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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2013
Applicants:
Charles Cai, Mather, CA (US);
Scott Fritz, San Jose, CA (US);
Esat Yilmaz, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04M 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/014 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); H04L 63/0861 (2013.01); H04M 1/7253 (2013.01); H04M 1/72519 (2013.01); H04M 19/04 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a ring, a detector, a processor, and a transmitter. The ring is configured to be worn on a finger. The detector, disposed within the ring, is operable to detect a motion associated with the finger. The processor, communicatively coupled to the detector, is operable to determine, based at least upon the motion, that a command should be sent to a mobile device. The transmitter, communicatively coupled to the processor, is operable to communicate the command to the mobile device.