Method and handheld electronic device for detecting and providing notification of a device drop
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsPiotr Konrad Tysowski, Martin Arastafar
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Abstract
A method and handheld electronic device for detecting and providing notification of a device drop are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for detecting and providing notification of a device drop on an electronic device, comprising: measuring acceleration using an accelerometer of the electronic device; monitoring for and detecting freefall events in accordance with the acceleration measurements; and issuing an alert when a freefall event is detected.
Claims21
A method for detecting and providing notification of a device drop on an electronic device, comprising:
- measuring acceleration using an accelerometer of the electronic device;
- monitoring for and detecting freefall events in accordance with the acceleration measurements;
- determining whether the electronic device is out of a holster;
- and
- issuing an alert when a freefall event is detected and the electronic device is out of the holster.
A handheld electronic device, comprising:
- a controller for controlling the operation of the device;
- an accelerometer connected to the controller for measuring acceleration;
- the controller being configured for monitoring for and detecting freefall events in accordance with the acceleration measurements;
- the controller being configured for determining whether the electronic device is out of a holster;
- and
- the controller being configured for issuing an alert when a freefall event is detected and the electronic device is out of the holster.
A method for detecting and providing notification of a device drop on an electronic device, comprising:
- measuring acceleration using an accelerometer of the electronic device;
- monitoring for and detecting freefall events in accordance with the acceleration measurements;
- and
- capturing a series of two or more images using a digital camera of the electronic device when a freefall event is detected;
- comparing the images in the series to determine a change in a reference value of the images;
- determining whether the reference value is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold;
- and
- issuing an alert when a freefall event is detected and the reference value is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.