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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Duncan Kerr, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bas Ording, San Francisco, CA (US);
Greg Christie, San Jose, CA (US);
Imran Chaudhri, San Francisco, CA (US);
Marcel van Os, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nick King, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a light source configured to output light. The computing device also includes a light sensor configured to measure the level of light surrounding the computing device. The computing device further includes a control mechanism operatively coupled to the light source and light sensor and configured to adjust the level of output light based on the measured level of light surrounding the computing device.