Patent classifications
G06F1/1684
METHOD FOR MEASURING ILLUMINANCE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR
A foldable electronic device is provided. The foldable electronic device includes a foldable housing that can be fold/unfolded with respect to a folding shaft, a display that is visible through one surface of the foldable housing, a photosensor which is arranged inside the foldable housing and which includes a light-receiving unit for measuring the intensity of light emitted at the electronic device, and at least one processor operationally connected to the photosensor and the display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to acquire an illuminance value by using the photosensor, acquire data related to the incident angle of the light, emitted on the electronic device, by using the photosensor, correct the illuminance value based on the data related to the incident angle of the light, determine the brightness of a first part of the display based on the corrected illuminance value, and determine the brightness of a second part of the display based on the illuminance value and the angle formed by the foldable housing.
DETERMINING USER PROXIMITY USING AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR
One example provides a display device comprising a display panel, a touch sensor, an ambient light sensor, a processor, and storage. The storage comprises instructions executable by the processor to monitor an ambient light signal received from the ambient light sensor, detect, in combination with a call event, a threshold change in the ambient light signal that is indicative of the display device being proximate to a body of a user, and based at least on detecting the threshold change in the ambient light signal, modify an operation of the display device.
HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE
A head-mounted device includes a mounted member that is mounted on a head of a user, a sensor unit, which is a detection device, that detects a posture of the mounted member, a control device that switches a control mode according to the posture detected in the sensor unit, and a video output device and an audio output device as output devices that perform output operations according to the control mode in the control device.
Handheld electronic device
A portable electronic device includes a housing member. The portable electronic device also includes a front cover coupled to the housing member and defining a top surface defining a portion of an exterior front surface of the portable electronic device, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a peripheral side surface, and a chamfered edge extending from the bottom surface to the peripheral side surface. The portable electronic device further includes a display stack attached to the bottom surface of the front cover, an opaque coating positioned on at least a portion of each of the peripheral side surface, the chamfered edge, and the bottom surface and configured to absorb light emitted by the display stack, and a rear cover coupled to the housing member and defining a second portion of the exterior rear surface of the portable electronic device.
Ferrule design for a brain computer interface module
A ferrule is configured to optically coupled to electronics for detect signals from a head of a user. The ferrule has optical properties to guide light between the electronics and a head of a user. The ferrule comprises a base portion having a cavity to enclose an optical element, a middle portion configured to guide light to or from the optical element, and a tip portion to interface with the head of the user.
Finger control of wearable devices
An object approaching a wearable device of a user is identified. In response to determining that the approaching object is a previously identified target of the user, one or more applications displayed in a user interface of the wearable device, and how said one or more applications are organized on the user interface of the wearable device, are modified based on the identified approaching object. The modified user interface is displayed to the user.
Display apparatus and method for controlling the same
A display apparatus and a method for controlling the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit, a light sensor, a cooling fan, and a controller. The light sensor is configured to detect an ambient light and generate a brightness value indicating brightness of the ambient light. The cooling fan is configured to generating a fluid flow in the display apparatus. The controller is configured to monitor the brightness value per a time period and control a rotational speed of the cooling fan based on the brightness value.
Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for generating tactile outputs
An electronic device displaying a user interface on a display. While displaying the user interface on the display and while one or more tactile output generators of the electronic device are in a low-power state, the electronic device detects a first user interaction via the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first user interaction, the electronic device sets the one or more tactile output generators to a low-latency state. After setting the one or more tactile output generators to the low-latency state, the electronic device detects a second user interaction that is continuation of a touch input, on the touch sensitive surface, that includes the first user interaction. In response to detecting the second user interaction, the electronic device generates a tactile output that corresponds to the second user interaction.
Method and system for power supply control
A system and apparatus comprise at least one power supply connected to a terminal bloc, an I/O system configured to receive instructions provided to the control system, a control block connected to the I/O system wherein the instructions provided to the I/O system are converted to a serial output; and a puck connected to the serial output and configured to receive power from the terminal block, to process the serial output, and to output a current.
Information handling system infrared proximity detection with distance reduction detection
An information handling system manages operation of an infrared time of flight sensor to provide accurate and timely user presence and absence detection through monitoring of the time of flight distance detection for indications of object velocity that validates or invalidates a transition between the user presence and user absence states. An integrated sensor hub in a central processing unit stores distances received from the infrared time of flight sensor in a distance table in association with a time stamp of the distance measurement. During monitoring of distances received from the infrared time of flight sensor, if the integrated sensor hub detects a user absence or presence, validation of the transition is performed by analyzing the stored distances to determine a vector of velocity at the state transition.