Method and apparatus for controlling the operational mode of electronic devices in response to sensed conditions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7696905
APP PUB NO 20050024501A1
SERIAL NO

10936235

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A system is disclosed that senses physical characteristics of an electronic device. The system controls the electronic device in response to the sensed physical characteristics. The system includes a control subsystem. The control subsystem includes a time trigger and an anticipation/latency reduction subsystem. The anticipation/latency reduction subsystem includes additional subsystems such as a time trigger, a position trigger and an attitude trigger. In an alternate embodiment, the anticipation/latency reduction subsystem also includes an activation interval trigger, a repetitive action trigger and a repetitive distance trigger. The various triggers can be implemented using processors that execute software. The system also includes sensing devices, such as a position sensing device and an attitude sensing device, to sense physical characteristics of the particular electronic device being controlled. The control subsystem receives signals from the sensing devices. Physical characteristic information obtained from these signals is provided to the various triggers. In response to this physical characteristic information, the various triggers process the physical characteristic information such that the system controls the electronic device.

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  • QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ellenby, John San Francisco, US 30 5384
Ellenby, Peter Malcolm San Francisco, US 16 2650
Ellenby, Thomas William San Francisco, US 38 3102

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