TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates generally to determination of an operation.

BACKGROUND

In recent times, electronic apparatuses have become increasingly pervasive in our society. In many circumstances, a user may often view and/or interact with information displayed by an electronic apparatuses and/or electronic apparatus peripherals in performance of various activities, in various contexts, and/or the like. As such, it may be desirable to configure an apparatus such that a user of the apparatus may view and/or interact with information displayed by the apparatus in an easy and intuitive manner.

SUMMARY

Various aspects of examples of the invention are set out in the claims.

One or more embodiments may provide an apparatus, a computer readable medium, a non-transitory computer readable medium, a computer program product, and/or a method for entering a passive viewing state of an apparatus, receiving information indicative of a first input, determining a first operation based, at least in part, on a passive viewing state and the first input, performing the first operation, receiving environmental sensor information, determining that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by a user, entering of an active viewing state of the apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by the user, receiving information indicative of a second input, the second input being substantially the same as the first input, determining a second operation based, at least in part, on the active viewing state and the second input, the second operation being different from the first operation, and performing the second operation.

One or more embodiments may provide an apparatus, a computer readable medium, a computer program product, and/or a non-transitory computer readable medium having means for entering a passive viewing state of an apparatus, means for receiving information indicative of a first input, means for determining a first operation based, at least in part, on a passive viewing state and the first input, means for performing the first operation, means for receiving environmental sensor information, means for determining that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by a user, means for entering of an active viewing state of the apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by the user, means for receiving information indicative of a second input, the second input being substantially the same as the first input, means for determining a second operation based, at least in part, on the active viewing state and the second input, the second operation being different from the first operation, and means for performing the second operation.

In at least one example embodiment, the determination of the first operation comprises determination that the first operation correlates with the first input and the passive viewing state.

In at least one example embodiment, the determination of the second operation comprises determination that the second operation correlates with the second input and the active viewing state.

In at least one example embodiment, the passive viewing state is an operational state in which operations that correlate with inputs and the passive viewing state are tailored to an impaired-viewing display mode.

In at least one example embodiment, the first operation avoids interaction associated with information displayed in an unimpaired-viewing display mode.

In at least one example embodiment, the first operation is limited to interaction associated with information displayed in an impaired-viewing display mode.

In at least one example embodiment, first operation omits causation of display of information in an unimpaired viewing display mode.

In at least one example embodiment, the first operation is configured to provide limited user visual interaction associated with the impaired-viewing display mode

In at least one example embodiment, the active viewing state is an operational state in which operations that correlate with inputs and the active viewing state are tailored to the unimpaired-viewing display mode.

In at least one example embodiment, the second operation avoids limited user visual interaction associated with the impaired-viewing display mode.

In at least one example embodiment, the second operation comprises interaction associated with information displayed in an unimpaired-viewing display mode.

In at least one example embodiment, the second operation comprises causation of display of information in an unimpaired-viewing display mode.

In at least one example embodiment, the second operation is configured to provide interaction associated with information displayed in an unimpaired-viewing display mode.

One or more example embodiments further perform receipt of different environmental sensor information, determination that the different environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by the user, and entering of the passive viewing state of the apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the different environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by the user.

One or more example embodiments further perform receipt of information indicative of a third input, determination of a third operation based, at least in part, on the active viewing state and the third input, performance of the third operation, receipt of other environmental sensor information, determination that the other environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by the user, entering of the passive viewing state of the apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the other environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by the user, receipt of information indicative of a fourth input, the fourth input being substantially the same as the third input, and preclusion of performance of an operation based, at least in part, on the passive viewing state and the fourth input.

In at least one example embodiment, the preclusion of performance of the operation comprises determination of absence of an operation that correlates with the passive viewing state and the fourth input.

In at least one example embodiment, the first operation comprises termination of display of a visual event notification.

In at least one example embodiment, the first input is a tap input.

In at least one example embodiment, the second operation comprises disablement of a lock mode.

In at least one example embodiment, the first operation comprises scrolling of a first visual information, and the second operation comprises scrolling of a second visual information such that the second visual information is scrolled at an reduced rate in proportion to the second input from the rate of the scrolling of the first visual information in proportion to the first input.

In at least one example embodiment, the first input is a tilt input and the second input is a tilt input.

In at least one example embodiment, the passive viewing state is an operational state in which information is caused to be displayed in conformance with an impaired-viewing display mode absent display of information in an unimpaired-viewing display mode.

In at least one example embodiment, the passive viewing state is characterized by a state in which the apparatus is configured in a manner that provides visual impairment compensation.

In at least one example embodiment, the active viewing state is characterized by a state in which the apparatus is configured in a manner that avoids visual impairment compensation.

In at least one example embodiment, the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by a user comprises at least one of determination that an orientation of the apparatus indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by the user, determination that an eye of the user is proximate to the display, or determination that the user is holding the apparatus.

In at least one example embodiment, the environmental sensor information comprises information indicative of a direction of gravity in relation to the apparatus, and the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by the user comprises determination that an orientation of the apparatus indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by the user based, at least in part, on the information indicative of the direction of gravity.

In at least one example embodiment, a direction of gravity that is substantially parallel to a surface of the display indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by the user.

In at least one example embodiment, the direction of gravity is substantially parallel to the surface of the display in circumstances where the direction of gravity deviates from being exactly parallel to the surface of the display within a predetermined threshold angle.

In at least one example embodiment, the environmental sensor information comprises proximity sensor information that indicates proximity of the user in relation to the display, and the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by a user comprises determination that an eye of the user is proximate to the display based, at least in part, on the proximity sensor information.

In at least one example embodiment, the proximity sensor information indicating an object being within a threshold distance from the display indicates proximity of the user.

In at least one example embodiment, the environmental sensor information comprises touch sensor information indicative of a user holding the apparatus, and the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by a user comprises determination that the user is holding the apparatus based, at least in part, on the touch sensor information.

In at least one example embodiment, the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by a user comprises at least one of determination that an orientation of the apparatus indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by the user, determination that an eye of the user is distant to the display, or determination that the user is not holding the apparatus.

In at least one example embodiment, the environmental sensor information comprises information indicative of a direction of gravity in relation to the apparatus, and the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by the user comprises determination that an orientation of the apparatus indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by the user based, at least, in part, on the information indicative of the direction of gravity.

In at least one example embodiment, a direction of gravity substantially perpendicular to a surface of the display indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by the user.

In at least one example embodiment, the direction of gravity is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the display in circumstances where the direction of gravity deviates from being exactly perpendicular to the surface of the display within a predetermined threshold angle.

In at least one example embodiment, the environmental sensor information comprises proximity sensor information that indicates absence of the user proximate to the display, and the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by a user comprises determination that an eye of the user is distant to the display based, at least in part, on the proximity sensor information.

In at least one example embodiment, the proximity sensor information indicating an object being beyond a threshold distance from the display indicates absence of the user.

In at least one example embodiment, the environmental sensor information comprises touch sensor information indicative of a user not holding the apparatus, and the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is not actively viewed by a user comprises determination that the user is not holding the apparatus based, at least in part, on the touch sensor information.

