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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2017
Applicant:

Braze Mobility Inc., Toronto, CA;

Inventors:

Pooja Viswanathan, Mississauga, CA;

Ilan Max, Thornhill, CA;

Graham Browning, Toronto, CA;

Assignee:

Braze Mobility Inc., Toronto, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/64 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2020.01); G01S 15/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/64 (2013.01); A61G 5/10 (2013.01); G01S 15/93 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); A61G 2203/40 (2013.01); A61G 2203/72 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure describes a system, device, and method for assisting a user to avoid contacting surfaces with their mobile device. An environment is sensed with one or more electronic sensors. The sensor readings are analyzed. Information is then provided to a user based on the analyzed sensor readings. The sensors may be configured so their sensor cones cross at a midpoint. Readings from the sensor(s) may be grouped according detection zone(s) corresponding to one or more areas about a mobile device. A computing module may control a feedback module according to detection zone readings. The feedback module may comprise an indicator for each detection zone. The indicator may be a vibration motor. The indicator may be a light. The computing module may set the colour of a light and/or control the vibrations based on the proximity of surfaces detected within the corresponding detection zone.


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