Qualcomm Incorporated

Palm, Incorporated

Nathaniel Wolf

Eric Hc Liu

Manjirnath A Chatterjee

Karl Alun Townsend

Peter Skillman

A device with a sensor to detect a location of a portable device within proximity of the device and a controller to identify an amount of power to transmit to the portable device and reposition a directional antenna to transmit to the portable device an identified amount of power over a wireless signal based on the location of the portable device.

Method and apparatus for locating a portable device and then transmitting power over wireless signal

A portable device to determine whether a user is holding the portable device, launch a mode of operation of the portable device if the user is holding the portable device, and modify an amount of power supplied to a component of the portable device based on the mode of operation.

Method for selecting and launching a hybrid mode of operation for a portable device based on received sensor information and a current mode of operation

An input feature is provided for a computing device. The input feature is multi-dimensional in ability to detect position information, applied pressure and/biometric characteristics about the user or finger. The input feature may also include a haptic feedback mechanism.

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