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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Applicant:
Tobias Dahl, Oslo, NO;
Inventor:
Tobias Dahl, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
ELLIPTIC LABORATORIES AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable electronic device comprises means for generating or receiving a signal indicating that it has been placed in a predetermined position. The portable electronic device is configured upon receiving said signal to enable user interaction with the portable electronic device by a touchless interaction mode. Also disclosed are various arrangements of a peripheral device and a portable electronic device which cooperate to provide a touchless interaction mode—e.g. through transducers and/or processing means being provided in the peripheral device.