Title:
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING DIRECTIONAL PROXIMITY SENSORS BASED ON DEVICE ORIENTATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/077558
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A portable electronic device having one or more proximity sensors. The portable electronic device comprises a housing, one or more signal emitters to direct source signal(s) based on the orientation of the housing, and one or more signal receivers to receive return signals corresponding to the source signal(s). For one embodiment, the device may include multiple signal emitters and a sensor to identify an orientation of the housing. The appropriate signal emitter may be selected based on the orientation of the housing as identified by the sensor. For another embodiment, the device may include a mechanism to redirect a source signal from a signal emitter in an appropriate direction based on the orientation of the housing.
Inventors:
ALAMEH RACHID M (US)
DIETRICH AARON L (US)
DIETRICH AARON L (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/066639
Publication Date:
September 02, 2010
Filing Date:
December 03, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MOTOROLA INC (US)
ALAMEH RACHID M (US)
DIETRICH AARON L (US)
ALAMEH RACHID M (US)
DIETRICH AARON L (US)
International Classes:
H04B1/40; H04M1/72454
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2008051472A1 | 2008-05-02 |
Foreign References:
| US7168047B1 | 2007-01-23 | |||
| US7289102B2 | 2007-10-30 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2384550A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WATANABE, Hisashi, David et al. (Libertyville, Illinois, US)
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