PROXIMITY-INITIATED PHYSICAL MOBILE DEVICE GESTURES
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Abstract
An interaction spot is provided that may detect the presence of an electronic device such as a smartphone. A user may make a physical motion with the smartphone proximal to the interaction spot such as moving it upward. The interaction spot may communicate with a second device such as a light or a household appliance. A setting of the second device may be adjusted based on the motion of the electronic device.
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60 Claims
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1-30. -30. (canceled)
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31. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a presence and motion detector that is associated with an electronic device, first data from a mobile computing device; based on the first data, determining, by the presence and motion detector, that the mobile computing device is located proximate to the presence and motion sensor; receiving, by the presence and motion detector, second data from the mobile computing device; based on the second data, determining, by the presence and motion detector, that the mobile computing device has changed position or orientation with respect to the presence and motion detector; and in response to determining, by the presence and motion detector, that (i) the mobile computing device is located proximate to the presence and motion sensor, and (ii) the mobile computing device has changed position or orientation with respect to the presence and motion detector, transmitting an indication of an action to be performed by the electronic device.
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42. A system comprising:
one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; receiving, by a presence and motion detector that is associated with an electronic device, first data from a mobile computing device; based on the first data, determining, by the presence and motion detector, that the mobile computing device is located proximate to the presence and motion sensor; receiving, by the presence and motion detector, second data from the mobile computing device; based on the second data, determining, by the presence and motion detector, that the mobile computing device has changed position or orientation with respect to the presence and motion detector; and in response to determining, by the presence and motion detector, that (i) the mobile computing device is located proximate to the presence and motion sensor, and (ii) the mobile computing device has changed position or orientation with respect to the presence and motion detector, transmitting an indication of an action to be performed by the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by a presence and motion detector that is associated with an electronic device, first data from a mobile computing device; based on the first data, determining, by the presence and motion detector, that the mobile computing device is located proximate to the presence and motion sensor; receiving, by the presence and motion detector, second data from the mobile computing device; based on the second data, determining, by the presence and motion detector, that the mobile computing device has changed position or orientation with respect to the presence and motion detector; and in response to determining, by the presence and motion detector, that (i) the mobile computing device is located proximate to the presence and motion sensor, and (ii) the mobile computing device has changed position or orientation with respect to the presence and motion detector, transmitting an indication of an action to be performed by the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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