System and method for monitoring a mobile computing product/arrangement

Abstract

Described is a system and method for monitoring a mobile computing Arrangement. The arrangement may include a sensor and a processor. The sensor detects first data of an event including a directional orientation and a motion of the arrangement. The processor compares the first data to second data to determine if at least one predetermined procedure is to be executed. The second data may include a predetermined threshold range of changes in the directional orientation and the motion. If the predetermined procedure is to be executed, the processor selects the predetermined procedure which corresponds to the event as a function of the first data. Subsequently, the predetermined procedures is executed.

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         45 . A mobile computing device, comprising:
 a display having a portrait mode and a landscape mode, a view in the portrait mode being rotated ninety degrees from a view in the landscape mode;   a sensor detecting an orientation of the display and generating a sensor signal in response to a change in the orientation of the display; and   a processor receiving the sensor signal from the sensor and changing a mode of the display from one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode to the other one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode in response to the sensor signal, the processor adjusting an aspect ratio of the view upon changing the mode of the display.   
     
     
         46 . The mobile computing device of  claim 45 , wherein the sensor detects at least one of a linear velocity value, an angular velocity value, a linear acceleration value, and an angular acceleration value. 
     
     
         47 . The mobile computing device of  claim 45 , wherein the orientation includes at least one angular movement value of the display with respect to at least one axis of the display. 
     
     
         48 . The mobile computing device of  claim 45  further comprising a non-volatile memory device coupled to the processor for storing the sensor signal. 
     
     
         49 . The mobile computing device of  claim 45  further comprising a transceiver coupled to the processor, the transceiver transmitting the sensor signal to an external device. 
     
     
         50 . The mobile computing device of  claim 45  further comprising a data capture device coupled to the processor for capturing data. 
     
     
         51 . The mobile computing device of  claim 45  further comprising a global positioning system module coupled to the processor for tracking a location of the device. 
     
     
         52 . The mobile computing device of  claim 45 , further comprising a housing for supporting the display, the sensor, and the processor. 
     
     
         53 . The mobile computing device of  claim 45 , wherein the sensor is spatially fixed relative to the display. 
     
     
         54 . The mobile computing device of  claim 45 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an accelerometer, a strain gauge, a piezo electric device, and a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device. 
     
     
         55 . The mobile computing device of  claim 45 , further comprising a control for preventing the display from changing from one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode to the other one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode when the display is rotated by ninety degrees. 
     
     
         56 . A method, comprising:
 detecting an orientation of a display having a portrait mode and a landscape mode, a view in the portrait mode being rotated ninety degrees from a view in the landscape mode;   generating a sensor signal in response to a change in the orientation of the display;   changing a mode of the display from one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode to the other one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode in response to the sensor signal; and   adjusting an aspect ratio of the view upon changing the mode of the display.   
     
     
         57 . The method of  claim 56 , wherein detecting the orientation comprises detecting at least one of a linear velocity value, an angular velocity value, a linear acceleration value, and an angular acceleration value. 
     
     
         58 . The method of  claim 56 , wherein the orientation includes at least one angular movement value of the display with respect to at least one axis of the display. 
     
     
         59 . The method of  claim 56  further comprising storing the sensor signal. 
     
     
         60 . The method of  claim 56  further comprising transmitting the sensor signal to an external device. 
     
     
         61 . The method of  claim 56  further comprising a capturing data with a data capture device. 
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 56  further comprising tracking a location of the device. 
     
     
         63 . The method of  claim 56 , further comprising preventing the display from changing from one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode to the other one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode when the display is rotated by ninety degrees. 
     
     
         64 . A mobile computing device, comprising:
 means for detecting an orientation of a display having a portrait mode and a landscape mode, a view in the portrait mode being rotated ninety degrees from a view in the landscape mode;   means for generating a sensor signal in response to a change in the orientation of the display;   means for changing a mode of the display from one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode to the other one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode in response to the sensor signal; and   means for adjusting an aspect ratio of the view upon changing the mode of the display.   
     
     
         65 . The mobile computing device of  claim 64 , wherein the means for generating the sensor signal comprises at least one of an accelerometer, a strain gauge, a piezo electric device, and a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device. 
     
     
         66 . A mobile computing device, comprising:
 a display having a portrait mode and a landscape mode, a view in the portrait mode being rotated ninety degrees from a view in the landscape mode;   a sensor detecting an orientation of the display and generating a sensor signal in response to a change in the orientation of the display; and   a processor receiving the sensor signal from the sensor, the processor changing a mode of the display from one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode to the other one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode in response to the sensor signal.   
     
     
         67 . The mobile computing device of  claim 66 , wherein the sensor detects at least one of a linear velocity value, an angular velocity value, a linear acceleration value, and an angular acceleration value. 
     
     
         68 . The mobile computing device of  claim 66 , wherein the orientation includes at least one angular movement value of the display with respect to at least one axis of the display. 
     
     
         69 . The mobile computing device of  claim 66  further comprising a non-volatile memory device coupled to the processor for storing the sensor signal. 
     
     
         70 . The mobile computing device of  claim 66  further comprising a transceiver coupled to the processor, the transceiver transmitting the sensor signal to an external device. 
     
     
         71 . The mobile computing device of  claim 66 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an accelerometer, a strain gauge, a piezo electric device, and a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device. 
     
     
         72 . The mobile computing device of  claim 66 , further comprising a control for preventing the display from changing from one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode to the other one of the portrait mode and the landscape mode when the display is rotated by ninety degrees.