Method of determining orientation and manner of holding a mobile telephone
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1. A portable electronic appliance comprising:
- a portable electronic appliance having a housing, a data entry device and a display screen;
at least one second sensor disposed on a surface of the housing such that a user can make physical contact with the at least one second sensor; and
wherein the at least one second sensor provides contact data to a sensor circuit disposed within the portable electronic appliance, wherein the contact data in the sensor circuit is utilized by a processor within the portable electronic appliance to determine whether or not to activate or deactivate a predetermined function of the portable electronic appliance.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone that is being held in the hand of a user, wherein sensors within the mobile telephone are able to determine orientation of the mobile telephone, and determination where on a mobile telephone a user is making contact, wherein the orientation and contact information is used to enable and disable desired functions of the portable electronic appliance.
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1. A portable electronic appliance comprising:
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a portable electronic appliance having a housing, a data entry device and a display screen;
at least one second sensor disposed on a surface of the housing such that a user can make physical contact with the at least one second sensor; and
wherein the at least one second sensor provides contact data to a sensor circuit disposed within the portable electronic appliance, wherein the contact data in the sensor circuit is utilized by a processor within the portable electronic appliance to determine whether or not to activate or deactivate a predetermined function of the portable electronic appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable electronic appliance comprising:
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a portable electronic appliance having a housing, a data entry device and a display screen;
at least one second sensor disposed underneath a surface of the housing such that a user is detected using proximity sensing capabilities of the at least one second sensor; and
wherein the at least one second sensor provides proximity sensing data to a sensor circuit disposed within the portable electronic appliance, wherein the proximity sensing data in the sensor circuit is utilized by a processor within the portable electronic appliance to determine whether or not to activate or deactivate a predetermined function of the portable electronic appliance.
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14. A method for determining where a user is touching a portable electronic appliance, said method comprising the steps of:
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1) providing a housing, a data entry device and a display screen for the portable electronic appliance;
2) providing at least one second sensor disposed on a surface of the housing such that a user can make physical contact with the at least one second sensor; and
3) wherein the at least one second sensor provides contact data to a sensor circuit disposed within the portable electronic appliance, wherein the contact data in the sensor circuit is utilized by a processor within the portable electronic appliance to determine whether or not to activate or deactivate a predetermined function of the portable electronic appliance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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18. The method as defined in claim wherein the method further comprises the step of conforming the capacitance sensitive touchpad to arcuate surfaces of the portable electronic appliance.
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