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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2011
Matthew Lee, Belleville, CA;
Tom Nagy, Waterloo, CA;
David Noel Vanden Heuvel, Ottawa, CA;
Russell Raymond Andrade, Waterloo, CA;
Matthew Lee, Belleville, CA;
Tom Nagy, Waterloo, CA;
David Noel Vanden Heuvel, Ottawa, CA;
Russell Raymond Andrade, Waterloo, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, ON, unknown;
Abstract
A novel method and apparatus for controlling operation of a photosensor array in a portable electronic device to reduce flicker resulting from fluorescent light having a periodic intensity. The method comprises selecting a time zone in which the device is to be operated, correlating the time zone with a corresponding frequency of the fluorescent light, and signaling the photosensor array to operate in accordance with a mode optimized to reduce flicker based on the selected time zone.