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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Lawrence Edward Kuhl, Waterloo, CA;
Nazih Almalki, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/04 (2006.01); H04B 1/3888 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72527 (2013.01); G06K 9/00536 (2013.01); H04B 1/3888 (2013.01); H04M 1/0264 (2013.01); H04M 1/0266 (2013.01); H04M 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for using an accessory with a mobile device is disclosed. The method includes: causing at least one camera of the mobile device to capture one or more images of a pattern on an accessory that is being used with the mobile device; determining a type associated with the accessory based on the one or more images; and entering an accessory-specific operating mode in which behavior of the mobile device is controlled to accommodate features that are specific to the accessory type.