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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2011
Ryan J. Garrone, Wildwood, MO (US);
Sean A. Mayo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott A. Mullin, Berkeley, CA (US);
Gordon C. Cameron, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Ryan J. Garrone, Wildwood, MO (US);
Sean A. Mayo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott A. Mullin, Berkeley, CA (US);
Gordon C. Cameron, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable device includes: an enclosure, one or more processors for executing one or more programs; one or more actuators in or on the enclosure for generating mechanical vibrations; one or more sensors in or on the enclosure for detecting mechanical vibrations; and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The device analyzes one or more signals produced by the one or more sensors with respect to mechanical vibrations to determine a holding state of the portable device, and conditionally modifies operation of at least one application executed by the one or more processors in accordance with the determined holding state.