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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2008
Philip E. Grady, Kannapolis, NC (US);
Paul Andrew Hakenewerth, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kursad Urungu Oney, Durham, NC (US);
Kevin Laverne Schultz, Raleigh, NC (US);
Philip E. Grady, Kannapolis, NC (US);
Paul Andrew Hakenewerth, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kursad Urungu Oney, Durham, NC (US);
Kevin Laverne Schultz, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, changing the function involves disabling an input device, disabling an output device, changing a display mode of the output device from portrait to landscape, or increasing volume of the output device. In an embodiment, the change of the function is delayed by a time period, and the delay for changing the output device is longer than the delay for changing the input device. If the electronic device is upright, the input device and the output device are enabled. The tilt is sensed by a sensing device, signals from the sensing device are filtered, and a delay is introduced. In this way, premature disabling or enabling of the electronic device is avoided.