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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
Motorola Mobility Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Rachid M Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Patrick J Cauwels, South Beloit, IL (US);
Paul Steuer, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a housing, a user interface, and one or more processors operable with the user interface. At least one proximity sensor component is operable with the one or more processors and can include an infrared signal receiver to receive an infrared emission from an object external to the housing. The one or more processors can be operable to actuate one or more user interface devices when the infrared signal receiver receives the infrared emission from an object external to the housing. The actuation can be a function of distance, in accordance with a prioritization, or combinations thereof.