Wireless communication device responsive to orientation and movement

摘要

A wireless communication device responsive to orientation and movement comprising a housing, a cellular transceiver capable of communicating with a cellular communication network, a WLAN transceiver capable of communicating with a remote device via an ad hoc network, a sensor and a processor. The sensor detects a substantially vertical orientation of the wireless communication device. The sensor also detects a movement of the wireless communication device subsequent to detecting the substantially vertical orientation of the wireless communication device. The processor performs a function of the wireless communication device in coordination with the remove device via the WLAN transceiver. The processor performs this function in response to detecting the substantially vertical orientation and the movement of the wireless communication device.

主权项

1. A method of a wireless communication device for activating an event, the wireless communication device including at least one first sensor, at least one second sensor, and a processor, the method comprising:
detecting, by the at least one first sensor, a substantially vertical orientation of the wireless communication device, wherein the substantially vertical orientation is more vertical than horizontal in orientation relative to ground; detecting, by the at least one second sensor, a proximity of the wireless communication device to a substantially vertical surface, wherein the at least one second sensor is different from the at least one first sensor, and wherein the substantially vertical surface is more vertical than horizontal relative to ground; determining, by the processor and based on the detecting by the at least one second sensor, that the wireless communication device is positioned adjacent to the substantially vertical surface; after determining that the wireless communication device is positioned adjacent to the substantially vertical surface, determining, by the processor, that the wireless communication device is motionless for a threshold time period; responsive to the processor determining that the wireless communication device is motionless for the threshold time period, detecting, by the at least one first sensor, a rotational or sliding movement of the wireless communication device against the substantially vertical surface after detecting the substantially vertical orientation of the wireless communication device; determining, by the processor, a function of the wireless communication device based on the at least one first sensor detecting the substantially vertical orientation of the wireless communication device, the at least one second sensor detecting the proximity of the wireless communication device to the substantially vertical surface, and the at least one first sensor detecting the rotational or sliding movement of the wireless communication device against the substantially vertical surface; and performing, by the processor, the function of the wireless communication device.