Digital device detox element and method
AssigneeBliss Tanaka
InventorBliss Tanaka
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Abstract
A detox element or sensor cover is placed at a first location over a sensor such as a camera used to activate a digital device. The sensor cover can leave the digital device in sleep mode until the detox element/sensor cover is removed. The detox element, when not in use for detoxing, is moved to a ready position. The ready position can be, for example, one of the corners of the digital device, where it is mostly out of the way of a touch screen display. The sensor cover is sufficiently small that in one embodiment it is mostly on a bezel of a phone, around a display, with only a small portion impinging on the display.
Claims20
A method for detoxing from digital device usage comprising:
- (a) providing a flexible, nonadhesive first sensor cover with static cling as a binding agent;
- (b) placing the first sensor cover over a first location on a digital device where it is visible while observing a display of the digital device without blocking most of the display;
- (c) using the digital device for a period of time;
- (d) removing the first sensor cover from the first location;
- (e) placing the first sensor cover on a second location where it blocks a camera or activation sensor and prevents the camera or activation sensor from activating the digital device when in a sleep mode;
- (f) returning the first sensor cover to the first location or a third location on the digital device where it is visible while observing the display of the digital device;
- (g) wherein the first sensor cover is sufficiently small to allow it to block ten percent or less of the display of the digital device in the first location;
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- (h) wherein the first sensor cover is sufficiently large to block the camera or activation sensor while blocking either none or only a portion of a display of the digital device.
A system comprising:
- a digital device, including:
- a device housing;
- a processor,
- a programmed memory;
- a communication system,
- a power management system,
- a touch-screen display, and
- at least one of a camera, a touch sensor, and an activation button;
- and
- a flexible, nonadhesive first sensor cover with static cling as a binding agent removably placed over at least one of the camera, touch sensor, and activation button.
A method for detoxing from digital device usage comprising:
- (a) providing a flexible, nonadhesive first sensor cover with static cling as a binding agent;
- (b) placing the first sensor cover over a first location on the digital device where it is visible while observing a display of the digital device without blocking most of the display;
- (c) using the digital device for a period of time;
- (d) putting the digital device into a sleep mode;
- (e) removing the first sensor cover from the first location;
- (f) placing the first sensor cover on a second location where it blocks a camera or activation sensor and prevents the camera or activation sensor from activating the digital device when in a sleep mode, thereby entering a detox period;
- (g) returning the first sensor cover to the first location or a third location on the digital device where it is visible while observing the display of the digital device, to allow exit from the sleep mode;
- (h) wherein the first sensor cover is sufficiently small to allow it to block ten percent or less of the display of the digital device in the first location;
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- (i) wherein the first sensor cover is sufficiently large to block the camera or activation sensor while blocking either none or only a portion of a display of the digital device;
- (j) wherein the first sensor cover is vinyl;
- (k) wherein the first sensor cover is between 3.5 mm and 12 mm in thickness, has a width between 2.0-3.5 cm, and has a height between 1.5-2.75 cm;
- (l) wherein the one or more sensors include a camera, a touch sensor, or an activation button to activate the digital device;
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- (m) wherein the first position is proximate one of the corners of the digital device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.