Mobile device having plurality of input modes
View Patent ↗A mobile device or system comprises a housing, a voice sensor that is configured to detect sound, a speaker, and a processing circuit configured to operate in both a first mode and a second mode. The processing circuit receives instructions from a user by detecting the user touching the device or an accessory of the device when in the first mode and receives instructions from the voice of the user through the voice sensor when in the second mode. When a predetermined requirement is met, the processing circuit is configured to switch from a first mode to a second mode without receiving specific instructions from the user to switch the mode at the time of switching.
1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
a housing;
a user input device to detect a user touching the mobile device or an accessory of the device and to covert the touches into first digital instructions;
a voice sensor to detect sound;
a speech conversion module to convert the sound into second digital instructions; and
a processing module to:
provide the first digital instructions to any of a plurality of different programs or applications when in a first mode,
provide the second digital instructions to any of the plurality of different programs or applications when in a second mode,
provide a common instruction to at least one of the plurality of different programs or applications when a same user instruction is provided via the user input device or voice sensor, the common instruction provided to at least one of the plurality of different programs or applications in a same data format regardless of whether the same user instruction is provided via user input device or voice sensor; and
switch modes of operation without receiving specific instructions from the user to switch the mode at a time of switching when at least one predetermined requirement is met, wherein at least one predetermined requirement comprises user defined calendar event set and activated on the mobile computing device.
2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein for a same user instruction provided via the user input device or voice sensor, the first and second digital instructions are received by any of the plurality of different programs or applications in the same manner.
3. The mobile device of claim 1 , the digital instruction received by any of the plurality of different programs or applications comprising playing a sound file stored in the device.
4. The mobile device of claim 1 , the digital instruction received by any of the plurality of different programs or applications comprising manipulating a file or a document.