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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Matthew Broga, Waterloo, CA;
Thomas James Crugnale, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Matthew Broga, Waterloo, CA;
Thomas James Crugnale, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is set forth for automatically adjusting keypad brightness on a mobile electronic device having a light sensor, a keypad and a backlight for said keypad, comprising obtaining light level samples from the light sensor, turning the backlight from off to on in the event a current light level sample is less than a threshold value below which backlight illumination becomes necessary in order to read the keypad, and from off to on after a predetermined time period in the event the current light level sample is greater than the threshold value.