Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices
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1. A portable data processing device comprising:
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an input device;
a proximity sensor;
at least one processor coupled to the input device and to the display and coupled to the proximity sensor to receive data from the proximity sensor, the processor being configured to determine, based upon at least the data from the proximity sensor, whether to change a state of processing of data from the input device relative to receipt of user inputs and to alter a power setting of the display.
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Abstract
The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include one or more sensors for providing data relating to user activity and at least one processor for causing the device to respond based on the user activity which was determined, at least in part, through the sensors. The response by the device may include a change of state of the device, and the response may be automatically performed after the user activity is determined.
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37 Claims
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1. A portable data processing device comprising:
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a display;
an input device;
a proximity sensor;
at least one processor coupled to the input device and to the display and coupled to the proximity sensor to receive data from the proximity sensor, the processor being configured to determine, based upon at least the data from the proximity sensor, whether to change a state of processing of data from the input device relative to receipt of user inputs and to alter a power setting of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine implemented method comprising:
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receiving proximity data from a proximity sensor of a portable data processing device;
receiving input data from an input device of the portable data processing device;
controlling a power setting of a display of the portable data processing device;
processing the proximity data to determine whether to change both a state of processing of the input data relative to receipt of user inputs and the power setting of the display in response to a change in the proximity data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine readable medium storing executable program instructions which when executed cause a data processing system to perform a method comprising:
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receiving proximity data from a proximity sensor of a portable data processing device;
receiving input data from an input device of the portable data processing device;
controlling a power setting of a display of the portable data processing device;
processing the proximity data to determine whether to change both a state of processing of the input data relative to receipt of user inputs and the power setting of the display in response to a change in the proximity data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A portable data processing device comprising:
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a multi-touch input panel which is configured to determine multiple, separate concurrent touches on the multi-touch input panel;
a display device integrated with the multi-touch input panel;
a proximity sensor;
at least one processor coupled to the multi-touch input panel and coupled to the proximity sensor to receive proximity data from the proximity sensor, the processor being configured to determine, based on at least the proximity data, whether to change a state of processing of input data from the multi-touch input panel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A portable device comprising:
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a first housing;
a second housing;
a hinge which couples the first housing to the second housing;
a hinge state detector to detect a state of the hinge;
a proximity sensor;
at least one processor coupled to the proximity sensor and to the hinge state detector, the processor configured to analyze data from the proximity sensor when the hinge state detector detects that the portable device is in an open configuration and to modify at least one setting of the portable device in response to an analysis of the data. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A machine implemented method comprising:
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sensing a state of a hinge of a portable device;
analyzing data from a proximity sensor when the state of the hinge shows that the portable device is in an open configuration;
modifying, in response to the analyzing, at least one setting of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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