Device with display position input

摘要

In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device is provided with one or more position sensors, providing it with the ability to detect, and use as part of its user interface, a special orientation of a part of the device.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a first portion of the apparatus, the first portion including a first display; a second portion of the apparatus coupled to the first portion of the apparatus by a hinge; one or more first sensors configured to measure an angle between the first portion of the apparatus and the second portion of the apparatus rotatably coupled to the first portion of the apparatus by the hinge; one or more second sensors configured to determine a geographical position of the apparatus; and a graphics processing unit to determine content to be displayed on the first display at a viewpoint based on the angle and the geographical position of the apparatus, wherein a three-dimensional display perspective of the content to be displayed on the first display is changed in accordance with a change in the angle between the first portion of the apparatus and the second portion of the apparatus such that the content to be displayed on the first display rotates with a rotation of the first portion of the apparatus about the hinge.