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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Devon A. Monaco, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen T. Schooley, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Lian Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ross D. Arriens, Mountain View, CA (US);
Lucy Elizabeth Browning, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Sawyer I. Cohen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This application relates to adjusting an operation of a portable electronic device based on the detection of a protective case. A processor of the portable electronic device is configured to receive a signal that indicates the portable electronic device is in contact with and retained by the protective case. Responsive to receiving the signal, the processor is configured to allow the component to transition from a first operating state to a second operating state. The first operating state is associated with a first operating temperature that corresponds to a first temperature range at a surface of a housing for the portable electronic device. The second operating state is associated with a second operating temperature that corresponds to a second temperature range at the surface of the housing. The second operating temperature is greater than the first operating temperature.