System and method of rendering data based on an angle of a carrying case flap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016259378-A1
Application number	US-201514635396-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 2, 2015
Priority date	Mar 2, 2015
Publication date	Sep 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and method of rendering data based on an angle of a carrying case flap is provided. The system comprises: a mobile device comprising: a processor and a display device; a carrying case configured to mate with the mobile device, the carrying case comprising a flap having an open position and a closed position, the flap at least partially obscuring the display device in the closed position when the mobile device is mated with the carrying case; and, a sensor located at one or more of the mobile device and the carrying case, the sensor configured to measure an angle between the flap and the display device as the flap moves between the closed position and the open position, the processor of the mobile device configured to: render data at the display device based on the angle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system comprising:
a mobile device comprising: a processor and a display device; a carrying case configured to mate with the mobile device, the carrying case comprising a flap having an open position and a closed position, the flap at least partially obscuring the display device in the closed position when the mobile device is mated with the carrying case; and, a sensor located at one or more of the mobile device and the carrying case, the sensor configured to measure an angle between the flap and the display device as the flap moves between the closed position and the open position, the processor of the mobile device configured to:
render data at the display device based on the angle.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the flap comprises a magnet and the sensor comprises a magnetometer located at the mobile device.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises one or more of a proximity sensor, a time-of-flight sensor, an infrared proximity sensor and an ultrasonic sensor located at one or more of the mobile device and the carrying case.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises one or more of a flex sensor an accelerometer, and a gyrometer located at the carrying case, the carrying case configured to communicate the angle to the processor of the mobile device.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to render the data at the display device based on the angle by changing an orientation of the data rendered at the display device as the angle changes.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to render the data at the display device based on the angle by: rendering the data along a given edge of the display device when the angle is between about 0° and a threshold angle; and, rendering the data in a location of the display device different from the given edge when the angle is greater than the threshold angle.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the given edge is opposite a flexible portion of the carrying case when the mobile device is mated with the carrying case.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the threshold angle is between about 10° and about 45°.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to render the data at the display device based on the angle by changing a brightness of the display device as the angle changes.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises one or more of: a current time, messages, message icons, notifications, notification icons, and application data.

11 . A method comprising:
at a system comprising: a mobile device comprising: a processor and a display device; a carrying case configured to mate with the mobile device, the carrying case comprising a flap having an open position and a closed position, the flap at least partially obscuring the display device in the closed position when the mobile device is mated with the carrying case; and, a sensor located at one or more of the mobile device and the carrying case, the sensor configured to measure an angle between the flap and the display device as the flap moves between the closed position and the open position, measuring, at the sensor, the angle between the flap and the display device; receiving, at the processor, from the sensor, the angle; and, rendering, using the processor, data at the display device based on the angle.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the flap comprises a magnet and the sensor comprises a magnetometer located at the mobile device, the method further comprising measuring, at the sensor, the angle between the flap and the display device by the magnetometer measuring a magnetic field of the magnet.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the sensor comprises one or more of a proximity sensor, a time-of-flight sensor, an infrared proximity sensor and an ultrasonic sensor located at one or more of the mobile device and the carrying case, the method further comprising measuring, at the sensor, the angle between the flap and the display device using one or more of the proximity sensor, the time-of-flight sensor, the infrared proximity sensor and the ultrasonic sensor.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the sensor comprises one or more of a flex sensor an accelerometer, and a gyrometer located at the carrying case, the carrying case configured to communicate the angle to the processor of the mobile device, the method further comprising, transmitting, from the carrying case to the processor of the mobile device, the angle.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising rendering the data at the display device based on the angle by changing an orientation of the data rendered at the display device as the angle changes.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising rendering the data at the display device based on the angle by: rendering the data along a given edge of the display device when the angle is between about 0° and a threshold angle; and, rendering the data in a location of the display device different from the given edge when the angle is greater than the threshold angle.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the given edge is opposite a flexible portion of the carrying case when the mobile device is mated with the carrying case.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the threshold angle is between about 10° and about 45°.

19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising rendering the data at the display device based on the angle by changing a brightness of the display device as the angle changes.

20 . A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer-executable program wherein execution of the computer-executable program is for:
at a system comprising: a mobile device comprising: a processor and a display device; a carrying case configured to mate with the mobile device, the carrying case comprising a flap having an open position and a closed position, the flap at least partially obscuring the display device in the closed position when the mobile device is mated with the carrying case; and, a sensor located at one or more of the mobile device and the carrying case, the sensor configured to measure an angle between the flap and the display device as the flap moves between the closed position and the open position, measuring, at the sensor, the angle between the flap and the display device; receiving, at the processor, from the sensor, the angle; and, rendering, using the processor, data at the display device based on the angle.

Assignees

• Blackberry Ltd

Inventors

• Oliver Robert George
• Almalki Nazih
• Garber Andrew Martin

Classifications

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