Context awareness based on angles and orientation

US2016282910A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016282910-A1
Application numberUS-201615176960-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJun 8, 2016
Priority dateDec 20, 2013
Publication dateSep 29, 2016
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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.

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1 . A device comprising: circuitry configured to determine a tilt angle based on an input from one or more motion sensors; select, based on the tilt angle, an interface from one or more interfaces configured to be displayed by a display; and control the display to display the selected interface. 2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to: determine an arrangement of icons based on the determined tilt angle; and control the display to di…

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What does patent US2016282910A1 cover?
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 cont…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sony Corp, Sony Mobile Communications Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/048. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Sep 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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