Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Notification of availability of radar-based input for electronic devices
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Application No.: US16912307Application Date: 2020-06-25
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Publication No.: US11169615B2Publication Date: 2021-11-09
- Inventor: Devon James O'Reilley Stern , Leonardo Giusti , Vignesh Sachidanandam
- Applicant: Google LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Colby Nipper PLLC
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; G01S13/88 ; G06F3/0346 ; G09G5/02 ; G09G5/37

Abstract:
This document describes techniques and systems that enable an input-mode notification for a multi-input mode. A radar field enables an electronic device to accurately determine the presence or absence of a user near the electronic device. Further, the electronic device can determine whether an application that can receive input through radar-based gestures is operating on the electronic device. Using these techniques, the electronic device can present an input-mode notification on a display of the electronic device when the user is near to alert the user that radar gesture input is available for interacting with the electronic device. This allows the device to provide the user with feedback that can educate the user about what the electronic device is capable of, and allows the user to take advantage of the additional functionality and features provided by the availability of the radar gestures.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210064142A1 Input-Mode Notification for a Multi-Input Mode Public/Granted day:2021-03-04
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