STANDOFF ASSISTANT SYSTEMS FOR PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A standoff assistant for a portable communications device, comprising:
- a. at least one standoff, comprising a device operable to indicate a spaced-apart relationship with said portable communications device;
b. at least one operational relationship between said portable communications device and said at least one standoff; and
c. wherein said at least one standoff is operable, when deployed, to assist in maintaining said portable communications device a predetermined distance from a user'"'"'s head when said portable communications device is in use.
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Abstract
A standoff device for assisting in maintaining a handheld portable communications device a predetermined distance away from a user'"'"'s head. Some embodiments use an electronic or sonic range finder on the communications device to alarm when the device is held too close to the head. Sonic range-finder emissions are preferably at a frequency outside the range of human hearing. The electronic range finder may operate on any safe low power frequency, such as, for non-limiting example, visible light, infrared light, or radio frequency electromagnetic radiation. The standoff device may be attached to or built into the housing of the communications device or may be attached to or built into a case or cover for the communications device.
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20 Claims
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1. A standoff assistant for a portable communications device, comprising:
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a. at least one standoff, comprising a device operable to indicate a spaced-apart relationship with said portable communications device; b. at least one operational relationship between said portable communications device and said at least one standoff; and c. wherein said at least one standoff is operable, when deployed, to assist in maintaining said portable communications device a predetermined distance from a user'"'"'s head when said portable communications device is in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A standoff assistant for a portable communications device, comprising:
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a. at least one standoff, comprising a device operable to indicate a spaced apart relationship between said portable communications device and a human head; b. at least one operational relationship between said portable communications device and said at least one standoff; c. wherein said at least one standoff is operable, when deployed, to assist in maintaining said portable communications device a predetermined distance from a user'"'"'s head when said portable communications device is in use; d. wherein said standoff comprises a range finder that comprises one of an electronic range finder and a sonic range finder attached to said portable communications device and operable to determine and indicate a range between said portable communications device and a head of a user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A standoff assistant for a portable communications device, comprising:
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a. at least one standoff, comprising a device operable to indicate a spaced apart relationship between said portable communications device and a human head; b. at least one operational relationship between said portable communications device and said at least one standoff; c. wherein said at least one standoff is operable, when deployed, to assist in maintaining said portable communications device a predetermined distance from a user'"'"'s head when said portable communications device is in use; d. wherein said standoff comprises a range finder that comprises one of an electronic range finder and a sonic range finder attached to, or incorporated into, said portable communications device and operable to determine and indicate a range between said portable communications device and a head of a user; e. wherein said at least one operational relationship comprises at least an alarm responsive to said determined range to indicate to said user if said determined range is less than a predetermined value; f. wherein said range finder comprises; i. a signal emitter; ii. a signal receiver; iii. range calculating logic responsive to a period of time between; 1. when a signal is sent from said signal emitter; and 2. when said signal is received in said signal receiver; and iv. wherein said range-calculating logic comprises software. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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