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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2001
Applicants:
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Sinclair, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jeffrey Scott Pierce, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Eric J. Horvitz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Sinclair, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jeffrey Scott Pierce, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Eric J. Horvitz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a device having a display, at least one sensor signal is generated from a sensor in the device. One or more context values are then generated from the sensor signal. The context values indicate how the device is situated relative to one or more objects. At least one of the context values is then used to control the operation of one or more aspects of the device.