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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 37/00 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); G01J 1/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/22 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/0233 (2013.01); H05B 37/00 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04W 52/027 (2013.01); H04M 1/22 (2013.01); H04M 1/0214 (2013.01); H04M 1/0245 (2013.01); H04M 2250/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable electronic device capable of assuming an open configuration and a closed configuration comprises a primary light sensor and a secondary light sensor. When the portable electronic device is in the open configuration, a light sensor signal is selected from the primary light sensor, and when the portable electronic device is in the closed configuration, a light sensor signal is selected from the secondary light sensor.