Mobile Device Display Orientation Correction via Shake Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices sometimes fail to automatically change display orientations correctly due to errors in detecting the device's orientation or software limitations, leading to suboptimal viewing experiences for users in various positions.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows a second input, such as a shaking motion, to change the display orientation within a predetermined time after detecting a first input change, ensuring the display adjusts to a more user-friendly orientation even if the initial change is missed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the mobile device automatically changes display orientation based on detected orientation changes, then the display adapts to user position, but detection errors cause incorrect orientation changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent allows users to reverse the display orientation change by performing another orientation change input. Instead of requiring separate correction mechanisms, the system inverts the previous action by detecting subsequent orientation changes and reversing the display orientation accordingly, providing an intuitive correction method that leverages the existing orientation detection capability.
2Measurement precision
If the mobile device requires precise orientation detection for automatic display changes, then orientation accuracy improves, but software complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the device's existing orientation detection capabilities to serve dual purposes: both initial display orientation adjustment and subsequent correction. By reusing the same detection mechanism for both functions, the patent avoids adding complex separate systems while maintaining precision through the device's native sensors and software.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the mobile device allows multiple input methods for orientation changes, then user control flexibility improves, but input detection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the orientation detection system multi-functional by using it for both automatic display orientation changes and user-initiated corrections. The same input detection mechanism serves multiple purposes: detecting initial orientation changes for automatic adjustment and detecting subsequent orientation changes for user-controlled reversal, eliminating the need for separate correction input methods.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system are provided for determining a display orientation of a mobile device. The mobile device is configured to change the display orientation when a first input is detected. The first input corresponds to a change in orientation of the mobile device that satisfies one or more first criteria. The method includes detecting the first input and enabling a second input to change the display orientation when detected within a predetermined period of time after detecting the first input, the second input satisfying one or more second criteria different from the one or more first criteria.