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US 6,995,749 B2Granted
Auto font magnification mechanism
AssigneeGood Technology, Inc.
InventorJohn Friend
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a handheld device is disclosed. The handheld device includes a housing, a display mounted within the housing, and a font magnification mechanism. The font magnification mechanism automatically magnifies a font being displayed on the display to a larger font whenever the handheld device is operating in dim lighting conditions.
Claims13
A handheld device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display mounted within the housing;
- and
- a font magnification mechanism to automatically magnify a font being displayed on the display to a larger font whenever the handheld device is operating in dim lighting conditions, the font magnification mechanism including a backlight detection unit, to detect when a backlight for the display is illuminated.
1 more element
A handheld device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display mounted within the housing;
- a light sensor coupled to the display;
- and
- a font magnification mechanism to automatically magnify a font being displayed on the display to a larger font whenever the handheld device is operating in dim lighting conditions, the font magnification mechanism including a magnification unit to magnify the font upon receiving a signal from the light sensor indicating that light conditions are below a predetermined threshold.
2 more elements
A handheld device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display mounted within the housing;
- and
- a font magnification mechanism to automatically magnify a font being displayed on the display to a larger font whenever the handheld device is operating in dim lighting conditions, the font magnification mechanism including a magnification unit to magnify the font based upon a time range indicated by a system clock.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- detecting at a handheld device that dim lighting conditions exist;
- receiving a signal at a magnification unit within the handheld device indicating the dim lighting conditions;
- the magnification unit magnifying a font being displayed on the display to a larger font in response to receiving the signal;
- and
- transmitting the signal from a backlight detection unit to the magnification unit whenever a backlight for the display is illuminated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.