USE OF PROXIMITY SENSORS FOR INTERACTING WITH MOBILE DEVICES
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Abstract
Various arrangements for handling a call by a mobile device and/or selecting a function for execution by the mobile device are presented. A phone call may be commenced by a mobile device. During the phone call, the mobile device may collect proximity data that indicates the mobile device is not proximate to an ear of a user. The microphone of the mobile device may be muted in response to the proximity data that indicates the mobile device is not proximate to the ear of the user.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for activating a speakerphone of a mobile device during a call, the method comprising:
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establishing a voice connection over a telecommunications network; receiving proximity data from a proximity sensor while the voice connection is active; determining that the proximity sensor does not detect a proximate object based on the proximity data; and activating the speakerphone of the mobile device based on determining that the proximity sensor does not detect the proximate object. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile device for activating a speakerphone during a call, the mobile device comprising:
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a first proximity sensor; a microphone; a speaker configured to output low volume sounds proximate to a user'"'"'s ear; the speakerphone configured to output high volume sounds distant from the user'"'"'s ear; and a computer processor coupled to the first proximity sensor, the microphone, the speaker, and the speakerphone and configured to; establish a voice connection over a telecommunications network, receive proximity data from the first proximity sensor while the voice connection is active, determine that the first proximity sensor does not detect a proximate object based on the proximity data, and activate the speakerphone based on determining that the first proximity sensor does not detect the proximate object. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, having instructions stored therein, which when executed cause a computer to perform a set of operations comprising:
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establishing a voice connection over a telecommunications network; receiving proximity data from a proximity sensor while the voice connection is active; determining that the proximity sensor does not detect a proximate object based on the proximity data; and activating a speakerphone of a mobile device based on determining that the proximity sensor does not detect the proximate object. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for activating a speakerphone of a mobile device during a call, the system comprising:
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means for establishing a voice connection over a telecommunications network; means for receiving proximity data from a first proximity sensor while the voice connection is active; means for determining that the first proximity sensor does not detect a proximate object based on the proximity data; and means for activating the speakerphone of the mobile device based on determining that the first proximity sensor does not detect the proximate object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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