Interaction with portable devices
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising one or more ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers, said portable electronic device being arranged such that it is operable in a standalone touchless interaction mode and an enhanced touchless interaction mode,wherein in the standalone touchless interaction mode, the portable electronic device is arranged to determine a user input using only said ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers of the portable electronic device;
- andin the enhanced touchless interaction mode, the portable electronic device is arranged to cooperate with a peripheral device comprising one or more further transmitters in order to determine the user input using the ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers of the portable electronic device and the one or more further transmitters of the peripheral device;
wherein the portable electronic device is further arranged to determine when it has been placed in a predetermined position on, near or against the peripheral device andis configured such that, upon determining that it is in the predetermined position, the portable electronic device carries out data communication with the peripheral device such that they cooperate to enable the enhanced touchless interaction mode.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device comprises means for generating or receiving a signal indicating that it has been placed in a predetermined position. The portable electronic device is configured upon receiving said signal to enable user interaction with the portable electronic device by a touchless interaction mode. Also disclosed are various arrangements of a peripheral device and a portable electronic device which cooperate to provide a touchless interaction mode—e.g. through transducers and/or processing means being provided in the peripheral device.
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1. A portable electronic device comprising one or more ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers, said portable electronic device being arranged such that it is operable in a standalone touchless interaction mode and an enhanced touchless interaction mode,
wherein in the standalone touchless interaction mode, the portable electronic device is arranged to determine a user input using only said ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers of the portable electronic device; - and
in the enhanced touchless interaction mode, the portable electronic device is arranged to cooperate with a peripheral device comprising one or more further transmitters in order to determine the user input using the ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers of the portable electronic device and the one or more further transmitters of the peripheral device; wherein the portable electronic device is further arranged to determine when it has been placed in a predetermined position on, near or against the peripheral device and is configured such that, upon determining that it is in the predetermined position, the portable electronic device carries out data communication with the peripheral device such that they cooperate to enable the enhanced touchless interaction mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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4. A system comprising a portable electronic device comprising one or more ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers, said portable electronic device being arranged such that it is operable in a standalone touchless interaction mode and an enhanced touchless interaction mode,
wherein in the standalone touchless interaction mode, the portable electronic device is arranged to determine a user input using only said ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers of the portable electronic device; - and
in the enhanced touchless interaction mode, the portable electronic device is arranged to cooperate with a peripheral device comprising one or more further transmitters in order to determine the user input using the ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers of the portable electronic device and the one or more further transmitters of the peripheral device; wherein the portable electronic device is further arranged to determine when it has been placed in a predetermined position on, near or against the peripheral device and is configured such that, upon determining that it is in the predetermined position, the portable electronic device carries out data communication with the peripheral device such that they cooperate to enable the supplemented touchless interaction mode. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27)
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