Electronic device having a motion detector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9785143-B2
Application number	US-201615040707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2016
Priority date	Dec 29, 2011
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

A computer is provided that includes a lid having a display and a motion detector to detect motion or movement of a user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a stand having a vertical shaft, wherein the stand includes a moving device having a flat surface;
a body portion having a display; and
a motion detector to detect movement of at least one feature of a user's face,
wherein the moving device is to move at least the display based on the movement detected by the motion detector, wherein a first motor and a second motor are provided on the flat surface of the moving device, wherein the flat surface of the moving device is connected to the vertical shaft of the stand, the first motor on the flat surface of the moving device to provide azimuthal movement of the body portion relative to the vertical shaft based on the movement detected by the motion detector by rotating the flat surface of the moving device, and the second motor on the flat surface of the moving device to provide pitch movement of the body portion relative to the vertical shaft based on the movement detected by the motion detector by rotating the flat surface of the moving device,
wherein the azimuthal movement includes clockwise movement of the body portion and the flat surface relative to the vertical shaft, and counterclockwise movement of the body portion and the flat surface relative to the vertical shaft,
wherein the pitch movement includes a forward clockwise movement of the body portion and the flat surface relative to the vertical shaft, and a rearward counterclockwise movement of the body portion and the flat surface relative to the vertical shaft,
wherein the motion detector is at a first surface of the body portion, and the moving device is at a second surface of the body portion, and
wherein the first surface is a front surface of the body portion, and the second surface is a rear surface of the body portion.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the body portion is a tablet.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the stand includes a docking station of the tablet.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the body portion is a tablet computer.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the stand includes a base of the tablet computer.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the stand is an articulating docking stand.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one feature of the user's face is a user's eye.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the motion detector includes one of a webcam, an infrared proximity sensor, stereoscopic cameras, an ultrasonic sensor or a depth camera.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the motion detector detects movement of a location of a user's eye.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the motion detector detects movement of a location of a facial feature of a user.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Wikander Jered
• Macdonald Mark
• Jiang Menglu T

Classifications

• G06F1/1601 Primary

  Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64) · CPC title

• G05B24/02 Primary

  electric · CPC title

• G06F1/166

  related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle · CPC title

• G06K9/20

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F1/1681

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title