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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Q. Huppi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anthony M. Fadell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Derek B. Barrentine, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel B. Freeman, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); H04W 52/0267 (2013.01);
Abstract
The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include one or more sensors for providing data relating to user activity and at least one processor for causing the device to respond based on the user activity which was determined, at least in part, through the sensors. The response by the device may include a change of state of the device, and the response may be automatically performed after the user activity is determined.