US 10,794,698 B2 · Method and apparatus for indicating direction

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for indicating a direction. The method is executed by a mobile terminal, and includes: determining an orientation of a screen of the mobile terminal; determining any direction in four directions east, south, west, and north of a location of the mobile terminal; determining another direction based on the determined direction when the screen of the mobile terminal is determined to be downward, so that directions for every 90° are respectively the east, the north, the west, and the south in a clockwise direction; and displaying all the determined directions on the screen of the mobile terminal. By using the solutions in the embodiments, a user can obtain a correct direction indication even when holding the mobile terminal non-horizontally, so that accuracy of the direction indication of the mobile terminal is improved.

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Dependent claims

A method for indicating a direction, executed by a mobile terminal, comprising:

determining an orientation of a screen of the mobile terminal;
determining any direction in four directions east, south, west, and north of a location of the mobile terminal;
determining another direction based on the determined any direction in the four directions east, south, west, and north of the location of the mobile terminal when the screen of the mobile terminal is determined to be downward, so that directions for every 90° are respectively the east, the north, the west, and the south in a clockwise direction;
and
displaying all the determined directions on the screen of the mobile terminal.

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A method for indicating a direction, executed by a mobile terminal, comprising:

determining an orientation of a screen of the mobile terminal;
when the screen of the mobile terminal is determined to be downward, respectively displaying directions east, north, west, and south for every 90° in a clockwise direction on the screen of the mobile terminal, starting with any point on the screen;
determining any direction in four directions east, south, west, and north of a location of the mobile terminal, and determining another direction based on the determined direction, so that the directions for every 90° are respectively the east, the north, the west, and the south in a clockwise direction;
and
displaying all the determined directions on the screen of the mobile terminal.

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An apparatus for indicating a direction, comprising a display, and further comprising:

a sensor, configured to determine any direction in directions east, south, west, and north of a location of the apparatus, and determine an orientation of the display;
and
a processor, configured to:
when the display is determined to be downward, instruct the display to respectively display directions east, north, west, and south for every 90° in a clockwise direction, starting with any point on the display;
determine another direction based on the direction determined by using the sensor, so that the directions for every 90° are respectively the east, the north, the west, and the south in a clockwise direction;
and instruct the display to display all the determined directions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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