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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2009
Alissa M. Fitzgerald, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ely K. Tsern, Los Altos, CA (US);
David J. Mooring, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
James A. Gasbarro, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Alissa M. Fitzgerald, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ely K. Tsern, Los Altos, CA (US);
David J. Mooring, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
James A. Gasbarro, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
WIMM Labs, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for providing gesture-based power management for a wearable portable electronic device with display are described. An inertial sensor is calibrated to a reference orientation relative to gravity. Motion of the portable device is tracked with respect to the reference orientation, and the display is enabled when the device is within a viewable range, wherein the viewable range is a predefined rotational angle range in each of x, y, and z axis, to a user based upon a position of the device with respect to the reference orientation. Furthermore, the display is turned off if an object is detected within a predetermined distance of the display for a predetermined amount of time.