System and method for activating components on an electronic device using orientation data
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorJason Tyler GRIFFIN
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a system and method for analyzing an orientation of a handheld electronic device. The method comprises: monitoring data from a first sensor for the device; determining an orientation of the device by analyzing at least the data from the first sensor; and activating a first component on the device in view of the orientation of the device. The method may further comprise deactivating a second component on the device in view of the orientation of the device.
Claims20
A method for activating components of a handheld electronic device, comprising:
- monitoring data from a first sensor for said device;
- determining an orientation of said device by analyzing at least said data from said first sensor;
- and
- activating a first component on said device in view of said orientation of said device.
An activation circuit for activating components of a handheld electronic device, comprising:
- an orientation module to determine an orientation of said device by analyzing at least data from a first sensor;
- and
- an activation module to
- activate a first component on said device in view of said orientation of said device;
- deactivate a second component on said device in view of said orientation of said device;
- and
- generate an output on a display of said device oriented with said orientation of said device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.