Patent ID: 8441343

Claim:
A handheld mobile device pitch monitoring method for aiding a device user in properly oriented the device to prevent poor posture while performing an operation, the method comprising the steps: integrating pitch monitoring software into a handheld electronics device, the handheld electronics device comprising: a housing including a display, messaging software operated by a microprocessor, user data entry components, and a wireless communication system; an electronic pitch sensor in signal communication with the microprocessor, wherein the electronic pitch sensor senses a pitch of the handheld device and wherein the electronic pitch sensor produces pitch data output corresponding to the pitch of the handheld device; receiving pitch data output from the electronic pitch sensor into the microprocessor; calculating the pitch of the longitudinal axis of the housing with the microprocessor executing instructions of the pitch monitoring software using pitch data output produced by the electronic pitch sensor, wherein the longitudinal axis is the orientation of the housing, being lengthwise when held in a portrait mode and being widthwise when the housing is held in a landscape mode; determining if the pitch of the longitudinal axis of the housing is one of within or outside of an acceptable pitch range; and communicating the pitch of the longitudinal axis of the housing respective to the acceptable pitch range, to the user.