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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2011
Sai Prasad Balasundaram, Beaverton, OR (US);
David Graumann, Portland, OR (US);
Giuseppe Raffa, Portland, OR (US);
Sangita Sharma, Portland, OR (US);
Sai Prasad Balasundaram, Beaverton, OR (US);
David Graumann, Portland, OR (US);
Giuseppe Raffa, Portland, OR (US);
Sangita Sharma, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Mobile device operation using grip intensity. An embodiment of a mobile device includes a touch sensor to detect contact or proximity by a user of the mobile device; a memory to store indicators of grip intensity in relation to the touch sensor; and a processor to evaluate contact to the touch sensor. The processor is to compare a contact with the touch sensor to the indicators of grip shape and firmness to determine grip intensity, and the mobile device is to receive an input for a function of the mobile device based at least in part on determined grip intensity for the mobile device.