Portable electronic device having directional proximity sensors based on device orientation
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device having one or more proximity sensors, the portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
a signal emitter supported by the housing, the signal emitter to emit a source signal;
a reflector having a first position relative to the signal emitter to direct the source signal from the signal emitter in a first direction and a second position relative to the signal emitter to direct the source signal from the signal emitter in a second direction different from the first direction; and
a signal receiver supported by the housing, the signal receiver to receive a return signal corresponding to the source signal.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device having one or more proximity sensors. The portable electronic device comprises a housing, one or more signal emitters to direct source signal(s) based on the orientation of the housing, and one or more signal receivers to receive return signals corresponding to the source signal(s). For one embodiment, the device may include multiple signal emitters and a sensor to identify an orientation of the housing. The appropriate signal emitter may be selected based on the orientation of the housing as identified by the sensor. For another embodiment, the device may include a mechanism to redirect a source signal from a signal emitter in an appropriate direction based on the orientation of the housing.
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13 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device having one or more proximity sensors, the portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a signal emitter supported by the housing, the signal emitter to emit a source signal; a reflector having a first position relative to the signal emitter to direct the source signal from the signal emitter in a first direction and a second position relative to the signal emitter to direct the source signal from the signal emitter in a second direction different from the first direction; and a signal receiver supported by the housing, the signal receiver to receive a return signal corresponding to the source signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable electronic device having one or more proximity sensors, the portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a signal emitter supported by the housing, the signal emitter to emit a source signal; a signal receiver supported by the housing, the signal receiver to receive a return signal corresponding to the source signal; and a reflector having a first position relative to the signal receiver to receive the return signal corresponding to the source signal from a first direction and redirect the return signal to the signal receiver, and a second position relative to the signal receiver to receive the return signal corresponding to the source signal from a second direction different from the first direction and redirect the return signal to the signal receiver. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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