LAYOUT DESIGN OF PROXIMITY SENSORS TO ENABLE SHORTCUTS
First Claim
1. A mobile platform comprising:
- a housing having a front, back, first side, second side, top side and a bottom side;
a touch screen display on the front of the housing;
a plurality of proximity sensors coupled to the housing, each proximity sensor is activated when an object passes through a field produced by the proximity sensor, the plurality of proximity sensors having a configuration on the housing, the configuration comprising;
at least one proximity sensor mounted on the first side and at least one proximity sensor mounted on the second side;
at least one proximity sensor mounted on the back of the housing;
a processor connected to the plurality of proximity sensors;
memory connected to the processor; and
software held in the memory and run in the processor to determine a configuration of activated proximity sensors and to control the mobile platform based on the configuration of activated proximity sensors.
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Abstract
A mobile platform includes a plurality of proximity sensors coupled to a housing including on the sides, front and back of the housing. Signals from the proximity sensors are analyzed to determine configuration of the proximity sensors that are activated. The configuration may be a sequence of proximity sensors that are activated, e.g., when a gesture is detected, or the locations of the proximity sensors that are activated when the mobile platform is held in different manners. Mobile platform applications associated with the configuration are determined and automatically launched. For example, the applications may include a camera application or short message service (SMS) application, as well as controlling telephony operations, controlling a music player, and providing status information. Information from an orientation sensor and/or ambient light detector may also be used to assist in determining the applications to be launched.
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55 Claims
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1. A mobile platform comprising:
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a housing having a front, back, first side, second side, top side and a bottom side; a touch screen display on the front of the housing; a plurality of proximity sensors coupled to the housing, each proximity sensor is activated when an object passes through a field produced by the proximity sensor, the plurality of proximity sensors having a configuration on the housing, the configuration comprising; at least one proximity sensor mounted on the first side and at least one proximity sensor mounted on the second side; at least one proximity sensor mounted on the back of the housing; a processor connected to the plurality of proximity sensors; memory connected to the processor; and software held in the memory and run in the processor to determine a configuration of activated proximity sensors and to control the mobile platform based on the configuration of activated proximity sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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monitoring for signals from a plurality of proximity sensors coupled to a housing of a mobile platform; analyzing signals received from the plurality of proximity sensors to determine a configuration of activated proximity sensors; determining a mobile platform application associated with the configuration of activated proximity sensors; and controlling an operation of the mobile platform to run the mobile platform application associated with the configuration of activated proximity sensors. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for controlling an operation of a mobile platform comprising:
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means for capacitively sensing a proximity of an object to a housing of the mobile platform, the means for capacitively sensing being located at multiple locations on the housing including a first side, a second side, and a back side; means for determining a configuration of the means for capacitively sensing that are activated by the proximity of the object to the housing; means for determining a function associated with the configuration; means for controlling the operation of the mobile platform to perform the function associated with the configuration. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, comprising:
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program code to analyze signals received from a plurality of proximity sensors to determine a configuration of activated proximity sensors; program code to determine a mobile platform application associated with the configuration of activated proximity sensors; program code to automatically run a mobile platform application associated with the configuration of activated proximity sensors. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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