MOVEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DISPLAY TO PERFORM A PAGE TURNING OPERATION
A method and system for utilizing movement of an electronic personal display to perform a page turning operation is disclosed. A motion sensing device is coupled with the electronic personal display. The motion sensing device is monitored for a pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display. When the pre-defined movement is detected, a page turning operation is performed on the electronic personal display.
1 . A method for utilizing movement of an electronic personal display to perform a page turning operation, said method comprising:
coupling a motion sensing device with the electronic personal display;
monitoring the motion sensing device for a pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display; and
performing a page turning operation on the electronic personal display when the pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display is detected.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic personal display is an electronic reader (eReader).
3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
defining a tilting movement of the electronic display as the pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display.
4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
defining a swivel movement of the electronic display as the pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display.
5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
defining a rotating movement of the electronic display as the pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display.
6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
utilizing an accelerometer coupled with the electronic personal display to detect the pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display.
7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
utilizing a magnetometer coupled with the electronic personal display to detect the pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display.
8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
utilizing a gyroscope coupled with the electronic personal display to detect the pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display.
9 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
utilizing a camera coupled with the electronic personal display to detect the pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display.
10 . An electronic personal display with motion sensing for page turning comprising:
a motion sensing device coupled with the electronic personal display;
a monitoring module to monitor an output from the motion sensing device and provide a page turn command when a pre-defined motion is detected by the motion sensing device; and
an operation module to receive the output from the monitoring module and perform a page turn action related to the output.
11 . The electronic personal display of claim 10 wherein the motion sensing device comprises a single motion sensor type selected from the group consisting of: an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a gyroscope and a camera.
12 . The electronic personal display of claim 10 wherein the motion sensing device comprises at least two different motion sensor types selected from the group consisting of: an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a gyroscope and a camera.
13 . The electronic personal display of claim 10 wherein the motion sensing device comprises at least three motion sensor types selected from the group consisting of: an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a gyroscope and a camera.
14 . The electronic personal display of claim 10 wherein the pre-defined motion comprises at least one motion selected from the group consisting of: a tilt, a tilt and return, a swivel, a swivel and return, a rotation and a rotation and return.
15 . The electronic personal display of claim 10 wherein the pre-defined motion comprises:
a pre-set time period within which the pre-defined motion is to be performed.
16 . A method for utilizing pre-defined movement of an electronic reader (eReader) to perform a page turning operation, said method comprising:
coupling a motion sensing device with the eReader;
monitoring the motion sensing device for a pre-defined movement of the eReader; and
performing a page turning operation on the eReader when the pre-defined movement is detected; wherein a pre-defined movement in a first direction invokes a page forward action and a pre-defined movement in a direction opposite of the first direction invokes a page back action.
17 . The method of claim 16 wherein the motion sensing device comprises a single motion sensor type selected from the group consisting of: an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a gyroscope and a camera.
18 . The method of claim 16 wherein the motion sensing device comprises at least two different motion sensor types selected from the group consisting of: an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a gyroscope and a camera.
19 . The method of claim 16 wherein the motion sensing device comprises at least three motion sensor types selected from the group consisting of: an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a gyroscope and a camera.
20 . The method of claim 16 wherein the pre-defined movement comprises at least one movement selected from the group consisting of: a tilt, a tilt and return, a swivel, a swivel and return, a rotation and a rotation and return.
21 . The method of claim 16 further comprising:
providing a pre-set time period within which the pre-defined movement is to be performed.