Method and Apparatus for Activating a Hardware Feature of an Electronic Device

摘要

A method and apparatus for activating a hardware feature of an electronic device includes the electronic device detecting 302 a predetermined motion of the electronic device and measuring 304, in response to detecting the predetermined motion, an orientation of the electronic device. The method further includes the electronic device activating 306, based on the orientation, a hardware feature from a plurality of selectable hardware features of the electronic device, wherein each selectable hardware feature can be activated based on different orientations of the electronic device.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first camera located on a first side of the electronic device at a first height above a bottom of the electronic device; a second camera located on a second side of the electronic device at a second height above the bottom of the electronic device, wherein the second height is different than the first height; a first sensor configured to detect a motion of the electronic device; a second sensor configured to measure an orientation of the electronic device; and a processing element operationally coupled to the first and second sensors and the first and second cameras, wherein the processing element is configured to select a camera from the first and second cameras based on the orientation of the electronic device measured in response to detecting a predetermined motion.