Motorola Mobility LLC

Google Inc.

Motorla, Inc.

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Thomas Y Merrell

Rachid M Alameh

Jarrett K Simerson

John Joseph Gorsica

Michael E Russell

Jiri Slaby

James Wylder

Kenneth Allen Paitl

John C Johnson

Amitkumar N Balar

Yi Wu

Kathryn Ellen Thomas

Amit Kumar Agrawal

Zhengping Ji

Louis Jerome Lundell

John Christopher Pincenti

Mitul R Patel

John Henry Krahenbuhl

David P Winkler

Chad Austin Phipps

Leo S Woiceshyn

Jie Yang

Jeffrey R DeVries

James Patrick Ashley

Robert A Zurek

Aaron L Dietrich

Jeffrey A Sierawski

Karthik Mohan Kumar

Steven M Knapp

Roger William Ady

Thomas E Gitzinger

Ranjeet Gupta

Paul R Steuer

William S Hede

Lawrence Alan Willis

David R Zeiger

Justin Eltoft

Xiaofeng Zhu

Jin D Kim

Gabriel Burca

Jenna Marie Zylema

Michael Joseph Slade

Roger W Ady

Andrew G Wheeler

Mark A Reed

Eric J Hefner

Adam J Bousley

Venkata Surya Narayana (Murthy) Pullela

A method in an electronic device detects, from a user interface, initiation of a device unlocking operation. The method captures, by an image capture device having an image sensor receiving light in response to the initiation of the device unlocking operation, one or more images of a subject situated within an environment of the electronic device. The method determines, by one or more processors operable with the image capture device, whether the one or more images depict the subject in a state of lagophthalmos and precludes, by the one or more processors, the device unlocking operation from completing when the one or more images depict the subject in the state of lagophthalmos.

Electronic device and corresponding methods for precluding unlocking operations for users experiencing state of lagophthalmos

In aspects of UWB automation experiences controller, a system includes ultra-wideband (UWB) radios associated with respective devices in an environment. An automation controller receives UWB ranging data from the UWB radios, and can monitor locations of the respective devices in the environment based on the UWB ranging data received from the UWB radios. The automation controller can determine a location change of a device in the environment, and update an automation experience in the environment based on the location change of the device in the environment. A computing device can implement the automation controller to monitor interactions with the respective devices, and monitor the locations of the respective devices in the environment. The automation controller can update an automation experience in the environment based on an interaction and the locations of the respective devices in the environment.

Uwb automation experiences controller

An electronic device includes a blade assembly with a flexible display and a translation mechanism that adjusts the movement of the blade assembly based on user input. The device detects user input and translates the blade assembly at varying speeds depending on the category of user input. Initial translation speeds are set based on the frequency of interaction and the user's familiarity with the device, with slower speeds for new or infrequent users and faster speeds for seasoned or frequent users. The translation speed increases as the device receives subsequent user inputs, adapting to the user's learning curve. The device also includes one or more processors that modify the translation speed in response to the level of friction applied to the blade assembly. Additionally, the device may comprise sensors to identify the source of user input, further tailoring the translation speed to the user's interaction patterns.

Methods and systems for controlling a translating flexible display of an electronic device in accordance with a learning curve

In aspects of rollable screen device with piezoelectric sensing, a mobile device includes a rollable display screen configurable in one of multiple display states corresponding to respective device form factors. The mobile device has one or more piezoelectric sensors that detect forces applied to the rollable display screen of the mobile device. The mobile device implements a selection manager that activates one or more parameters (e.g., volume, call acceptance, call decline) of the mobile device based on the forces detected by the one or more piezoelectric sensors.

Rollable screen device with piezoelectric sensing

In aspects of providing user feedback via a rollable screen device, a mobile device has a housing and a screen moveable relative to the housing such that the mobile device has a compact form factor and an expanded form factor. The mobile device includes one or more sensors positioned relative to the screen for detecting user input including one or more forces applied to an expanded portion of the screen, where the expanded portion of the screen has extended from a compact portion of the screen. The mobile device implements a configuration manager configured to activate one or more components of the mobile device to indicate that the mobile device received the user input based on the one or more forces satisfying a threshold value.

Providing user feedback via a rollable screen device

A wearable electronic device includes one or more processors identifying one or more companion electronic devices operating within a wireless communication radius of the wearable electronic device. One or more sensors identify the wearable electronic device being within a predefined distance of a companion electronic device. A wireless communication circuit, responsive to the one or more processors, delivers an authentication credential to the companion electronic device in response to the one or more sensors identifying that the wearable electronic device is within the predefined distance of the companion electronic device. The one or more sensors thereafter detect a gaze of an authorized user of the wearable electronic device being directed at the companion electronic device, where the wireless communication circuit delivers an actuation command to the companion electronic device.

Electronic devices with proximity authentication and gaze actuation of companion electronic devices and corresponding methods

In aspects of environment dead zone determination based on UWB ranging, a system includes ultra-wideband (UWB) radios associated with respective devices in an environment. An automation controller receives UWB ranging data from the UWB radios, and can monitor locations of the respective devices in the environment. The automation controller can detect a loss of coverage by a device connected in the environment, and determine a coverage dead zone within the environment at the location of the loss of coverage by the device based on the UWB ranging data. A computing device can implement the automation controller that receives the UWB ranging data from the UWB radios, and monitors the locations of the respective devices in the environment. The automation controller can detect the loss of coverage by the device, and determine the coverage dead zone within the environment at the location of the loss of coverage by the device.

Environment dead zone determination based on UWB ranging

In aspects of environment mapping based on UWB tags, a system includes ultra-wideband (UWB) tags located for association with respective objects in an environment, where each UWB tag is identified with a digital label indicative of the association with one or more of the objects. A mapping module is implemented to determine a location of each of the UWB tags in the environment, and determine relative positions of each of the UWB tags with respect to each other. The mapping module can generate a location association map of the objects in the environment based on the location and the relative position of each of the UWB tags associated with the respective objects. In an environment within a building, the mapping module can generate the location association map as a floor plan of the building, including the objects location in the building.

Environment mapping based on UWB tags

In aspects of digital media playback based on UWB radios, a system includes ultra-wideband (UWB) radios associated with respective media devices in an environment. A media playback manager receives location information for each of the media devices in the environment based on a position of the UWB radio associated with a respective media device. The media playback manager determines a location of each of the media devices relative to a position of a person in the environment. The media playback manager can then initiate communication of the digital media to a media device for digital media playback of the digital media, where the digital media is communicated to the media device based on the determined position of the person relative to the location of the media device in the environment.

Digital media playback based on UWB radios

In aspects of UWB accessory for a wireless device, an attachable ultra-wideband (UWB) accessory includes a UWB radio to communicate with UWB radios in an environment. The attachable UWB accessory has one or more wireless interfaces to wirelessly communicate with radio devices of a wireless device to which the UWB accessory is attached. The attachable UWB accessory can also include a micro-controller that receives UWB ranging data from the UWB radios, and may determine a location of the wireless device in the environment based on the UWB ranging data. The attachable UWB accessory may utilize Bluetooth low energy (BLE) for UWB out-of-band communications. A wireless device can be implemented with the attachable UWB accessory, and the wireless device has a BLE interface to interface with the UWB accessory.

UWB accessory for a wireless device

In aspects of object tracking based on UWB tags, a system includes ultra-wideband (UWB) tags located for association with respective objects in an environment, where each UWB tag is identified with a digital label indicative of the association with one or more of the objects. A tracking service is implemented to receive initial location data for the objects from each of the UWB tags that are associated with the objects, and generate an object identity database in which each of the objects are identified by their respective initial location data. The tracking service can monitor for movement of an object that is identified by the initial location data based on subsequent positioning data associated with the object. The movement of an object is monitored for an unauthorized relocation of the object, for a cluster of multiple objects moving together, and/or for an abnormal proximity of multiple objects in the environment.

Object tracking based on UWB tags

In aspects of object contextual control based on UWB radios, a system includes ultra-wideband (UWB) radios associated with respective devices in an environment. The system can include camera devices that capture motions in the environment. Alternatively or in addition, the system can include a mobile wireless device moved in the environment to generate motions detected by sensors of the mobile wireless device. A motion controller can determine a motion indication to interact with a device in the environment based on a location of the device as determined by a position of the UWB radio associated with the device. The motion controller can then initiate a control communication to the device to control the device based on the motion indication to interact with the device.

Object contextual control based on UWB radios

A device includes a digital camera positioned underneath a display of the device that captures images through the display. When capturing images using the digital camera, light emitted by the display can get into the digital camera, interfering with or corrupting the captured images. Calibration images are displayed on the display and captured by the digital camera to be used to generate an enhanced output image that mitigates the interference from the display. Recalibration images are subsequently captured in response to any of a variety of different trigger events that may cause or indicate a change in the alignment and geometries of the display pixels to the imager pixels. The captured recalibration image is merged with the previously captured calibration image to generate a merged calibration image, which is afterwards used as the captured calibration image.

Generating calibration images by merging captured recalibration images with previously captured calibration images

A device includes a digital camera positioned underneath a display of the device that captures images through the display. When capturing images using the digital camera, light emitted by the display can get into the digital camera, interfering with or corrupting the captured images. An enhanced output image is generated from a captured image that mitigates the interference from the display. The enhanced output image is generated, for example, by capturing a different calibration image for each pixel type (e.g., Red, Green, and Blue) included in the display. When an image is subsequently captured, an amount of color emitted by the pixels on the display for the currently displayed image is determined and one or more subtraction images are generated and subtracted from the captured image to mitigate the interference from the display.

Mitigating display interference with captured image using calibration images

A method in an electronic device includes identifying an authorized user of the electronic device being present within an environment of the electronic device. The method also includes identifying at least one other person also being present within the environment of the electronic device. The method then includes selecting, with one or more processors of the electronic device, content previously partially consumed by the authorized user and the at least one other person and presenting, with the one or more processors, the content on a user interface of the electronic device.

Methods and devices for identifying multiple persons within an environment of an electronic device

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