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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2008
Applicant:
Jörgen Birkler, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jörgen Birkler, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/046 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/046 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0421 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04109 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile device for detecting user input on a display is provided. The mobile device includes a hand-held display unit. The hand-held display unit includes a display having an electromagnetic radiation detector. The electromagnetic radiation detector is configured to detect an electromagnetic radiation profile responsive to a position of a user input object when the position of the user input object is spaced apart from the display. A controller is configured to identify a user input from the electromagnetic radiation profile.