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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Ryan Alexander Geris, Kitchener, CA;
Krzysztof Zawada, East Hazel Crest, IL (US);
Peter Mankowski, Waterloo, CA;
Hussein Bahadur Nagji, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04M 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04M 1/04 (2013.01); H04M 2250/04 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for detecting a carrying case using orientation signatures, and method therefor, is provided. The device includes: at least one orientation sensor; a memory storing one or more carrying-case insertion signatures; and, a processor configured to: receive output from the at least one orientation sensor as a function of time; and place the device in a carrying case mode when a time-dependent pattern in the output matches the one or more carrying-case insertion signatures.