Patent ID: 8542189
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A consumer electronics (CE) device, comprising: a housing bearing a processor, an audio display, and a visual display, the processor controlling the displays to present a plurality of menus, an audio and/or video application on the displays; an accelerometer in the housing, the accelerometer operable to output signals to the processor representing acceleration of the housing, wherein the acceleration is induced by a person tapping the housing; and the processor determining a surface of the housing being tapped and a number of taps on the surface within a predetermined period of each other, wherein one or more taps on a first surface of the CE device is interpreted by the processor as a command to present a first menu of the plurality of menus on the visual display, and wherein one or more taps on a second surface of the CE device is interpreted by the processor as a command to present a second menu of the plurality of menus on the visual display.