Electronic device with camera-based user detection
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1. A cellular telephone comprising:
- a body having a length dimension, a width dimension that is shorter than the length dimension, and four sidewalls connected by curved corners, wherein the body forms a rear surface of the cellular telephone;
a touch sensitive display that is mounted in the body and that forms a front surface of the cellular telephone opposite the rear surface;
an infrared emitter;
an ambient light sensor on the front surface;
a microphone mounted along a first one of the four sidewalls that extends in the width dimension;
a speaker on the front surface along a second one of the four sidewalls that also extends in the width dimension and that is opposite the first one of the four sidewalls;
a camera on the front surface along the second one of the four sidewalls, wherein the camera captures images; and
a processor configured to determine whether the cellular telephone is being held by a user based on the captured images and configured to display graphical user interface information on the touch sensitive display in response to determining that the cellular telephone is being held by the user.
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Abstract
A speakerphone system integrated in a mobile device is automatically controlled based on the current state of the mobile device. In one implementation, the mobile device is controlled based on an orientation or position of the mobile device. In another implementation, the control of the speakerphone includes automatically controlling one or more graphical user interfaces associated with the speakerphone system.
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1. A cellular telephone comprising:
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a body having a length dimension, a width dimension that is shorter than the length dimension, and four sidewalls connected by curved corners, wherein the body forms a rear surface of the cellular telephone; a touch sensitive display that is mounted in the body and that forms a front surface of the cellular telephone opposite the rear surface; an infrared emitter; an ambient light sensor on the front surface; a microphone mounted along a first one of the four sidewalls that extends in the width dimension; a speaker on the front surface along a second one of the four sidewalls that also extends in the width dimension and that is opposite the first one of the four sidewalls; a camera on the front surface along the second one of the four sidewalls, wherein the camera captures images; and a processor configured to determine whether the cellular telephone is being held by a user based on the captured images and configured to display graphical user interface information on the touch sensitive display in response to determining that the cellular telephone is being held by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for operating an electronic device having a processor, a display, and a camera, the method comprising:
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with the camera, capturing images; with the processor, determining from the captured images whether the electronic device is being held by a user; and with the processor, presenting graphical user interface information on the display in response to determining that the electronic device is being held by the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a camera that captures first and second images; a processor that determines whether the handheld electronic device is being used by a given user based on the first and second images; and a display that displays graphical user interface information in response to the processor determining that the handheld electronic device is being used by the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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