Client devices having spin related functionalities and related methods
AssigneePopsockets LLC
InventorsAltan Nahum, David B. Barnett
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Abstract
Portable client devices, software operating on such devices, and methods are described herein that utilize rotational data of the device to at least partially control the output on a display of the device. More specifically, when operating the software, a rotation measurement device, such as an accelerometer and/or gyroscope, within the device can determine when a user rotates or spins the device and, in some versions, how fast a user rotates or spins the device, and thereafter a processing device can cause the display or portions thereof to be stabilized or spun using the rotational characteristics as input.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for presenting a display on a client device based on a rotation event of the client device, the method comprising:
- displaying a media file on a screen of the client device;
- detecting a rotation event of the client device with a rotation measurement device from a first orientation to a spinning state;
- and
- stabilizing at least a portion of a display on the screen of the client device in the first orientation while the client device is in the spinning state.
A portable computing device comprising:
- a rotation measurement device configured to measure rotation of the portable computing device;
- a screen;
- and
- a processing device coupled to the rotation measurement device and the screen, the processing device configured to:
- display a media file on the screen;
- detect a rotation event of the portable computing device based on data measured by the rotation measurement device from a first orientation to a spinning state;
- and
- stabilize at least a portion of a display on the screen in the first orientation while the portable computing device is in the spinning state.
A computer-implemented method for presenting a display on a client device based on a rotation event of the client device, the method comprising:
- detecting a rotation event of the client device with a rotation measurement device to a spinning state;
- and
- spinning at least a portion of a display on the screen of the client device at a different rate and/or direction than the client device in the spinning state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.