AUTOMATED MAINTENANCE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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1. A method for maintaining a portable electronic device comprising the steps of:
- identifying one or more devices or functions of said portable electronic device that is in need of a maintenance, repair, and/or recalibration operation;
calculating that said operation may be disruptive to a user of said portable electronic device;
determining that said opera on should be performed when said device is remote from said user;
sensing said device being remote from a user; and
performing said maintenance operation.
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Abstract
A method and system for performing maintenance, repair and recalibration functions on a portable electronic device so as to be undetected by a user. The portable electronic device senses when a user is not in close proximity to the device or when the device is otherwise in an environment which will make the performance of the functions undetectable by a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining a portable electronic device comprising the steps of:
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identifying one or more devices or functions of said portable electronic device that is in need of a maintenance, repair, and/or recalibration operation; calculating that said operation may be disruptive to a user of said portable electronic device; determining that said opera on should be performed when said device is remote from said user; sensing said device being remote from a user; and performing said maintenance operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for maintaining a portable electronic device comprising the steps of:
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identifying one or more devices or functions of a portable electronic device is in need of maintenance, repair and/or recalibration operation; calculating that said operation may be disruptive to a user of said portable electronic device; determining that said operation should be performed when said device is in an environment suitable for performing said operation; sensing said suitable environment; and performing a maintenance operation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of electronic components associated with said housing, said components including a controller; a plurality of sensors associated with said controller; and whereby said controller and said sensors determine that a maintenance function should be performed on said portable electronic device and that said function should be performed undetected by a user of said portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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