Impact and contactless gesture inputs for docking stations

摘要

A docking station configured to mate to an electronic device enables methods of interacting with the electronic device by impacting (e.g., knocking) on a table on which the device and/or the docking station are disposed and by means of contactless gestures. The electronic device may remain in a powered off state while the docking station continuously monitors for user input. The docking station may have a processor that is capable of detecting a user's impact and contactless gesture inputs.

主权项

1. A docking station for a portable electronic device, the docking station comprising:
a housing; a vibration sensor configured to generate a vibration signal in response to vibration of a surface on which the docking station is disposed; and a processor disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the vibration sensor, the processor configured to: detect an activation event; delay a predetermined amount of time after the activation event is detected; open a time window after delaying the predetermined amount of time, the time window having a predetermined starting time and a predetermined ending time based on the activation event; analyze the vibration signal within the time window and identify one or more predefined user impact commands; and in response to identifying the one or more predefined user impact commands transmit an activation signal to the portable electronic device.