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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
John D. Eaton, San Diego, CA (US);
Hung-hsin Wu, San Diego, CA (US);
Jose R. Menendez, San Diego, CA (US);
William T. Frantz, San Diego, CA (US);
John D. Eaton, San Diego, CA (US);
Hung-Hsin Wu, San Diego, CA (US);
Jose R. Menendez, San Diego, CA (US);
William T. Frantz, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A mobile device uses sensor data related to the type of surface in contact with the mobile device to determine an action to perform. The sensors, by way of example, may be one or more of a microphone and noise generator, a light based proximity sensor, and pressure sensors, such as dielectric elastomers, configured to detect a texture of the surface, and/or pressure waves produced by setting the mobile device down or by a noise generator and reflected by the surface. The mobile device may identify the type of surface and perform the action based on the type of surface. The mobile device may further determine its location based on the sensor data and use that location to identify the action to be performed. The location may be determined using additional data, e.g., data not related to determining the type of surface with which the mobile device is in contact.