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Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MOVEMENT OF PORTABLE DEVICE BASED ON ACCELEROMETER, PORTABLE DEVICE, AND MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013037719
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method and apparatus for operating a portable device on the basis of an accelerometer.

An accelerometer attached to a portable device detects a movement of the portable device. In response, a machine-executable code is executed within the portable device to perform one or more predetermined user-configurable operations. The accelerometer of the portable device constantly or periodically monitors the movement of the portable device. As a result, orientations of the portable device prior to the movement and after the movement are determined on the basis of the movement data provided by the accelerometer attached to the portable device.


Inventors:
WEHRENBERG PAUL J
LEIVA AARON
RICHARD C WILLIAMS
DAVID R FALKENBURG
LUIS G GELBERG
RAY L CHAN
Application Number:
JP2012226635A
Publication Date:
February 21, 2013
Filing Date:
October 12, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
APPLE INC
International Classes:
G06F3/0346; G06F3/0484; G06F3/0488
Domestic Patent References:
JP2002297284A2002-10-11
JP3090045U2002-11-22
JP2001299980A2001-10-30
JP2001333156A2001-11-30
JP2004113552A2004-04-15
JPH10234423A1998-09-08
JP2003288238A2003-10-10
JPH1063265A1998-03-06
Foreign References:
WO2002047066A12002-06-13
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masaki Yamakawa
Shigeki Yamakawa