DEVICE THAT MANAGES POWER PROVIDED TO AN OBJECT SENSOR
First Claim
1. A hand-held device, comprising:
- a touch sensitive surface providing at least one input element;
a processing device in communication with the touch sensitive surface having associated instructions; and
a sensor for providing to the processing device a signal indicative of a removal of the hand-held device from an object surface;
wherein the instructions associated with the processing device use the signal indicative of the removal of the hand-held portable device from the object surface to cause the processing device to both selectively enable the at least one input element provided by the touch sensitive surface and to selectively manage power provided to the sensor.
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Abstract
A hand-held device with a sensor for providing a signal indicative of a position of the hand-held device relative to an object surface enables power to the sensor at a first time interval when the hand-held device is indicated to be in a position that is stationary and adjacent relative to the object surface, enables power to the sensor at a second time interval shorter than the first time interval when the hand-held device is indicated to be in a position that is moving and adjacent relative to the object surface, and enables power to the sensor at a third time interval when the hand-held device is determined to be in a position that is removed relative to the object surface.
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7 Claims
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1. A hand-held device, comprising:
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a touch sensitive surface providing at least one input element; a processing device in communication with the touch sensitive surface having associated instructions; and a sensor for providing to the processing device a signal indicative of a removal of the hand-held device from an object surface; wherein the instructions associated with the processing device use the signal indicative of the removal of the hand-held portable device from the object surface to cause the processing device to both selectively enable the at least one input element provided by the touch sensitive surface and to selectively manage power provided to the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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Specification