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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Rachid M. Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Gregory S. Meiste, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Andrew K. Wells, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device () includes a housing () having a front major face, a rear major face, a first side edge (), and a second side edge. A display () is disposed along the front major face. At least three proximity sensor components (), operable with one or more processors (), are disposed along the front major face and arranged to define a line () that is diagonal to one or more of the first side edge and the second side edge. Also, at least three additional proximity sensor components () are disposed along the rear major face and arranged to define another line () diagonal to one or more of the first side edge and the second side edge.