Handheld electronic device including vibrator having different vibration intensities and method for vibrating a handheld electronic device
First Claim
1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
a processor circuit including a plurality of different operating states including an in-use state and a non-use state, and an output having a plurality of different states corresponding to at least some of said different operating states including a first intensity state corresponding to said in-use state and a second different intensity state corresponding to said non-use state;
a vibrator within said housing, said vibrator adapted to vibrate said housing at a plurality of different intensities;
a control circuit adapted to activate said vibrator at a first one of said different intensities responsive to the first intensity state of the output of said processor circuit and corresponding to said in-use state of said different operating states, and at a second one of said different intensities responsive to the second different intensity state of the output of said processor circuit and corresponding to said non-use state of said different operating states; and
a power source adapted to power at least one of said processor circuit, said vibrator and said control circuit.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device includes a housing adapted to engage a holster, and a sensor having an input adapted to sense engagement of the housing with the holster and an output responsive to that engagement. The output includes an out-of-holster state and an in-holster state. A processor circuit includes a routine, an input receiving the sensor output and an output having a first intensity state and a second greater intensity state. A vibrator within the housing is adapted to vibrate the housing at a plurality of different intensities. The routine outputs to a control circuit the first intensity state when the sensed engagement includes the out-of-holster state, and the second greater intensity state when the sensed engagement includes the in-holster state. The control circuit activates the vibrator at a first intensity corresponding to the first intensity state and at a second greater intensity corresponding to the second greater intensity state.
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41 Claims
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1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a processor circuit including a plurality of different operating states including an in-use state and a non-use state, and an output having a plurality of different states corresponding to at least some of said different operating states including a first intensity state corresponding to said in-use state and a second different intensity state corresponding to said non-use state; a vibrator within said housing, said vibrator adapted to vibrate said housing at a plurality of different intensities; a control circuit adapted to activate said vibrator at a first one of said different intensities responsive to the first intensity state of the output of said processor circuit and corresponding to said in-use state of said different operating states, and at a second one of said different intensities responsive to the second different intensity state of the output of said processor circuit and corresponding to said non-use state of said different operating states; and a power source adapted to power at least one of said processor circuit, said vibrator and said control circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a housing adapted to engage a holster; a sensor including an input adapted to sense engagement of said housing with said holster and an output responsive to said sensed engagement, said output responsive to said sensed engagement including one of an out-of-holster state and an in-holster state; a processor circuit including a plurality of different operating states including an in-use state and a non-use state, a routine, an input receiving the output of said sensor, and an output having a plurality of different states including a first intensity state corresponding to said in-use state, a second different intensity state corresponding to said non-use state and a third different intensity state; an input circuit cooperating with said processor circuit; an output circuit cooperating with said processor circuit; a vibrator within said housing, said vibrator adapted to vibrate said housing at a plurality of different intensities; a control circuit adapted to activate said vibrator at a first one of said different intensities responsive to the first intensity state of the output of said processor circuit and corresponding to said in-use state of said different operating states, at a second one of said different intensities responsive to the second different intensity state of the output of said processor circuit and corresponding to said non-use state of said different operating states, and at a third one of said different intensities responsive to the third different intensity state of the output of said processor circuit; and a power source adapted to power at least one of said processor circuit, said vibrator and said control circuit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for vibrating a handheld electronic device, said method comprising:
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employing a plurality of different notification events of said handheld electronic device; employing a plurality of different operating states of said handheld electronic device, said different operating states including an in-use state and a non-use state; employing a plurality of different vibration intensity levels including a first intensity level corresponding to said in-use state and a second different intensity level corresponding to said non-use state; and configuring said handheld electronic device to selectively vibrate at a first one of said different vibration intensity levels as a function of a current one of said different notification events and said in-use state of said different operating states, and at a second one of said different vibration intensity levels as a function of the current one of said different notification events and said non-use state of said different operating states. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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