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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Justin Tse, Poway, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06K 9/0002 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of apparatus, computer program product, and method for providing virtual buttons are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of providing virtual buttons in a device includes detecting a grip around a perimeter of the device, where the perimeter of the device includes one or more ultrasonic sensors; determining one or more locations of one or more fingers of a user using data collected by the one or more ultrasonic sensors; and providing one or more virtual buttons around the perimeter of the device based on the one or more locations of the one or more fingers of the user.