Motion activated user interface for mobile communications device

A computer readable medium storing a computer program product for interpreting motion of a mobile communications device as input to the mobile communications device, the computer readable medium comprising:

• computer program code for detecting a specific type of motion with respect to the mobile communications device;
• computer program code for determining a current mode of the mobile communications device;
• computer program code for comparing the detected motion against a stored database of motions wherein each stored motion is associated with a mode of the mobile communications device and an action to be performed by the mobile communications device,
• wherein the mode includes one of a phone mode, a picture mode, a music mode, a game mode, camera mode, a contacts mode, a settings mode, and a null mode, and
• wherein an action includes one of a command or instruction that can be issued by an application within the mobile communications device, an audible output based on a recorded audio file, an audible output based on a text-to-speech conversion, a visual output, and a mechanical output;
• and
• upon finding a match, within tolerable limits, between the detected motion and a motion in the stored database of motions, computer program code for performing the action associated with the detected motion and the current mode of the mobile communications device.

A system for interpreting motion of a mobile communications device as input to the mobile communications device, the system comprising:

• a processor for executing the various software components of the mobile communications device;
• a display coupled with the processor;
• a microphone coupled with the processor for recording audio;
• a speaker coupled with the processor for outputting audio;
• storage means coupled with the processor for storing one or more motions and associated actions;
• a motion detecting device coupled with the processor;
• and
• a sensing and interpretation application coupled with the processor for:
• detecting a specific type of motion with respect to the mobile communications device via the motion detecting device;
• determining a current mode of the mobile communications device;
• comparing the detected motion against a database of motions in the storage means wherein each stored motion is associated with a mode of the mobile communications device and an action to be performed by the mobile communications device;
• and
• upon finding a match, within tolerable limits, between the detected motion and a motion in the storage means, performing the action associated with the detected motion and the current mode of the mobile communications device.