Dual mode proximity sensor
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal through a light sensor of the electronic device;
identifying with a processor of the electronic device whether the received signal originated from a light emitter that is part of the electronic device or instead from a light emitter that is not part of the electronic device, wherein identifying the signal origination comprises determining a propagation strength and a frequency of the received signal, and comparing the propagation strength and the frequency to known characteristics for;
(i) the light emitter that is part of the electronic device and (ii) the light emitter that is not part of the electronic device; and
controlling a function of the electronic device, the function selected based at least in part on whether the signal is identified as originating from the light emitter that is part of the electronic device or instead from the light emitter that is not part of the electronic device.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for controlling an electronic device including receiving a signal through a light sensor of the device, identifying with a processor of the device whether the received signal originated from a light emitter of the device, and controlling a function of the device, the function selected based on whether the signal is identified as originating from the light emitter of the device or the light emitter separate from the device.
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal through a light sensor of the electronic device; identifying with a processor of the electronic device whether the received signal originated from a light emitter that is part of the electronic device or instead from a light emitter that is not part of the electronic device, wherein identifying the signal origination comprises determining a propagation strength and a frequency of the received signal, and comparing the propagation strength and the frequency to known characteristics for;
(i) the light emitter that is part of the electronic device and (ii) the light emitter that is not part of the electronic device; andcontrolling a function of the electronic device, the function selected based at least in part on whether the signal is identified as originating from the light emitter that is part of the electronic device or instead from the light emitter that is not part of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic device having an electronic control system, the electronic control system comprising:
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a light emitter that is part of the electronic device; a light sensor that is part of the electronic device; and a controller in the electronic device that is programmed to obtain signals from the light sensor and to select a function to be performed by the electronic device, wherein selecting the function to be performed depends on a determination of whether an input to the light sensor was produced by the light emitter that is part of the electronic device or instead from a light emitter that is not part of the electronic device; wherein the determination of whether the input to the light sensor was produced by the light emitter that is part of the electronic device or instead from the light emitter that is not part of the electronic device comprises determining a propagation strength and a frequency of the obtained signals, and comparing the propagation strength and the frequency to known characteristics for;
(i) the light emitter that is part of the electronic device and (ii) the light emitter that is not part of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
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monitoring, with a processor of the electronic device, a signal sensed by a light sensor of the electronic device; receiving a first signal and a second signal through the light sensor; identifying that the first signal originated from a light emitter that is part of the electronic device and the second signal originated from a remote controller wherein identifying the originations comprises determining a propagation strength and a frequency of the first and the second received signals, and comparing the propagation strengths and the frequencies to known characteristics for;
(i) the light emitter that is part of the electronic device and (ii) a light emitter that is part of the remote controller; andselecting respective functions to perform in response to receiving the first signal and the second signal, based on identifying originations of the signals. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
one or more processors and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving a signal through a light sensor of the electronic device; identifying with a processor of the electronic device whether the received signal originated from a light emitter that is part of the electronic device or instead from a light emitter that is not part of the electronic device, wherein identifying the signal origination comprises determining a propagation strength and a frequency of the received signal, and comparing the propagation strength and the frequency to known characteristics for;
(i) the light emitter that is part of the electronic device and (ii) the light emitter that is not part of the electronic device;controlling a function of the electronic device, the function selected based at least in part on whether the signal is identified as originating from the light emitter that is part of the electronic device or instead from the light emitter that is not part of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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