Wearable accessory for monitoring whether user is looking at portable electronic device
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a processor;
a display coupled to the processor;
a light receiver coupled to the processor and located on a same surface of the electronic device as the display, the light receiver able to produce an output as a function of an incident light intensity of light incident on the light receiver, the light having been transmitted from an accessory paired to the electronic device, the light having been transmitted generally in a direction normal to a face of a person wearing the accessory; and
a memory coupled to the processor, where the memory is to store indications of a first set of one or more behaviors, indications of a second set of one or more behaviors, and code which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform the first set of one or more behaviors in response to a first change in the output as a function of an increase in the incident light intensity, and causes the electronic device to perform the second set of one or more behaviors in response to a second change in the output as a function of a decrease in the incident light intensity.
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Abstract
An accessory that includes a light transmitter may be worn by a user of an electronic device that includes a light receiver and a display screen. When the accessory is paired to the electronic device, the device may be configured to perform one or more behaviors in response to a change intensity of light incident on the light receiver, the light having been transmitted from the accessory. Example behaviors include activating and deactivating the display screen, altering what is displayed on a display screen, and turning the electronic device on or off. The device may also be configured to determine one or more properties of the light incident on the light receiver and to perform the behaviors only if the one or more properties correspond to one or more prerequisite light properties stored in the device.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a processor; a display coupled to the processor; a light receiver coupled to the processor and located on a same surface of the electronic device as the display, the light receiver able to produce an output as a function of an incident light intensity of light incident on the light receiver, the light having been transmitted from an accessory paired to the electronic device, the light having been transmitted generally in a direction normal to a face of a person wearing the accessory; and a memory coupled to the processor, where the memory is to store indications of a first set of one or more behaviors, indications of a second set of one or more behaviors, and code which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform the first set of one or more behaviors in response to a first change in the output as a function of an increase in the incident light intensity, and causes the electronic device to perform the second set of one or more behaviors in response to a second change in the output as a function of a decrease in the incident light intensity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method in an electronic device having a display, the method comprising:
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producing an output in a light receiver located on a same surface of the electronic device as the display, the output being a function of an incident light intensity of light incident on the light receiver, the light having been transmitted from an accessory paired to the electronic device, the light having been transmitted generally in a direction normal to a face of a person wearing the accessory; performing a first set of behaviors in response to a first change in the output that is a function of an increase in the incident light intensity; and performing a second set of behaviors in response to a second change in the output that is a function of a decrease in the incident light intensity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An accessory comprising:
a light source, a driver to control the light source, and a power source to provide power to the driver, the light source to transmit light generally in a direction normal to a face of a person using an electronic device when the accessory is worn by the person, the light detectable by a light receiver of the electronic device that is located on a same surface of the electronic device as a display of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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