Fall event handling method and mobile electronic device using the same
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorsChuan-Yu Tseng, Chun-Hung Chen
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Abstract
The present disclosure proposes a method of handling a fall event for use by a handheld mobile electronic device, and a handheld mobile electronic device using the same method. Accordingly, the handheld mobile electronic device first detects a fall event. In response to the fall event determined to have exceeded a predetermined distance, the device would detect whether the device has moved or has experienced a pressure variation within a time period after the fall event has ended. If the result is negative, the device would activate an alarm and transmit a notification related to the fall event.
Claims20
A method of handling a fall event of a mobile electronic device comprising:
- determining whether a falling distance of the mobile electronic device exceeds a predetermined distance;
- activating an alarm and/or transmitting a notification related to the fall event based on a sensor variation of the mobile electronic device after the falling distance of the mobile electronic device is determined to exceed the predetermined distance.
A handheld mobile electronic device comprising:
- a sensor array or hub comprising a sensor;
- a transmitter for transmitting data;
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- a processor coupled to the sensor array or hub and the wireless transmitter and is configured for:
- determining whether a falling distance of the mobile electronic device exceeds a predetermined distance through the sensor;
- activating an alarm and/or transmitting a notification related to the fall event through the transmitter based on a sensor variation of the sensor after the falling distance of the mobile electronic device is determined to exceed the predetermined distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.