Methods and systems for automatic configuration of peripherals
First Claim
1. A peripheral configured to be used with a data processing system, the peripheral comprising:
- an interface to couple the peripheral to the data processing system with the peripheral being external and separate from the data processing system;
at least one sensor to sense a user of the peripheral;
a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one sensor, the processor configuring the peripheral based on determining whether to use the peripheral for a phone call communicated through the data processing system in response to data from the at least one sensor and wherein the peripheral comprises at least one of an input device, to provide an input to the data processing system, and an output device, to provide an output from the data processing system.
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Abstract
Peripherals and data processing systems are disclosed which can be configured to interact based upon sensor data. In one embodiment, a peripheral, which is configured to be used with a data processing system, includes an interface to couple the peripheral to the data processing system, and at least one sensor, such as a proximity sensor, to sense a user of the peripheral, and a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one sensor, wherein the processor configures the peripheral in response to data from the at least one sensor. The peripheral may communicate sensor data from its sensors to the data processing system, which may be a wireless PDA, and the data processing system analyzes the sensor data from its sensors and from the peripheral'"'"'s sensors to decide how to configure the peripheral and/or the data processing system based on the sensor.
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31 Claims
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1. A peripheral configured to be used with a data processing system, the peripheral comprising:
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an interface to couple the peripheral to the data processing system with the peripheral being external and separate from the data processing system; at least one sensor to sense a user of the peripheral; a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one sensor, the processor configuring the peripheral based on determining whether to use the peripheral for a phone call communicated through the data processing system in response to data from the at least one sensor and wherein the peripheral comprises at least one of an input device, to provide an input to the data processing system, and an output device, to provide an output from the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a peripheral; a data processing system for use with the peripheral, which is external and separate from the data processing system; wherein the peripheral comprises; a peripheral interface to couple the peripheral to the data processing system; at least one peripheral sensor to sense a user of the peripheral; a peripheral processor coupled to the peripheral interface and to the at least one peripheral sensor; wherein the data processing system comprises; an interface to couple the data processing system to the peripheral; at least one sensor to sense the user; a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one sensor and wherein the peripheral comprises at least one of an input device, to provide an input to the data processing system, and an output device, to provide an output from the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A machine readable storage medium containing executable program instructions to cause a peripheral to be used with a data processing system, the machine readable storage medium comprising:
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an instruction to exchange data between the peripheral and the data processing system with the peripheral being external and separate from the data processing system; an instruction to obtain sensor data from at least one sensor of the peripheral, the sensor configured to sense a user; an instruction configuring the peripheral based on determining whether to use the peripheral for a phone call communicated through the data processing system in response to the sensor data and wherein the peripheral comprises at least one of an input device, to provide an input to the data processing system, and an output device, to provide an output from the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A peripheral configured to be used with a data processing system, the peripheral comprising:
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an interface to couple the peripheral to the data processing system with the peripheral being external and separate from the data processing system; at least one sensor to sense a user of the peripheral; a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one sensor, the processor configuring the data processing system in response to data from the at least one sensor and wherein the peripheral comprises at least one of an input device, to provide an input to the data processing system, and an output device, to provide an output from the data processing system, wherein the peripheral is designed for a phone call communicated through the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A peripheral configured to be used with a data processing system, the peripheral comprising:
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an interface to couple the peripheral to the data processing system with the peripheral being external and separate from the data processing system; at least one sensor to sense a context of the peripheral; a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one sensor, the processor configuring the peripheral in response to data from the at least one sensor and wherein the sensor is at least one of (a) a proximity sensor, (b) an ambient light sensor, (c) a sound sensor, (d) a temperature sensor, (e) an accelerometer, (f) an orientation sensor and (g) a touch input panel, wherein the interface is a wireless transceiver which wirelessly couples the data processing system to the peripheral and wherein the peripheral further comprises a speaker coupled to the interface and a microphone coupled to the interface and wherein the at least one sensor comprises a proximity sensor which senses a proximity of the user and wherein the peripheral is designed for a phone call communicated through the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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