The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Huanhuan Gu, Kitchener, CA;
James Paul Warden, Forth Worth, TX (US);
Arnold Sheynman, Northbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/046 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/046 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06K 9/00201 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a display, a plurality of antennae arranged and constructed to emit a signal and to receive backscatter from the signal, and a processor operably coupled to the antennae to utilize the received backscatter to detect location and at least one of size and shape of an object spaced from the display.