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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2014
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Toni Hemminki, Tampere, FI;
Teemu Rämö, Helsinki, FI;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A device comprising a touch sensing element and a processing unit is provided. The device has one or more cover operation modes. The processing unit is adapted to activate one of the cover operation modes of the device when a non-conductive opaque cover element is applied to the device, and the device is adapted to be operated via the touch sensing element through the non-conductive opaque cover element when the cover operation mode of the device is active. A system comprising a device and a cover element is provided. A method for controlling a device comprising a touch sensing element is also provided.