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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Google Technology Holdings Llc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Lombardi, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Amber M. Pierce, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04M 1/57 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/026 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06K 9/00013 (2013.01); H04M 1/57 (2013.01); H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); H04M 2203/6054 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01); H04M 2250/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device has a combination touch sensor (such as a fingerprint reader) and mechanical switch (actuated, for example, by a button press). The electronic device carries out various functions according to whether the touch sensor is being touched, the mechanical switch is being actuated, the electronic device is face up or face down, the state of the electronic device (awake or in sleep mode), and the function that the electronic device is currently carrying out.