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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2011
Adam Louis Parco, Kitchener, CA;
Marc E. Holbein, Kitchener, CA;
Nazih Almalki, Waterloo, CA;
Christopher Harris Snow, Kitchener, CA;
Adam Louis Parco, Kitchener, CA;
Marc E. Holbein, Kitchener, CA;
Nazih Almalki, Waterloo, CA;
Christopher Harris Snow, Kitchener, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Methods and devices to determine a mobile device housing position are described. An example device disclosed herein includes a housing having a first portion movably coupled to a second portion, the second portion to have a first position, a second position, and at least one intermediate position relative to the first portion, wherein the intermediate position is between the first and second positions; a position detector in the first portion, the position detector to measure a transitional magnetic field when the second portion is in the intermediate position and to measure a second magnetic field; and a processor to determine that the second portion is in the first position or the second position based on the transitional magnetic field and the second magnetic field.