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`ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
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`A computer-implemented method for mode switching on an electronic
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`device includes determining that the electronic device has been rotated by a
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`lengthwise axial rotation in a first direction of rotation past a first threshold
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`orientation, determining that the electronic device has been rotated in a second
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`direction of rotation that is substantially the opposite of the first direction of
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`rotation, past a second threshold, and switching a mode of the electronic device
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`based on the two determinations.
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`Attorney Docket No.: 16113-2219P01
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`Flipping for Motion-Based Input
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
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`[0001]
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`This document relates to systems and techniques for interpreting motion-
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`based user inputs to a mobile computing device.
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`BACKGROUND
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`[0002]
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`The use of motion-based inputs in computing devices has become more
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`and more pervasive over the last several years. Motion-based inputs are input that
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`involve movement of an entire device housing, such as by a user's hands, as
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`distinguished from typed, spoken, or touch screen inputs. Primary interaction with
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`the Nintendo Wii gaming console is motion-based (moving the entire WiiMote
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`device), and many smartphones include accelerometers and other motion-sensing
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`components such as magnetometers. Generally, sensor-based interactions in
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`mobile phones have occurred with respect to specific application contexts, such as
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`tilt detection in games and determining screen orientation.
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`[0003]
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`Some mobile devices depend on users to press a button and/or hold
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`down a button while making a motion input, in order to indicate an intent that they
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`want their movement of a device to be interpreted as a purposeful input rather than
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`as meaningless general motion of the device. Such a mechanism gives the user
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`control over how the device interprets the user's inputs, but it may be difficulat for a
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`user to maintain force on a button while performing various motion-based input
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`actions.
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`SUMMARY
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`[0004]
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`This document describes systems and techniques that may be used to
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`permit mode switching with respect to motion-based input. For example, a motion
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`of turning a device over and then turning in back to about its original orientation can
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`be determined to be a user input to switch into a motion-based input mode on the
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`device. As such, after a flip/un-flip, or double flip, input motion is provided to a
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`device, subsequent motion of the device may be sensed and interpreted according
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`to a set of predetermined motion-based inputs. For example, while the mode is
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`changed, tilting of the device may be interpreted to move a cursor on a display of
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`the device in the direction of the tilting. A user may repeat the double flip or
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`perform another action (including by inaction, such as by not moving the device for
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`a predetermined time period) to change the device back to its original mode in
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`which motion-based input is not active. Also, a motion-based command may be
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`provided by a user, and followed by a delimiter input such as a double-flip, where
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`the command is recognized and executed only after the delimiter input is received.
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`[0005]
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`The handling of mode switching and motion-based inputs may be
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`handled by a universal component, such as a component of an operating system on
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`a device, to which various applications on the device may subscribed and may then
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`receive information. For example, an input method editor (IME) on a device may
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`provide functionality for intercepting all inputs to a device (e.g., via physical
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`keyboard, virtual keyboard, softkeys, trackballs, device motion, and voice) and
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`converting those inputs into a common form for provision to applications running on
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`the device. As one example, an application may be open to receiving directional
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`inputs from a user of the device on which the application is executing. The
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`application may be unconcerned with whether the user enters the information via
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`based input. Rather, an IME may receive the inputs and may manage whether the
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`device is in a motion-based input mode, and may supply the application with
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`information regarding the user's directional input, where the supplied informational
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`is essentially independent of the mechanism by which the user provided the input.
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`[0006]
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`In certain implementations, such systems and technique may provide one
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`or more advantages. For example, motion-based input may be more intuitive than
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`keyboard or touch screen input in many instances. However, a user may not want
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`to have their device be open to motion-based input at all times (lest they
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`accidentally provide input that they did not intend). Therefore, the techniques here
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`can provide an input that is natural, but is not likely to be occur by accident (i.e., by
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`mere jostling of the device), so that a user can easily switch to an input mechanism
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`that may be more convenient for them at the moment. In addition, in certain
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`implementations, the gesture gives users the control to activate motion gestures
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`without any hardware modifications to existing devices. The gesture can be quick
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`to perform and can be performed in a limited amount physical space. In addition, a
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`motion to activate a motion-based input mode, and subsequent motions to provide
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`such additional input, may be made without a user having to pause at all.
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`[0007]
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`In one implementation, a computer-implemented method for mode
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`switching on an electronic device is disclosed. The process comprises determining
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`that the electronic device has been rotated by a lengthwise axial rotation in a first
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`direction of rotation past a first threshold orientation, determining that the electronic
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`device has been rotated in a second direction of rotation that is substantially the
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`opposite of the first direction of rotation, past a second threshold, and switching a
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`mode of the electronic device based on the two determinations.
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`[0008]
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`In another implementation, a computer-implemented method for mode
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`switching on an electronic device comprises obtaining data that characterizes a
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`user's motion of the electronic device in free space, determining whether the
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`obtained data matches a model for a particular gesture that corresponds to mode
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`switching, and switching the electronic device, based on the determination, into a
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`mode in which motion of the device in free space is interpreted as intentional user
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`motion-based input and is used to control one or more applications executing on the
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`electronic device.
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`[0009]
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`In yet another implementation, a computer-implemented system for mode
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`switching on an electronic device is disclosed. The system comprises one or more
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`motion sensors mounted inside a housing of the electronic device, and a mode
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`switching module. The mode switching module is programmed to use information
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`from the motions sensors to determine whether the electronic device has been (a)
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`rotated by a lengthwise axial rotation in a first direction of rotation past a first
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`threshold orientation, and (b) rotated in a second direction of rotation that is
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`substantially the opposite of the first direction of rotation, past a second threshold.
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`The mode switching module is also programmed to cause an operational mode of
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`the electronic device to be switched based on the two determinations.
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`[0010]
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`The details of one or more embodiments are set forth in the accompa-
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`nying drawings and the description below. Other features and advantages will be
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`apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
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`DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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`[0011]
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`Fl Gs. 1 A and 1 B show motion-based inputs to a wireless computing
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`device.
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`[0012]
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`FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a smart phone system that supports
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`motion-based inputs.
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`[0013]
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`FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a process for training a motion-based input model
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`employing a group of mobile device users.
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`[0014]
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`FIGs. 4A and 4B are flow charts of methods for processing motion-based
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`input to a mobile electronics device.
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`[0015]
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`FIG. 5 shows an example of a computer device and a mobile computer
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`device that can be used to implement the techniques described here.
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`[0016]
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`Like reference symbols in the various drawings indicate like elements.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`[0017]
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`This document describes systems and techniques for handling motion-
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`based input to a computing device such as a smart phone or app phone. As
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`described here, a particular motion-based input may be assigned as a delimeter to
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`indicate that a user would like to "open" the device to additional motion-based
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`inputs - i.e., to switch input modes on the device so that the other motion-based
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`inputs that were previously disabled, will be enabled. The delimiting input
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`discussed here is a double flip, whereby a user makes a first motion with the
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`device, and then backtracks through the motion, where the particular motion here
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`involves rotating the device approximately 180 degrees about an axis of the device
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`and then rotating it back substantially to its original orientation. The delimiting
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`motion could be other motions, though will generally be selected from motions that
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`are not commonly created accidentally, so that a user's device will change modes
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`only when the user intends that it changes modes.
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`[0018]
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`Fl Gs. 1 A and 1 B show motion-based inputs to a wireless computing
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`device. Referring to FIG. 1A, there are shown three chronological instances of a
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`user's interaction with a touch screen smart phone that they are holding in their
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`right hand. In each instance, the user is holding the device horizontally above a
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`table where they may have just picked up the device. In instance (a), the user is
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`cradling the device in their palm, with a touch screen of the device facing upward.
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`The user may have just picked the device up off the