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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
James H. Foster, Oxford, GB;
Durrell Bishop, London, GB;
Emma Clark, Farncombe, GB;
Nicolas V. Scapel, London, GB;
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1698 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06Q 20/321 (2020.05); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract
A portable electronic device can include a display, a processor, a sensor, and a wireless communication module. The sensor can detect a presence of an operable object near the portable electronic device. The processor can cause the display to depict an interface corresponding to the operable object based at least in part on a detection of the presence of the operable object. The wireless communication module can emit a signal instructing the operable object to perform an action based at least in part on an input to the interface.