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US 2013/0281163 A1Published application
Mobile device display management
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorMichael Lockwood
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Abstract
The display of a mobile device is managed during a voice communication session using a proximity sensor and an accelerometer. In one example, the display of a mobile device is turned off during a phone call on the mobile device when a proximity sensor detects an object is proximate the device and an accelerometer determines the device is in a first orientation.
Claims22
1-20. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- determining, by a mobile device, that an object is proximate the mobile device using a proximity sensor of the mobile device;
- determining, by the mobile device, that an orientation of the mobile device is an approximately vertical orientation;
- in response to determining that the object is proximate the mobile device and that the orientation of the mobile device is the approximately vertical orientation, automatically turning off a display of the mobile device;
- while the display of the mobile device is turned off,
- receiving one or more voice signals based on audible input received by a microphone the mobile device,
- determining, by the mobile device, that the object is not proximate the mobile device using the proximity sensor, and
- determining, by the mobile device, that the orientation of the mobile device is an approximately horizontal orientation;
- and
- in response to determining that the object is not proximate the mobile device and that the orientation of the mobile device is the approximately horizontal orientation, automatically turning on the display of the mobile device.
6 more elements
A mobile device comprising:
- a display;
- a microphone;
- a proximity sensor configured to detect a proximity of an object to the mobile device;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- in response to determining that the object is proximate the mobile device and that an orientation of the mobile device is an approximately vertical orientation, automatically turn off the display of the mobile device;
- while the display is turned off,
- receive one or more voice signals based on audible input received by the microphone,
- determine that the object is not proximate the mobile device using the proximity sensor, and
- determine that the orientation of the mobile device is an approximately horizontal orientation;
- and
- in response to determining that the object is not proximate the mobile device and that the orientation of the mobile device is the approximately horizontal orientation, automatically turning on the display of the mobile device.
9 more elements
A computer readable storage medium storing instructions for causing at least one processor to:
- automatically turn off a display of a mobile device in response to determining that an object is proximate the mobile device and that an orientation of the mobile device is an approximately vertical orientation;
- while the display is turned off,
- receive one or more voice signals based on audible input,
- determine that the object is not proximate the mobile device, and
- determine that the orientation of the mobile device is an approximately horizontal orientation;
- and
- in response to determining that the object is not proximate the mobile device and that the orientation of the mobile device is the approximately horizontal orientation, automatically turning on the display of the mobile device.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.