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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 26, 2015
Motorola Mobility Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Rachid M Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Kevin J McDunn, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a housing. One or more processors are operable with a plurality of proximity sensor components that can be disposed behind a grille defining a plurality of reception beams with at least a first reception beam oriented at least partially in a first direction and at least a second reception beam oriented at least partially in a second direction. The one or more processors can detect a person is within a thermal reception radius along the first direction, and can determine whether another person is within the thermal reception radius along the second direction. Where only the person is within the thermal reception radius, the electronic device can operate in a first mode of operation. When the person and another person are within the thermal reception radius, the electronic device can operate in a second mode of operation.