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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Google Technology Holdings, Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rachid M. Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Michael David McLaughlin, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); H04M 1/0245 (2013.01); H04M 1/72575 (2013.01); H04M 1/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, electronic device, and accessory for carrying out functions based on reflected electromagnetic radiation are provided. According to one implementation, an electronic device transmits electromagnetic radiation ('EMR') to an accessory and detects a reflection of the transmitted EMR off of the accessory. A characteristic of the reflected EMR maps to a predetermined function associated with the accessory, which the electronic device performs.