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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Peter Mankowski, Waterloo, CA;
Jack Idzik, Kenilworth, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0421 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method to control measurements of light intensity are described. The device includes two or more ambient light sensors arranged at respective surface locations of the device, each of the two or more ambient light sensors measuring the light intensity at the respective surface location. The device also includes a processor to control operation of the two or more ambient light sensors.