including for example in portrait and landscape modes (e.g., based on the orientation of the display). To provide a resource efficient and aesthetically pleasing transition, the electronic device can pre-render the interface in the final orientation, and define an animation by cross-fading the interface between the initial and final interfaces. In some embodiments, the electronic device can identify distinct regions of the interface, and define separate animations for each region. The separate animations can be overlaid and displayed simultaneously to provide a uniform animated transition between the initial and final interfaces. | 12-02-2010 |
20110134143 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAY SCREEN REORIENTATION - Provided are an apparatus and method thereof for controlling a display screen of an apparatus using a controller of the apparatus, wherein the display screen is rotatable from a first position to a second position, the method including: displaying content on at least a portion of the display screen, as the display screen is in the first position, wherein the content includes characters having a size; rotating the display screen from the first position to the second position; adjusting the content by changing the a size of the characters; and displaying the adjusted content on the display screen in response to the rotating of the display screen from the first position to the second position, wherein the controller controls the adjusting of the content and the displaying of the adjusted content. | 06-09-2011 |
20110141142 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing User Interface Content and User Interface Elements - Alignment guides configured for adaptive snap-to behavior are disclosed. In one embodiment, during a user interface element resize or move gesture, match-priority values for potential alignment guides are determined based at least on gravity values associated with said alignment guides. After a displayed object is snapped to a first alignment guide having the highest match-priority value, and the user interface element is moved away from the first alignment guide during the resize or move gesture, the gravity value associated with the first alignment guide is adjusted. | 06-16-2011 |
20110169865 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD USED FOR SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM TO RECORD PROGRAM FOR SAME - Provided are a portable terminal device, an image display method used for same and a recording medium to record a program for same that enable display of images suitable for various forms of use, such as when the screen orientation or input operation is changed, and display of information pertaining to the images. The portable terminal device can make changes for multiple forms of use and has detection means for detecting a change in the form of use, and changing means for changing the method to be used to display image-related information on a display screen according to the detection result by the detection means. | 07-14-2011 |
20110216093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING COMPONENTS ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING ORIENTATION DATA - The disclosure relates to a system and method for analyzing an orientation of a handheld electronic device. The method comprises: monitoring data from a first sensor for the device; determining an orientation of the device by analyzing at least the data from the first sensor; and activating a first component on the device in view of the orientation of the device. The method may further comprise deactivating a second component on the device in view of the orientation of the device. | 09-08-2011 |
20110273475 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING SENSORY INFORMATION TO DEVICES AND PERIPHERALS - Peripherals and data processing systems are disclosed which can be configured to interact based upon sensor data. In at least certain embodiments, a method for sensing motion and orientation information for a device includes receiving a motion event from at least one sensor located in a device. The method further includes determining an orientation for a display of the device. The method further includes determining whether the device is currently moving. The method further includes determining whether the device moves within an angle with respect to a ground reference for a first time period. The method further includes switching the orientation of the display of the device if the device moves in excess of the angle. | 11-10-2011 |
20110298829 | Selecting View Orientation in Portable Device via Image Analysis - Methods, systems, and computer programs for setting the orientation of a view shown on a portable device's display are presented. In one embodiment, a method includes an operation for capturing an image of the area in front of the display. Further, the location of one or more features of a person's face is identified when the person is located in the area in front of the display. The method includes another operation for determining one axis of the face based on the location of these features. Additionally, the orientation of the view shown on the display of the portable device is set to substantially correspond to the axis of the face. | 12-08-2011 |
20120001943 | Electronic device, computer-readable medium storing control program, and control method - In an electronic device, a control unit determines a state of changes of tilt angles detected by a tilt sensor, modifies at least one of control information stored in a control information storage unit, and a tilt direction and tilt angle detected by the tilt sensor, depending on the determined state of the changes, and changes the display orientation of a display unit on the basis of the modification result. The tilt sensor detects the tilt direction and tilt angle of the display unit with respect to the vertical downward direction. The control information storage unit stores the control information indicating correlations between display orientations of the display unit and tilts of the own device. A detected tilt data storage unit stores detected tilt data indicating a history of tilt directions and tilt angles detected by the tilt sensor. | 01-05-2012 |
20120127205 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING DISPLAY AREA - A display device to change an image displayed in a display area when the display area is changed includes a memory, a location output unit and a screen display unit. The memory stores size information of a display area displayed on a screen and the image data of the displayed image. The location computing unit computes a start point of the changed display area when the display area is changed. The display unit decodes data corresponding to the size of the display area based on the computed new start point from the image data to display the decoded data in the display area. Since the start point is obtained with center point of the changed display area and its size information and then a display area to be displayed is determined based on the start point, a current search location is maintained even when the screen is swung. | 05-24-2012 |
20120176413 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MOBILE DEVICE DISPLAY MODE SELECTION BASED ON MOTION DIRECTION - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in a mobile device to allow for display mode selection based, at least in part, on a motion direction with respect to an orientation of a display of the mobile device. | 07-12-2012 |
20120212511 | REPRODUCING DEVICE, SETTING CHANGING METHOD, AND SETTING CHANGING DEVICE - A reproducing device that can reproduce data and operates on a battery includes displaying means, attitude detecting means for detecting an attitude of the reproducing device, determining means for determining whether the reproducing device satisfies a predetermined condition, and controlling means for changing a setting of the reproducing device on a basis of a result of detection of the attitude detecting means when the determining means determines that the reproducing device satisfies the predetermined condition. | 08-23-2012 |
20120223972 | PROJECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A projecting method is provided. The method is implemented by a projecting system. The system includes a projector and an electronic device. The projector includes a first wireless communication unit and a projecting unit. The electronic device includes a second wireless communication unit and a storage unit. First transmits the orientation information indicating the orientation of the projector and the distance through the first wireless communication unit to the second wireless communication unit. Then, compares a currently received orientation of the projector with a previously received orientation of the projector to calculate a rotation angle of the projector. Next, determines a movement distance and a movement direction of a projected area projected with a portion of the to-be-projected image. Then, obtains the portion of the to-be-projected image according to the movement distance, movement direction, and magnification ratio. Last, controls the projecting unit to project the portion of the to-be-projected image. | 09-06-2012 |
20120229515 | Auto-Orientation of Display of a Power Distribution Unit - A power distribution unit with voltage and current sensors and a display which displays inverted characters when the power distribution unit upside down as sensed by a tilt sensor. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229516 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An object arranged in a virtual world is caused to move in accordance with data based on a load applied to a load detection device. Then, based on attitude data outputted from a portable display device and a position of the object in the virtual world, a first virtual camera for generating an image of the virtual world is controlled, and a first image representing the virtual world viewed from the first virtual camera is displayed on the portable display device. | 09-13-2012 |
20120256961 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A game apparatus takes an image of a marker placed in the real space. The game apparatus calculates the position and the orientation of the marker with respect to the game apparatus on the basis of the marker included in the taken image, and sets a marker coordinate system on the marker. In addition, the game apparatus detects the direction of gravity on the basis of acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor included in the game apparatus. Next, the game apparatus calculates the direction of gravity in the marker coordinate system on the basis of the detected direction of gravity, and determines the orientation of the virtual character on the basis of the calculated direction of gravity in the marker coordinate system. Then, the game apparatus displays the virtual character on a display device. | 10-11-2012 |
20120274663 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION BASED ON DISPLAY SCREEN ORIENTATION - A handheld device presents information on a display screen in alternate formats. The device determines its orientation relative to a device user and selects a format based on that orientation. The displayed information may also be scrolled or zoomed based on a detected motion of the device. | 11-01-2012 |
20130002718 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided are an apparatus and a method that, in a configuration where a rotational movement of the apparatus causes switching of displayed data, effectively control display even when the apparatus has gone beyond a defined operating range. In a configuration where update processing of displayed data is executed on the basis of rotation angle information, detected by a sensor, of the apparatus, when the apparatus has rotated beyond an operating range already set up for the apparatus, a control unit changes the operating range. Specifically, an operating range is sequentially updated so that a current angle of an image display apparatus may be constantly set within the operating range. This processing for updating the operating range makes it possible to have the apparatus constantly set within an effective operating range, prevent occurrence of a problem that displayed data is set unchangeable because of the position of the apparatus, and constantly update displayed data. | 01-03-2013 |
20130021379 | MAX MODE - A smartpad is provided that has various display modes. | 01-24-2013 |
20130063491 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING DISPLAY AREA - A display device to change an image displayed in a display area when the display area is changed includes a memory, a location output unit and a screen display unit. The memory stores size information of a display area displayed on a screen and the image data of the displayed image. The location computing unit computes a start point of the changed display area when the display area is changed. The display unit decodes data corresponding to the size of the display area based on the computed new start point from the image data to display the decoded data in the display area. Since the start point is obtained with center point of the changed display area and its size information and then a display area to be displayed is determined based on the start point, a current search location is maintained even when the screen is swung. | 03-14-2013 |
20130069989 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY CONTROL OF MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile terminal device includes: a display; a display control module which displays an execution screen for an application program on the display; and a detection module which detects a posture of the mobile terminal device based on a gravity acceleration applied to the mobile terminal device. In this arrangement, the display control module controls a display direction of the execution screen with respect to the mobile terminal device according to the posture of the mobile terminal device, and performs suppression control so as to, even if the posture of the mobile terminal device is changed, suppress switching of the display direction corresponding to the changed posture, provided that a suppression condition for suppressing switching of the display direction is satisfied while the execution screen is displayed on the display. | 03-21-2013 |
20130113836 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROTATION OF SCREEN AND TERMINAL AND TOUCH SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method for controlling rotation of a screen according to a user request regardless of an orientation state of the terminal is provided. The terminal for supporting screen rotation control, includes a sensor unit including a sensor for confirming a horizontal state of the terminal and a sensor for collecting angular velocity information of the terminal, a controller for confirming the horizontal state of the terminal based on sensing information of the sensor unit, and for confirming a rotated state or a rotation change state of the terminal in a corresponding horizontal state when the terminal is arranged in the horizontal state, and a display unit for outputting a screen having a different output direction according to the rotated state or the rotation change state of the terminal. | 05-09-2013 |
20130127912 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a control unit, a display panel and a sensing unit is provided. The display panel displays an electronic book. The sensing unit is electrically connected to the control unit and the display panel. When the sensing unit senses that the electronic device is rotated around a first axis over a first angle, the control unit controls the display panel to display multiple pages of the electronic book instead of a content of the electronic book. The display panel also displays multiple annotations as the display panel is annotated. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127913 | Electronic Device - An easy to use electronic device is provided. The electronic device functions as a telephone and has a display portion, an audio input portion, an audio output portion, and operation keys. The display portion has a passive element, and the operation keys have LEDs. The direction of an image displayed by the LEDs is switchable. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127914 | REPRODUCING DEVICE, SETTING CHANGING METHOD, AND SETTING CHANGING DEVICE - A reproducing device that can reproduce data and operates on a battery includes displaying means, attitude detecting means for detecting an attitude of the reproducing device, determining means for determining whether the reproducing device satisfies a predetermined condition, and controlling means for changing a setting of the reproducing device on a basis of a result of detection of the attitude detecting means when the determining means determines that the reproducing device satisfies the predetermined condition. | 05-23-2013 |
20130135352 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a base unit having an upper surface on which a keyboard is placed, a display unit which is set at one of a first position at which a display surface of the display unit and the keyboard are exposed and a second position at which a rear surface of the display unit covers an upper surface of the base unit, a screen image rotation module, and a control module. The screen image rotation module rotates a screen image on a display surface of the display unit in accordance with an orientation of the display unit relative to a gravity direction. The control module inhibits rotation of the screen image if the display unit is set at the first position. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141464 | Orientation Control - A method can include operating a 3-axis accelerometer having two axes that define a plane and an axis perpendicular to the plane to provide an acceleration value along each of the axes and orienting output to a display in either a portrait format or a landscape format based on comparing the acceleration values for the two axes that define the plane to a threshold that depends on the acceleration value for the axis perpendicular to the plane. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 06-06-2013 |
20130147844 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus may include at least one processor, at least one interface from the at least one processor to at least one sensor configured to detect an orientation of the apparatus, and at least one interface from the at least one processor to at least one display. The at least one processor may be configured to, in response to receiving input from the at least one sensor that indicates a change in the orientation of the apparatus within a time limit from an occurrence of an event, cause the at least one display to display one or more previously created photographs. An information processing method may include detecting an orientation of an apparatus having a display, and in response to detecting a change in the apparatus's orientation within a time limit from an occurrence of an event, displaying one or more previously created photographs on the display. | 06-13-2013 |
20130194309 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INFORMATION - An image processing method and apparatus for automatically rotating an image and a display unit, and an information storage medium storing image information. The apparatus including a photographing unit which generates image data and a rotation sensing unit which generates rotational information of a rotation state of the photographing unit. When an object is photographed, the rotation information of the image is obtained and stored together, and when the image is displayed, the rotation is analyzed and the image and display unit are automatically rotated. When an image including moving picture information is watched, an image always optimized to be horizontal without additional work by a user can be seen. | 08-01-2013 |
20130271496 | PROJECTOR, PROJECTING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME AND AUTOMATIC IMAGE ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - A projector, a projecting system comprising the same and an automatic image adjusting method thereof are provided. The projector co-operates with a server of the projecting system and projects an initial image at a first orientation. The projector senses an angle difference value generated while the first orientation of the projector is changed to a second orientation, and generates an angle signal according to the angle difference value. The projector transmits the angle signal to the server so that the server generates a rotated image signal according to the angle signal and transmits the rotated image signal to the projector. The projector converts the rotated image signal into a rotated image, and projects the rotated image at the second orientation. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271497 | MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device according to the present disclosure includes a screen unit on which a user interface that changes by function is displayed; a controller that changes the user interface (UI); and a sensor unit that senses a movement of the mobile device, wherein the user interface is associated with the movement of the mobile device. Accordingly, the convenience of the user is maximized by providing a more intuitive mobile environment. | 10-17-2013 |
20130314445 | DIGITAL CLOCK WITH INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND MULTIPLE RESTING ORIENTATIONS - A wedge-shaped digital clock wirelessly receives weather, traffic, and other information over the Internet for display along with the time of day. The clock is wedge-shaped so that it can rest in two orientations, one with the display tilted back slightly from vertical and one with the display substantially horizontal. An accelerometer can signal the orientation to an internal processor, which can flip the text on the display as appropriate for the user flipping or turning the housing upside down, for example. | 11-28-2013 |
20130328936 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROTATING DISPLAYED CONTENT - A display apparatus includes a detector to detect an angle of a center line of the display apparatus relative to a horizontal line of the south geomagnetic pole when in the horizontal plane. The apparatus stores a reference angle. The apparatus determines the rotation angle of the display apparatus by subtracting the reference angle from the angle of the center line of the display apparatus relative to the horizontal line of the south geomagnetic pole; and rotates display content according to the rotation angle. A related method is also disclosed. | 12-12-2013 |
20140009500 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION BASED ON DISPLAY SCREEN ORIENTATION - A handheld devise presents information on a display screen in alternate formats. The device determines its orientation relative to a device user and selects a format based on that orientation. The displayed information may also be scrolled or zoomed based on a detected motion of the device. | 01-09-2014 |
20140035953 | METHOD OF SIMULATING AN IMAGING EFFECT ON A DIGITAL IMAGE USING A COMPUTING DEVICE - A method of digitally simulating an imaging effect on a base digital image being displayed by a computing device, which is representative of a print or document including the image effect, is provided. In one aspect, the imaging effect is displayed in association with the base digital image as a function of the position of the display of the computing device relative to a first or normalized position of the display. In another aspect, the imaging effect is displayed in association with the base digital image as a function of the position of an object being captured by a camera of the computing device. In both instances, the imaging effect becomes more visible as the display of the device moves further from its first position, or the object captured by the camera moves from its original position. | 02-06-2014 |
20140078178 | Adaptive Display Of A Visual Object On A Portable Device - The present disclosure involves a method of configuring a visual display. The method includes: receiving a first request to display a visual object; displaying the visual object on a portable electronic device; detecting whether a landscape orientation or a portrait orientation is used during the displaying of the visual object in response to the first request; receiving a second request to display the visual object, the second request occurring after the first request; performing, in response to the second request, one of the following actions based on the detecting: if the landscape orientation is used during the displaying of the visual object in response to the first request, displaying the visual object in the landscape orientation by default; and if the portrait orientation is used during the displaying of the visual object in response to the first request, displaying the visual object in the portrait orientation by default. | 03-20-2014 |
20140085341 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CHANGING SCREEN ORIENTATION OF MOBILE DEVICE - Provided are a mobile device and a method of changing a screen orientation of the mobile device. A method for changing a screen orientation of a mobile device includes: recognizing a motion of the mobile device; determining whether to change the screen orientation of the mobile device based on a first motion sensor of the mobile device; determining whether a viewing direction of a user of the mobile device is matched to the screen orientation of the mobile device based on at least one of the first motion sensor and a second motion sensor; and maintaining the screen orientation of the mobile device in response to a determination that the viewing direction of the user of the mobile device is matched to the screen orientation of the mobile device. | 03-27-2014 |
20140210860 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY OF A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - The present document describes a method for controlling an output presented on a visual display of a portable computing device having an orientation, the portable computing device comprising a memory on which is stored visual content comprising at least one of graphics data, photo data and video data, and text content substantially comprising text data, the text content further comprising a visual content indicator indicative of the existence of the visual content, the method comprising: detecting the orientation of the portable computing device as corresponding to one of a first display mode and a second display mode; in the orientation corresponding to the first display mode, presenting the text content on the visual display in the first display mode; in the presence of the visual content indicator, detecting a change of the orientation corresponding to the first display mode to the orientation corresponding to the second display mode; and in the orientation corresponding to the second display mode, presenting the visual content in the second display mode on the visual display. | 07-31-2014 |
20140240359 | PORTABLE ANALYTE METER WITH ENHANCED MEASUREMENT DISPLAY - A medical testing device performs a test measurement on a sample from a user of the device and displays alphanumeric characters representative of the test measurement. The device includes a display screen integrated within the housing for displaying the alphanumeric characters when the device is held by the user in a first orientation. The alphanumeric characters are not discernable if the device is held by the user in a second orientation. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240360 | METHOD FOR ROTATING AN ORIGINAL IMAGE USING SELF-LEARNING AND APPARATUSES PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of rotating an original image includes performing a self-learning using addresses related to at least one page miss and generating address generation rules using a result of the self-learning. The method includes pre-fetching the original image from a memory device based on the address generation rules to obtain a pre-fetched image and generating a rotated image using the pre-fetched image. | 08-28-2014 |
20140267431 | INTELLIGENT DISPLAY IMAGE ORIENTATION BASED ON RELATIVE MOTION DETECTION - Techniques for display rotation are disclosed. In one aspect, raw angular motion sensor (AMS) data can be accessed. A motion state of the mobile device can be determined based at least in part on processing the raw AMS data. AMS data can be further processed to determine whether to perform a rotation of the display image based at least in part on applying at least one pre-defined criterion to the AMS data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285525 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS WITH DISPLAY UNIT - In a mobile terminal apparatus, a display unit displays a diagnostic image read from an image storage device. The image storage device stores plural image groups, each of which includes plural diagnostic images. Movement of the display unit is detected. Assuming that the display unit is moved in a mode of transverse movement while a first diagnostic image included in a first image group is displayed on the display unit, then changeover is carried out to display a second diagnostic image being included in the first image group and different from the first diagnostic image. Assuming that the display unit is moved in a mode of a single shake different from the mode of transverse movement while the first diagnostic image is displayed on the display unit, then changeover is carried out to display a third diagnostic image being included in an image group different from the first image group. | 09-25-2014 |
20140300640 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ORIENTATION RELATIVE TO A USER - Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for determining orientation of a display presented to a user of a device relative to the user. For example, the method includes receiving a first input indicative of a first orientation of a device and receiving a second input indicative of a second orientation of the device relative to a user of the device. The first input and the second input may be analyzed to determine a change in orientation of the device relative to the user of the device. Orientation of a display presented to the user then may be adjusted according to the determined change in orientation of the device relative to the user. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300641 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING DISPLAY AREA - A display device to change an image displayed in a display area when the display area is changed includes a memory, a location output unit and a screen display unit. The memory stores size information of a display area displayed on a screen and the image data of the displayed image. The location computing unit computes a start point of the changed display area when the display area is changed. The display unit decodes data corresponding to the size of the display area based on the computed new start point from the image data to display the decoded data in the display area. Since the start point is obtained with center point of the changed display area and its size information and then a display area to be displayed is determined based on the start point, a current search location is maintained even when the screen is swung. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300642 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION BASED ON DISPLAY SCREEN ORIENTATION - A handheld devise presents information on a display screen in alternate formats. The device determines its orientation relative to a device user and selects a format based on that orientation. The displayed information may also be scrolled or zoomed based on a detected motion of the device. | 10-09-2014 |
20140307001 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Information indicating a posture of the information processing device is periodically detected. When the posture of the information processing device indicated by the information has changed, the first display change unit rotates the image displayed on display unit. At this time, determination is made whether or not to cancel the rotation of the image by the first display change unit. If it is determined to cancel to rotate the image, the second display change unit changes the direction of the image to display on the display section to the direction to which the image was directed before it was rotated by the first display change unit. | 10-16-2014 |
20140320536 | Methods and Systems for Determining Orientation of a Display of Content on a Device - Methods and systems for device orientation are described. A display of content on a device may be re-orientated when a device orientation changes. A font of a text or an aspect ratio of a picture displayed on the device may be changed when a device orientation changes to provide a user with an enhanced view. Re-orientation of display of content may not always be desirable. When the device is resting on a horizontal surface or the user is riding in a car, an orientation sensor in the device may trigger the device to re-orientate the display of content without the user desiring or initiating the re-orientation. Within examples herein, re-orientating the display of content on the device when a change in a contact with a perimeter of the device is determined may provide an enhanced experience to the user and may provide optimal device power utilization. | 10-30-2014 |
20140320537 | METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC MAP - The present disclosure relates to a method, a device and a storage medium for controlling an electronic map. The method includes: detecting a first user operation, configured for setting a viewing angle of the electronic map; in response to the first user operation, setting the viewing angle of the electronic map; and if no first user operation being detected within a predetermined length of time, setting the viewing angle of the electronic map according a posture of the electronic apparatus detected at current time. | 10-30-2014 |
20140320538 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE MEASURING DEVICE - The controller divides a display of the display component provided to the main body case into a first display area that is disposed on a sensor mounting component side and displays measurement values, and a second display area that is disposed on the opposite side from the sensor mounting component side and displays input buttons. When the acceleration sensor has detected that the orientation of the main body case is inverted in a horizontal direction, the controller rotates a display of the first display area and a display of the second display area 180 degrees within each of these areas. | 10-30-2014 |
20140333671 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a method for controlling a display apparatus are provided. A display apparatus includes a display configured to display an image, a rotator configured to rotate the display, and a controller configured to control the rotator to rotate the display when a predetermined event occurs, and control the display to generate a plurality of screens on the rotated display, display a first image on one of the plurality of screens, and display at least one different image on another screen among the plurality of screens. | 11-13-2014 |
20140340428 | MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A moving image reproducing apparatus includes a reproduction unit configured to reproduce moving image data, a display control unit configured to control a display unit to display a moving image relating to the moving image data reproduced by the reproduction unit, a detection unit configured to detect an orientation of the display unit, and a control unit configured to, if the detection unit has detected a change in the orientation of the display unit while the reproduction unit reproduces the moving image data, control the reproduction unit to start reproducing the moving image data from a reproduction position prior to a reproduction position at a point of time when the detection unit has detected the change in the orientation. | 11-20-2014 |
20140362117 | Display Rotation Management - Display rotation management is described. A device may include sensors disposed within a housing that produce an output usable to determine an orientation of a display device disposed on a surface of the housing. A rotation manager module disposed within the housing may process the output of the sensors to determine the orientation of the display device. The rotation manager module may calculate an average orientation of the display device over a time interval and a variance of the orientation. Based on the variance of the orientation in relation to a threshold amount, the rotation manager module can set a screen orientation of the display device. | 12-11-2014 |
20140368547 | Controlling Element Layout on a Display - Some embodiments provide a method for displaying an electronic publication. The method receives a selection of a cover page displayed for an electronic publication. The method animates an opening of the cover page to a first content page of the electronic publication that appears as an opposite side of the cover page during the opening animation. While displaying a second content page of the electronic publication, the method receives input to close the electronic publication. The method animates a closing of the electronic publication in order to display the cover page. The second content page appears as an opposite side of the cover page during the closing animation. | 12-18-2014 |
20150009237 | Orientation Arbitration - Methods and devices for configuring and displaying individual display screens of a multi-display device. More particularly, the method includes determining and presenting the display orientation of each display independently of other displays. The method and device may present a portrait display orientation in one display screen while simultaneously present a landscape display orientation in another display screen. Display orientation may be based on the user's desires and/or requirements of a hosted application. Upon rotation of the multi-display device, each screen display may be configured to maintain its orientation or may be configured to allow its display orientation to change, for example from portrait to landscape orientation. The display orientation characteristics for each display screen may be selectable by the user. | 01-08-2015 |
20150029227 | WRIST-WEARABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are a wrist-wearable display apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The disclosed wrist-wearable display apparatus includes a hidden display part connected to a wearable part coupled with a wrist; a main display part positioned over the hidden display part; and a rotation part configured to rotate the main display part, where the hidden display part is not exposed if the main display part is in a default initial position, and an area on at least a portion of the hidden display part is exposed if the main display part is rotated. | 01-29-2015 |
20150035865 | MOBILE DISPLAY UNIT FOR SHOWING GRAPHIC INFORMATION WHICH REPRESENTS AN ARRANGEMENT OF PHYSICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a mobile display unit ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150062181 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided is a mobile terminal including: a terminal body that has a first side and a second side; a first display that is located at the first side; a second display that is located at the second side; a sensor that is configured to detect rotation of the mobile terminal; and a controller that is configured to: cause the first display to display a first information; and cause the second display to display a second information when the sensor detects that the mobile terminal is rotated a threshold amount, such that a general direction that the first side faced prior to the rotating of the mobile terminal is generally the same as a general direction that the second side faces after the rotating of the mobile terminal, wherein the second information is related to the first information. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070395 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a portable device performing various operations based on orientation information and wobble information of the portable device and a method for controlling the same. | 03-12-2015 |
20150091946 | METHOD FOR VIEWING A PRESENTATION DOCUMENT IN A MOBILE DEVICE AND A SYSTEM THEREOF - Provided are a method for viewing a presentation document in a mobile device and a system thereof. The method includes the steps of: determining an orientation of screen according to a sensing signal from a gravity sensor; displaying slide thumbnails of the presentation document at the lower part of the screen in a horizontal arrangement when the screen orientation is portrait; and displaying the slide thumbnails of the presentation document at the left part or the right part of the screen in a vertical arrangement when the screen direction is landscape. When a user opens a presentation document, the method for viewing a presentation document in a mobile device according to the present invention switches display mode of slide thumbnails in the presentation document automatically according to the screen orientation sensed by a gravity sensor, thereby being able to display the slide thumbnails in a more suitable manner according to different screen orientations, and facilitating the viewing and operation of the presentation by a user. The display manner in the method of the present invention better conforms to the psychological expectation of users, and can result in a better user experience. | 04-02-2015 |
20150116363 | User Interface for Mobile Device Including Dynamic Orientation Display - Embodiments relate to a mobile device user interface (UI), which includes a dynamic orientation display. Based upon inputs to the mobile device, the user interface is configured to orient the display in a particular manner. For example, the nature of the dynamic display may be determined in part, based upon an input (e.g. from level sensors) indicating a physical orientation of the mobile device. Display may further be determined by additional inputs, for example a setting) locking a display changed according to position, or determining a responsiveness/speed of updating the display in response to changed position. The dynamic display according to embodiments can affect a variety of display attributes, including but not limited to the position/shape of individual display elements (e.g. images, text elements), as well as groupings of those display elements (e.g. within a tile). Physical orientation of the device may also determine an identity of information displayed. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116364 | System and Method for Display Power Management for Dual Screen Display Device - An information handling system may have two display screens including a first integrated display device and a second integrated display device attached via a hinge. A processor determines a first relative orientation of the first integrated display device to the second integrated display device from a plurality of orientation sensors and further determines working software application context by detecting at least one software application running on the information handling system. The system further includes a controller module deploys a power savings strategy. For example, the controller may restrict power usage to the first or second integrated display device based on the first relative orientation and the working software application context. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116365 | MOBILE DEVICE AND ROTATING METHOD OF IMAGE THEREON - A rotating method of an image on a mobile device includes detecting a first included angle between a reference direction of the mobile device and a gravity direction, and a first rotational direction that the reference direction of the mobile device has been rotated relative to the gravity direction; selectively generating a first rotating signal according to the first included angle; detecting a second included angle between a reference direction of a user's face and the gravity direction, and a second rotational direction that the reference direction of the user's face has been rotated relative to the gravity direction; selectively generating a second rotating signal according to the second included angle; and rotating the image on the mobile device in a rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction and/or identical to the second rotational direction. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116366 | TABLET ORIENTATION - A system that includes a computer storing a list of users, and for each user a handedness parameter, a plurality of tablets, and a display circuit arranged to display a content on the screen of one of the tablets in a manner that is appropriate depending on whether the user is right- or left-handed. In addition, the invention also relates to a method performed by the system, to a computer program performing the above-mentioned method, and to a storage medium including such a computer program. | 04-30-2015 |
20150138243 | Systems and Methods for Dynamic Wall Paper for Mobile Terminals - Systems and methods are provided for implementing dynamic wallpaper. For example, a mobile terminal is monitored; a current status of the mobile terminal is obtained; a first display format matching with the current status is determined based on at least information associated with a first preset mapping relationship; a current display format of dynamic wallpaper is configured to the first display format; and the dynamic wallpaper is displayed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150309557 | INSERTABLE HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In one embodiment an electronic device comprises a body dimensioned to fit within a cavity of a housing, a display, an electrical interface comprising electrical contacts to establish an electrical connection with electrical contacts disposed in the cavity of the housing, logic configured to detect an activation signal for the display when the electronic device is disposed in the cavity in a first orientation and in response to the activation signal, activate at least a portion of the display that is visible through a viewing region when the electronic device is disposed in the cavity in the first orientation. Other embodiments may be described. | 10-29-2015 |
20150309564 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE ORIENTATION OF CONTENTS ON AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - A method for adjusting an orientation of contents on a display of an electronic display device includes taking a picture of a potential user of the electronic display device with a camera having a defined relative orientation to the display of the electronic display device; identifying at least one human face in the taken picture; determining the relative orientation of the at least one identified human face with respect to the display; adjusting the orientation of contents on the display based on a set of pre-set rules concerning the determined relative orientation, the set of pre-set rules comprising at least one pre-set rule; and repeating these operations. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317769 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY SCREEN OF A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - A system and method for controlling how images are displayed on a display screen of a portable computing device changes the orientation of the images on the display screen when the orientation of the portable computing device changes. If the orientation of the portable computing device is changing only infrequently, the orientation of the images on the display screen may be rapidly changed when the orientation of the portable computing device changes. If the orientation of the portable computing device is changing relatively frequently, the orientation of the images may not switch until after a delay period has expired after each change in orientation of the portable computing device occurs. | 11-05-2015 |
20150338973 | LADDER PROGRAM DISPLAY DEVICE AND LADDER PROGRAM DISPLAY METHOD - A ladder program display device includes: a display-direction determining unit that determines whether a ladder program is caused to be displayed in a display direction that is vertically displayed writing or horizontally displayed writing; and a display unit that displays the ladder program vertically or horizontally in accordance with an instruction from the display-direction determining unit, wherein the display-direction determining unit compares how a ladder program is displayed in a case of vertically displayed writing and how a ladder program is displayed in a case of horizontally displayed writing for each orientation of the display unit that is a portrait-oriented state or a landscape-oriented state, selects a display direction in accordance with the orientation based on a comparison result, and instructs the display unit to display a ladder program in selected display direction. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339804 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING DISPLAY - A display operating electronic device is provided. The display operating electronic device includes a display configured to include a first output area and a second output area, a sensor module configured to detect whether the display rotates, and a processor configured to output an execution screen in the first output area and output at least one item in the second output area, and configured to replace the at least one item with at least one new item in the second output area if a pre-defined amount of rotation is detected. | 11-26-2015 |
20150346781 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY BASED ON A MANNER OF HOLDING THE APPARATUS - A device includes a display panel configured to display one or more interfaces. The device includes one or more motion sensors. The device includes circuitry configured to determine, based on an input from the one or more motion sensors, a tilt angle of the device. The circuitry is configured to select, based on the determined tilt angle, an interface, of the one or more interfaces, and to control the display panel to display the selected interface. | 12-03-2015 |
20160018933 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display control device includes: detection means that detects an inclination and movement amount of the display control device; and control means that switches a display direction of an image according to the inclination if the movement amount satisfies a predetermined condition, and maintains the display direction of the image irrespective of the inclination if the movement amount does not satisfy the predetermined condition. | 01-21-2016 |
20160050449 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus including: a display; a communicator configured to communicate with a display apparatus; a state determiner configured to determine an arrangement state of the user terminal apparatus; and a controller configured to control, in response to the user terminal apparatus being changed to a predetermined arrangement state, the communicator to transmit information on the arrangement state to the display apparatus and receive information related to content currently displayed on the display apparatus, to divide a screen of the display into a plurality of display regions, and to control the display to display the received information on at least one of the plurality of display regions. | 02-18-2016 |
20160055827 | DISPLAY METHOD - A display device having, in a single display screen, a first display area which requires power for displaying information, and a second display area, having a smaller dimension than the first display area and which requires power for displaying information. The display of each of the first and second display areas being selectively in an off-state or an on-state. The display device is configured to display, in the second display area, a display content relevant to an operation of a user or to information necessary for the user, in a case where the display of the first display area is in the on-state. In addition, the display device is configured to rotate an orientation of the display content as suitable for an orientation of the display device. | 02-25-2016 |
20160078850 | Display Rotation Management - Display rotation management is described. A device may include sensors disposed within a housing that produce an output usable to determine an orientation of a display device disposed on a surface of the housing. A rotation manager module disposed within the housing may process the output of the sensors to determine the orientation of the display device. The rotation manager module may calculate an average orientation of the display device over a time interval and a variance of the orientation. Based on the variance of the orientation in relation to a threshold amount, the rotation manager module can set a screen orientation of the display device. | 03-17-2016 |
20160098063 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - The method of a portable device may includes the steps of setting a first mode based on a first folding angle between the first body and the second body and a second folding angle between the first body and the third body, displaying a first application in the first mode, detecting change of the first folding angle and change of the second folding angle in the first mode, detecting the changed first folding angle being equal to or greater than a first threshold angle and the changed second folding angle less than a second threshold angle and if it is detected that a rear side of the second body is in a state of being contacted with a different real object, switching the first mode to a second mode. | 04-07-2016 |
20160132130 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DIRECTION OF CONTENT - One embodiment provides a system that facilitates control of the display direction of content on a device. During operation, the system receives, by a client computing device, a first command to lock a state of a display for the device. The system sets a current display state to a locked state. In response to receiving a second command to terminate the first command, the system sets the current display state to a state that is the display state prior to receiving the first command. The system detects a change in a position of the device. In response to determining that the current display state is an unlocked state, the system changes a display direction for content displayed on the device. In response to determining that the current display state is the locked state, the system refrains from changing the display direction for content displayed on the device. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133420 | CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH ORIENTATION CORRECTING USER INTERFACE SYSTEM - A circuit breaker with an orientation correcting user interface system is provided, the circuit breaker for rigid mounting in an enclosure. The orientation correcting user interface system includes a display coupled to the electronic trip unit configured to display information. Also included is a sensor configured to output data related to an orientation of the circuit breaker. Further included is a processing device in operative communication with the sensor and the display, the processing device configured to receive the outputted data from the sensor and compare the data to at least one range stored in the processing device, the processing device configured to change an orientation of the displayed information based on the comparison of the data to the at least one range. | 05-12-2016 |
20160139686 | Multi-Stage Device Orientation Detection - In general, in one aspect, a method includes receiving data from one or more motion sensors of a mobile device and calculating, after the period of time, a statistical measurement of the motion sensor data. The method also includes comparing the calculated statistical measurement to one or more threshold values, and, based on the comparing, determining a dynamic state of the mobile device. The method also includes, based on the determined dynamic state, determining an orientation of the mobile device. | 05-19-2016 |
20160148348 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF DISPLAY ELEMENTS - The present disclosure relates to arranging the orientation of a display on device based on motion of the device. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting movement of the device, and detecting motion data for the device. The motion data includes data associated with rotational movement of the device. The method includes analyzing, by a controller, the data associated with rotational movement of the device to determine an orientation for presenting a display of the device. The method may also include controlling the device to rotate the display to the determined orientation. | 05-26-2016 |
20160163289 | TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR TERMINAL DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An inclination detection unit detects an inclination of the terminal device. A screen image rotation unit rotates a screen image when an inclination state of the terminal device detected by the inclination detection unit becomes a predetermined state. A captured image obtaining unit obtains a captured image of an image capturing unit for capturing an image of a user seeing the screen image. A comparison unit compares a captured image of the image capturing unit before the inclination state of the terminal device becomes the predetermined state with a captured image of the image capturing unit when or after the inclination state of the terminal device becomes the predetermined state. A suppression unit suppresses a rotation of the screen image by the screen image rotation unit, based on a result of comparison by the comparison unit. | 06-09-2016 |
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