Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080239131 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ORIENTATION OF A DATA REPRESENTATION DISPLAYED ON A DISPLAY - An electronic device, preferably in the form of a mobile phone, comprising a support structure and a camera carried by the support structure. An orientation detector is connected to the camera. The orientation detector is configured to identify images features in an image captured by the camera, such as the eyes and the mouth of the user, and to determine rotation orientation of the image relative to a reference orientation. A display carried by the support structure is configured to display a data representation, and further to display this data representation in an orientation dependent on the determined rotation orientation. This way a data presentation can e.g. be displayed in a portrait orientation or in a landscape orientation in dependence of which rotational orientation the device is currently held in when the data representation is viewed by a user of the electronic device. | 10-02-2008 |
20090017799 | System, device and method for transmitting a file by use of a throwing gesture to a mobile terminal - A method and a system for transmitting a selected file from a transmitting mobile terminal to a receiving mobile terminal are provided. A user selects a file, such as a picture, a message, e-payments or the like, gets a good grip of the mobile terminal, and makes a throwing gesture towards a desired receiver of the selected file. The throwing gesture is detected and converted into analogue/digital signals. The signals are then transferred and used to control/steer the functionality of the mobile terminal in accordance therewith. | 01-15-2009 |
20100134642 | FOCUSED AREAS IN AN IMAGE - The invention discloses a method and a portable device for focusing an image in the device ( | 06-03-2010 |
20120004575 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING CONTENT VIEWED ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and method for collecting heart rate information associated with a user while the user is viewing and/or listening to multimedia content and/or experiencing real-life events. The heart rate information is interpreted to determine a level of physical arousal. The level of physical arousal may be stored with the multimedia content. Interpretation of emotional characteristic can provide several gradations of user's preference (e.g., the degree to which the user is aroused). | 01-05-2012 |
20140204014 | OPTIMIZING SELECTION OF A MEDIA OBJECT TYPE IN WHICH TO PRESENT CONTENT TO A USER OF A DEVICE - A system for optimizing selection of a media object type in which to present content to a user of the device includes a display configured to reproduce visual media type objects associated with the content, a speaker configured to reproduce audio media type objects associated with the content, a detection logic configured to detect whether the user is paying attention to a portion of the display, and a processor configured to determine a media object to present to the user of the device from a selection of media objects including media objects of several different media object types based on whether the user is paying attention to the portion of the display. | 07-24-2014 |
20140308988 | FOCUSED AREAS IN AN IMAGE - The invention discloses a method and a portable device for focusing an image in the device ( | 10-16-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090096610 | USING TOUCHES TO TRANSFER INFORMATION TO A DEVICE - A device may receive a signal that includes information about a touch pattern on a surface of the tag, identify the touch pattern based on the received signal, validate tag-specific information in the received signal by comparing the identified touch pattern and information that is stored prior to receiving the signal, and perform an action that is specified by the tag-specific information if the tag-specific information is validated. | 04-16-2009 |
20090097705 | OBTAINING INFORMATION BY TRACKING A USER - A device may obtain tracking information of a face or a head of a user, determine a position and orientation of the user, and determine a direction of focus of the user based on the tracking information, the position, and the orientation. In addition, the device may retrieve information associated with a location at which the user focused. | 04-16-2009 |
20090153342 | INTERACTING WITH DEVICES BASED ON PHYSICAL DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONTACT - A first device may receive a signal from a sensor coupled to the first device, determine whether the first device is tapped one or more times against a second device, send a message to the second device when it is determined that the first device has been tapped one or more times against the second device, determine if the one or more taps are valid user input based on a response from the second device, and perform an application specific action when the one or more taps are valid user input. | 06-18-2009 |
20090207138 | SELECTING A LAYOUT - A device may display content in an area on a surface of a touch screen, obtain a signal in response to a touch on the surface, determine a touch pattern associated with the touch, select a portrait layout or a landscape layout for displaying the content based on the touch pattern, and display the content in the area on the touch screen in the selected layout. | 08-20-2009 |
20110117841 | INTERACTING WITH DEVICES BASED ON PHYSICAL DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONTACT - A device may receive a signal from a sensor coupled to a first device, determine whether the first device is tapped against a second device based on the signal, send a message to the second device when the first device is tapped against the second device, determine if the taps are valid user input based on a response from the second device, and perform an application specific action when the taps are valid user input. | 05-19-2011 |
20120135687 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES BASED ON DEVICE-TO-DEVICE PHYSICAL CONTACT - A method includes detecting one or more physical contacts between the device and another device and determining whether the one or more physical contacts correspond to one or more taps. The method further includes initiating a discovery request to the other device, when it is determined that the physical contact corresponds to the one or more taps, and communicating to the other device when a communication link is established between the device and the other device based on the discovery request. | 05-31-2012 |