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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
Motorola Mobility Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore, IN;
Bill Ryan, Libertyville, IL (US);
Nigil George Valikodath, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Thomas Gitzinger, Libertyville, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for autonomous form factor control of a foldable mobile device includes a processor that determines a current form factor of the foldable mobile device and senses a forward motion or a backward motion of a subject within a field of view of a camera of the device. In response to forward motion of a user, the processor raises a pointing elevation angle of the camera to maintaining the user within the field of view by autonomously controlling the hinge angle between the first device housing and the second device housing of the foldable mobile device and in response to backward motion the processor lowers the pointing elevation angle by autonomously using shape memory actuators to control the hinge angle in the direction determined based on the form factor.