SE9902340D0 - Apparatus and method of sensing proximity by means of light - Google Patents

Apparatus and method of sensing proximity by means of light

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Publication number
SE9902340D0
SE9902340D0 SE9902340A SE9902340A SE9902340D0 SE 9902340 D0 SE9902340 D0 SE 9902340D0 SE 9902340 A SE9902340 A SE 9902340A SE 9902340 A SE9902340 A SE 9902340A SE 9902340 D0 SE9902340 D0 SE 9902340D0
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Prior art keywords
light
display
electronic device
objects
sensing proximity
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SE9902340A
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Swedish (sv)
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SE9902340L (en
SE514945C2 (en
Inventor
Ulf Lindgren
Christian Bjoerk
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Ericsson Telefon Ab L M
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Priority to SE9902340A priority Critical patent/SE514945C2/en
Publication of SE9902340D0 publication Critical patent/SE9902340D0/en
Priority to PCT/SE2000/001218 priority patent/WO2000079766A1/en
Priority to AU55846/00A priority patent/AU5584600A/en
Publication of SE9902340L publication Critical patent/SE9902340L/en
Publication of SE514945C2 publication Critical patent/SE514945C2/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/60—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers
    • H04M1/6033—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers for providing handsfree use or a loudspeaker mode in telephone sets
    • H04M1/6041—Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
    • H04M1/605—Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use involving control of the receiver volume to provide a dual operational mode at close or far distance from the user
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/12—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal Display Device Control (AREA)
  • Telephone Function (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for detecting the proximity of an object to an electronic device by means of light, using fewer components than the prior art. The problem is solved in a simple way by using the light (5) from the display (2) of an electronic device (1) to illuminate possible objects (8) in its vicinity and to detect the presence or absence of objects (8) by a light sensitive detector (6) located in the device near the display (2). The invention may be used to control functions such as loudspeaker volume, display illumination, etc. of electronic devices such as mobile telephones, laptop computers, portable music playing devices, etc.
SE9902340A 1999-06-21 1999-06-21 Apparatus and method for sensing proximity by light SE514945C2 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE9902340A SE514945C2 (en) 1999-06-21 1999-06-21 Apparatus and method for sensing proximity by light
PCT/SE2000/001218 WO2000079766A1 (en) 1999-06-21 2000-06-13 Apparatus and method of sensing proximity by means of light
AU55846/00A AU5584600A (en) 1999-06-21 2000-06-13 Apparatus and method of sensing proximity by means of light

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE9902340A SE514945C2 (en) 1999-06-21 1999-06-21 Apparatus and method for sensing proximity by light

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SE9902340D0 true SE9902340D0 (en) 1999-06-21
SE9902340L SE9902340L (en) 2000-12-22
SE514945C2 SE514945C2 (en) 2001-05-21

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SE (1) SE514945C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2000079766A1 (en)

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AU5584600A (en) 2001-01-09
WO2000079766A1 (en) 2000-12-28
SE514945C2 (en) 2001-05-21

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