Simplified control input to a mobile device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9047052-B2
Application number	US-64518209-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2009
Priority date	Dec 22, 2009
Publication date	Jun 2, 2015
Grant date	Jun 2, 2015

Abstract

A method and system for operating a mobile device includes interpreting a user-defined pattern detected by at least one of a touch interface and a motion sensor included with the mobile device. The user-defined pattern may be interpreted as at least one of: a polygon, an ellipse, a curve, a line segment, an alphanumeric character, and a movement of the mobile device. The user-defined pattern may be a two-dimensional pattern traced by the user on the touch interface. When the user-defined pattern is recognized, a wireless communication command may be executed by the mobile device. The wireless communication command may be a telephone command or a remote control command for a remote-controlled device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile communication method, comprising:
detecting a motion pattern indicative of movement of the a mobile device, detected by a motion sensor of the mobile device, corresponding to movement of a user;
responsive to determining that the motion pattern is associated with a telephone command, performing operations including:
accessing storage identifying a telephone number assigned to the telephone command; and
initiating a wireless communication to the telephone number; and

responsive to determining that the motion pattern is associated with a remote control command for a remote controlled device, sending the remote control command.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion pattern corresponds to a two-dimensional shape selected from the group: a polygon, an ellipse, and a curve.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the motion pattern corresponds to a two-dimensional shape associated with an alphanumeric character.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the remote control command comprises wirelessly sending the remote control command via a remote control interface included in the mobile device.

5. A mobile device, comprising:
a processor;
a wireless transceiver;
a touch interface; and
memory media accessible to the processor, including instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
detecting a motion pattern indicative of movement of the mobile device corresponding to movement of a user;
responsive to determining that the motion pattern is associated with a telephone command, performing operations including:
accessing mobile device storage identifying a telephone number assigned to the telephone command; and
initiating a communication based on the telephone number; and

responsive to determining that motion pattern is associated with a remote control command for a remote controlled device, sending the remote control command.

6. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the motion pattern represents a shape selected from: a polygon, an ellipse, a curve, and an alphanumeric character.

7. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the mobile device is a mobile telephone.

8. The mobile device of claim 5 , further comprising:
a motion sensor;
wherein detecting the motion pattern includes:
detecting, by the motion sensor, the motion pattern.

9. The mobile device of claim 8 , wherein the wireless transceiver includes a remote control interface, and wherein sending the remote control command comprises sending the remote control command via the remote control interface.

10. The mobile device of claim 5 , further comprising:
a display device;
wherein the operations include:
displaying a trace corresponding to the motion pattern on the display device.

11. A computer-readable medium, including processor executable instructions for operating a mobile device, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
detecting a motion pattern indicative of movement, of a mobile device, corresponding to movement of a user;
responsive to determining that the motion pattern is associated with a telephone command, performing operations including:
accessing mobile device storage identifying a telephone number assigned to the telephone command; and
initiating a wireless communication based on the telephone number; and

responsive to determining that the motion pattern is associated with a remote control command for a remote controlled device, sending the remote control command.

12. The memory media of claim 11 , wherein the
motion pattern is indicative of movement, of the mobile device, corresponding to movement of a part of the user carrying the mobile device.

13. The memory media of claim 11 , wherein the communication comprises a wireless telephone call.

Assignees

• Schmehl Ian C
• Cansler James Leonard
• White Scott Anthony
• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Schmehl Ian C
• Cansler James Leonard
• White Scott Anthony

Classifications

• G06F1/1694 Primary

  the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer · CPC title

• G06F3/0346

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title

• H04M2250/12

  including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion · CPC title

• G06F1/1643 Primary

  the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615) · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

  including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title