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Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2020
Applicant:

Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

YungSheng Chang, Taipei, TW;

YanJang Jiang, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:

Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H10K 59/40 (2023.01); H10K 59/80 (2023.01); H10K 59/90 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); H10K 59/40 (2023.02); H10K 59/8794 (2023.02); H10K 59/90 (2023.02);
Abstract

A mobile computing device includes one or more processors, an emissive display that includes a touchscreen, and a proximity sensor that generates a quantitative output signal. The one or more processors transition, in response to the quantitative output signal decreasing below a low threshold value, operation of the sensor to a high sensitivity state; transition, in response to the quantitative output signal increasing above a high threshold value, operation of the sensor to the low sensitivity state; and deactivate the touchscreen and/or the emissive display when the touchscreen and/or the emissive display is activated and when the quantitative output signal increases above an high threshold value and to activate the touchscreen and/or the emissive display when the touchscreen and/or the emissive display is deactivated and when the quantitative output signal is below a low threshold value, the low threshold value being less than the high threshold value.


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