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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Spencer Ling, Toronto, CA;
Antonio Chan, Milton, CA;
Inventors:
Spencer Ling, Toronto, CA;
Antonio Chan, Milton, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 23/02 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3203 (2013.01); G06F 1/3231 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a system and method for activating an electronic device. The activation circuit comprises: a first sensor to monitor for a first condition relating to an environment as affected by a user of the device; a second sensor to monitor for the first condition relating to an environment isolated from effects of the user; and an activation circuit to evaluate signals from the first and second sensors to determine whether to change an activation state of a component on the device. This may involve activating or deactivating the component.