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US 2013/0154485 A1Published application
Dual light sensors on a portable electronic device
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsEric Gary MALO, Bergen Albert FLETCHER, Ken WU
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Abstract
A portable electronic device capable of assuming an open configuration and a closed configuration comprises a primary light sensor and a secondary light sensor. When the portable electronic device is in the open configuration, a light sensor signal is selected from the primary light sensor, and when the portable electronic device is in the closed configuration, a light sensor signal is selected from the secondary light sensor.
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A device comprising:
- an open configuration and a closed configuration, the device configured to alternate between the open configuration and the closed configuration;
- a selector configured to:
- receive a first input indicative of the device being in the open configuration and a second input indicative of the device being in the closed configuration;
- select a light sensor signal from one of a primary light sensor and a secondary light sensor as a function of whether the device is in the open configuration or the closed configuration;
- and, output the light sensor signal.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, at a sensor of a device configured to alternate between an open configuration and a closed configuration, a first input indicative of the device being in an open configuration and a second input indicative of the device being in a closed configuration;
- selecting a light sensor signal from one of a primary light sensor and a secondary light sensor as a function of the device being in the open configuration or the closed configuration;
- and,
- outputting the light sensor signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.