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Determining whether a wearable device is in use

  • US 8,686,924 B2
  • Filed: 02/18/2013
  • Issued: 04/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wearable computing device, comprising:

  • an input device configured to receive input for interacting with a display coupled to the wearable computing device;

    an infrared proximity sensor configured to provide an output that is indicative of whether the wearable computing device is being worn;

    a computing system; and

    instructions stored in a memory of the computing system and executable by at least one processor of the computing system to perform functions comprising;

    receiving an output from the infrared proximity sensor,based on the received output, determining a first power state for the computing system,determining that the first power state is a different power state than an existing power state of the computing system, andin response to determining that the first power state is a different power state than the existing power state, modifying an operating state of the computing system, wherein modifying the operating state of the computing system comprises opening or closing an application of the computing system.

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