Patent Application
20130088357
1. Technical Field
The disclosure generally relates to an electronic apparatus and a sensory warning generating method thereof, and more particularly, to an electronic apparatus with a motion sensor and a sensory warning generating method thereof.
2. Background
Along with the development of science and technology, many handheld electronic devices are put on the market, for example, a smartphone, a tablet PC and an eBook. The above-mentioned handheld electronic devices not only facilitate the daily life of people, but also play an indispensable in the life.
Taking a smartphone as an example, in addition to the conventional mobile phone function, the smartphone may be also connected to other peripheral devices, for example, an earphone and a charger for providing different functions. When a smartphone, for example, is connected to an earphone, the user may listen to music without interfering other people. In addition, when a smartphone is connected to a charger, the smartphone may be charged.
In fact, by combining the handheld electronic device with other peripheral devices, variety of applications may be expected to meet the requirement of users.
Accordingly, the disclosure is directed to an electronic apparatus, which has a motion sensor to make a warning indicator disposed at a handheld electronic device generate a sensory warning.
The disclosure is also directed to an electronic apparatus, which has a motion sensor to make a warning indicator disposed at a cradle generate a sensory warning.
The disclosure is further directed to a sensory warning generating method able to generate a sensory warning through the above-mentioned electronic apparatus.
The disclosure provides an electronic apparatus, which includes a cradle and a handheld electronic device. The cradle has a motion sensor. The handheld electronic device is installed onto the cradle and has a microprocessor and a warning indicator, in which the motion sensor is able to detect a motion of an object to generate a detection result and the microprocessor drives the warning indicator to generate a sensory warning according to the detection result.
The disclosure provides an electronic apparatus, which includes a cradle and a handheld electronic device. The cradle has a motion sensor and a warning indicator. The handheld electronic device is installed onto the cradle and has a microprocessor, in which the motion sensor is able to detect a motion of an object to generate a detection result and the microprocessor drives the warning indicator to generate a sensory warning according to the detection result.
The disclosure provides a sensory warning generating method, and the method is suitable for a cradle and a handheld electronic device. The cradle has a motion sensor, the handheld electronic device is installed on the cradle and has a microprocessor, and a warning indicator is disposed on the cradle or the handheld electronic device. The motion sensor detects a motion of an object so as to generate a detection result. The microprocessor drives the warning indicator according to the detection result so as to generate a sensory warning.
Based on the description above, the cradle of the disclosure has a motion sensor and the warning indicator is disposed on the handheld electronic device or the cradle. After the handheld electronic device is installed onto the cradle and the motion sensor detects out a motion of an object, the warning indicator may generate a sensory warning.
Other objectives, features and advantages of the present disclosure will be further understood from the further technological features disclosed by the embodiments of the present disclosure wherein there are shown and described preferred embodiments of this disclosure, simply by way of illustration of modes best suited to carry out the disclosure.
The handheld electronic device 120 is installed onto the cradle 110 and has a microprocessor 122. The warning indicator 130 may be disposed on the handheld electronic device 120 or the cradle 110. The cradle 110 has a motion sensor 112. The motion sensor 112 may detect a motion of an object (not shown) to generate a detection result and the microprocessor 122 drives the warning indicator 130 to generate a sensory warning according to the detection result, in which the warning indicator 130 is a combination selected from a group consisting of a display 132, a speaker 134 and a vibrator 136, and the sensory warning is a message for a user to receive and is a combination selected from a group consisting of an optical signal, an acoustic signal and a vibration signal. The applications of the handheld electronic device 120 and the cradle 110 after combining them are expanded through generating the sensory warning.
In more details, the warning indicator 130 of the embodiment may be disposed at the handheld electronic device 120. After the handheld electronic device 120 is installed at the cradle 110, the motion sensor 112 of the cradle 110 starts to detect the present environment (as shown in
In addition, the warning indicator 130 of the embodiment may be also disposed on the cradle 110, and the cradle 110 further has a control module 114. The control module 114 is electrically connected to the motion sensor 112 so as to transmit the detection result to the microprocessor 122. When the warning indicator 130 is disposed on the cradle 110 and electrically connected to the control module 114, the microprocessor 122, by using the control module 114 to drive the warning indicator 130, generates a sensory warning according to the detection result. The electronic apparatus 100 of the embodiment may further have a plurality of warning indicators 130 respectively disposed on the handheld electronic device 120 and the cradle 110 to generate a plurality of sensory warnings.
When the warning indicators 130 are a display 132 and a speaker 134 respectively disposed at the handheld electronic device 120 and the cradle 110, the handheld electronic device 120 may emit the above-mentioned emergency illumination light, while the cradle 110 may sound with a prompt music. In this way, in addition to assist the user in moving in an environment with insufficient light, the disclosure may also prompt that the user is moving.
When the warning indicators 130 are a vibrator 136 and a display 132 respectively disposed at the handheld electronic device 120 and the cradle 110, the handheld electronic device 120 may produce vibration and the cradle 110 may display the above-mentioned present time. In this way, in addition to assisting the user in moving in an environment with insufficient light, the disclosure would not interfere other users in their rests. The disclosure does not limit the warning indicators 130 to being disposed at one of the handheld electronic device 120 and the cradle 110, or at both the warning indicator 130 and the cradle 110, and moreover does not limit the combination of a group consisting of the warning indicators 130. The above-mentioned embodiment is an example, the user may adjust the combination of the warning indicators 130 according to the practical requirement so as to generate different sensory warning combinations.
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The cradle 110 of the embodiment further has a recess 110a, and the recess 110a extends towards the interior of the cradle 110. When the handheld electronic device 120 is installed onto the cradle 110, the recess 110a is configured for accommodating a portion of the handheld electronic device 120. In addition, the handheld electronic device 120 further has a first connector 126, and the cradle 110 further has a second connector 116. When the portion of the handheld electronic device 120 is accommodated at the recess 110a, the first connector 126 and the second connector 116 are connected to each other, so as to make the cradle 110 and the handheld electronic device 120 connected to each other.
The cradle 110 further has a charging module 118. The charging module 118 is electrically connected to the control module 114 and is capable of charging the handheld electronic device 120. In more details, the charging module 118 is suitable to store an electrical power come from outside (not shown), and when the handheld electronic device 120 is installed onto the cradle 110, the charging module 118 may charge the handheld electronic device 120.
Taking an example, when a motion starts, the intensity of the sensory warning is output increasingly. After that, when the motion goes on, the intensity of the sensory warning is continuously output. Finally, when the motion is interrupted, the intensity of the sensory warning is decreasingly output until the intensity of the sensory warning comes to zero.
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In summary, the disclosure uses the motion sensor of the cradle to detect a motion of an object, by which the warning indicator of the handheld electronic device or the cradle may generate a sensory warning. By means of generating the sensory warning, the disclosure expands the various applications of the handheld electronic device and the cradle after combining them so as to meet the requirements of users.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the descriptions above are several preferred embodiments of the disclosure only, which does not limit the implementing range of the disclosure. Various modifications and variations may be made to the structure of the disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. The claim scope of the disclosure is defined by the claims hereinafter.
