Mobile communication device including an extended array sensor
First Claim
1. A method of operation of a mobile communication device including an earpiece and a capacitive array sensor extending into a section of the mobile communication device including the earpiece, the method comprising:
- sensing a change in a capacitive field across the capacitive array sensor which extends into a section of the mobile communication device including the earpiece; and
adjusting a parameter of operation of the mobile communication device based on the change in the capacitive field across the capacitive array sensor.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method utilizing a mobile communication device including a housing, an earpiece coupled to the housing, a keypad coupled to the housing, and an array sensor coupled to the housing. The array sensor is distributed across a significant portion of a face of the housing to allow the detection of various conductive profiles in close proximity to the housing. A portion of the array sensor may be positioned underneath the keypad. The mobile communication device can sense a change in a field across the array sensor and adjust a parameter of operation of the mobile communication device based on the change in the field across the array sensor in response to a conductive profile.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of operation of a mobile communication device including an earpiece and a capacitive array sensor extending into a section of the mobile communication device including the earpiece, the method comprising:
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sensing a change in a capacitive field across the capacitive array sensor which extends into a section of the mobile communication device including the earpiece; and adjusting a parameter of operation of the mobile communication device based on the change in the capacitive field across the capacitive array sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a housing; an earpiece coupled to the housing; an array sensor coupled to the housing, the array sensor extending into a section of the mobile communication device including the earpiece, the array sensor configured to;
sense a change in a capacitive field across the array sensor which extends into a section of the mobile communication device including the earpiece; and
adjust a parameter of operation of the mobile communication device based on the change in a capacitive field across the array sensor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a housing including a housing face, a first section, and a second section, the first section and the second section combining to cover the entire housing face; a keypad coupled only to the first section of the housing; and an array sensor extending substantially into the second section of the housing, the array sensor configured to;
sense a change in a capacitive field across the array sensor which extends into a section of the mobile communication device including an earpiece; and
adjust a parameter of operation of the mobile communication device based on the change in a capacitive field across the array sensor. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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