公开(公告)号：US08600430B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US13096386

申请日：2011-04-28

申请人： Scott M. Herz ,  Roberto G. Yepez ,  Wayne C. Westerman ,  Stephen P. Hotelling

发明人： Scott M. Herz ,  Roberto G. Yepez ,  Wayne C. Westerman ,  Stephen P. Hotelling

IPC分类号： H04M1/00 ,  H04B17/00 ,  H04W24/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3231 ,  H04M2250/12 ,  Y02D10/173

摘要： Apparatuses and methods to sense proximity of an object and operate a proximity sensor of a portable device. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving an ambient light sensor (ALS) output, and altering, based on the ALS output, an effect of a proximity sensor output on control of a proximity determination. The ALS sensor and the proximity sensor may be located adjacent to an earpiece of a portable device. In some cases, the proximity determination may be a proximity of an object to the proximity sensor, and altering the effect may include changing the proximity of the object from a proximity greater than a first threshold to a proximity less than the first threshold. Other apparatuses and methods and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.

摘要翻译： 用于感测对象的接近并操作便携式设备的接近传感器的装置和方法。 在一些实施例中，一种方法包括接收环境光传感器（ALS）输出，并且基于ALS输出改变接近传感器输出对接近度确定的控制的影响。 ALS传感器和接近传感器可以位于便携式设备的耳机附近。 在一些情况下，接近度确定可以是对象与接近传感器的接近度，并且改变效果可以包括将对象的接近度从大于第一阈值的接近度改变为小于第一阈值的接近度。 还描述了其他装置和方法以及数据处理系统和机器可读介质。