Display directional sensing

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an image display area;

a camera;

an orientation sensor in communication with the camera;

a computing device coupled to the orientation sensor and the image display area; and

wherein the computing device is configured to:

receive an indication from the orientation sensor of a change in position of the apparatus which change exceeds a threshold value,

turn the camera on and capture an image;

analyze the captured image for a reference feature that is unassociated with a user's face and head,

orient the image display area in accordance with the reference feature, and

turn the camera off until receiving another indication of another change in position of the apparatus that exceeds the threshold value.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computing device controls the image display area to switch between a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the camera is on the same side as the image display area.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising an infra-red sensor coupled to the computing device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensor is configured to detect movement of the apparatus so that the image display area is planar to a ground level.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the camera is triggered by the orientation sensor sensing a change in the position of the apparatus relative to the ground level, wherein the change is greater than the threshold level.

7. A method for orienting an image display area of a display device, comprising:

detecting a threshold change in position of an orientation sensor of the display device;

turning on a camera of the display device upon detecting the threshold change in position of the orientation sensor;

capturing with the camera an image of a reference feature adjacent the display;

recognizing an orientation position of the reference feature in the captured image; and

rotating a view shown in the image display area to align with the orientation position of the reference feature; and

turning the camera off until detecting another threshold change in position of the orientation sensor.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising determining if a direction of the view shown in the image display area is different than a direction of the orientation position of the reference feature.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising recognizing a face of a user holding the display device, wherein the reference feature is on the face.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising determining a relative position of the reference feature on the face to other reference features on the face.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising determining an axis along the face and the orientation position of the reference feature based on the determined axis.

12. A computer readable medium for determining an orientation view of a display on an electronic device having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code configured to:

detect a change in position of the display;

determine if the change in position exceeds a threshold value;

turn on a camera coupled to the display if the threshold value is exceeded;

use the camera to capture an image of a user of the electronic device;

enable a facial recognition function to recognize facial features in the captured image of the user;

determine an orientation of the user based on the captured image of the user;

align a view of an image display area in the display to align with the orientation of the user; and

turn off the camera if the threshold value is not exceeded.

13. The computer program code of claim 12 further comprising computer program code configured to determine positioning of the facial features and determine the orientation of the user based on the positioning of the recognized facial features.

14. The computer program code of claim 13 further comprising computer program code configured to determine an axis of the user's face based on the positioning of the facial features and align the axis of the face with an axis of the image display area.

15. The computer program code of claim 13 further comprising computer program code configured to determine a position of a nose on the user's face relative to a position of eyes on the face and align a top of the view of the image display area to the display to the user's eyes.

16. The computer program code of claim 12 further comprising computer program code configured to turn off the camera after capturing the image of the user holding the electronic device.