Portable electronic device and rotation detection method thereof

US9261981B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9261981-B2
Application numberUS-201414274421-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 9, 2014
Priority dateMay 9, 2014
Publication dateFeb 16, 2016
Grant dateFeb 16, 2016

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A portable electronic device including a display device, an acceleration sensor and a processing unit is provided. The display device has a display surface. The acceleration sensor has a plurality of detecting sensor arrays for detecting a three-dimensional acceleration, and a shift angle smaller than 90 degrees is formed between at least one of the detecting sensor arrays and the display surface. The processing unit is configured to calculate a tilt angle according to the three-dimensional acceleration.

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What is claimed is: 1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a display device having a display surface and configured to display an image; an acceleration sensor configured to detect a three-dimensional acceleration; a processing unit configured to calculate a tilt angle of the portable electronic device in a three-dimensional space according to the three-dimensional acceleration; a first circuit board having a first surface parallel to the display surface, wherein the d…

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What does patent US9261981B2 cover?
A portable electronic device including a display device, an acceleration sensor and a processing unit is provided. The display device has a display surface. The acceleration sensor has a plurality of detecting sensor arrays for detecting a three-dimensional acceleration, and a shift angle smaller than 90 degrees is formed between at least one of the detecting sensor arrays and the display surfa…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Htc Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C9/02. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 16 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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