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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Ahmed Abdelsamie, Nepean, CA;
Marc Elis Meunier, Kitchener, CA;
Omar George Joseph Barake, Waterloo, CA;
Steven Anthony Lill, Waterloo, CA;
Guowei Zhang, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
BLACKBERRY LIMITED, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 5/22 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for detecting a carrying case, and methods there for, are provided. The device includes: an orientation sensor; a near field communication (NFC) reader; and, a processor configured to place the device in a carrying case mode when an orientation of the device is within a given angular range as determined using the orientation sensor, and the NFC reader detects an NFC tag.