Electronic device with gesture detection system and methods for using the gesture detection system
US10042429B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method in an electronic device, the method includes projecting infrared (“IR”) light from a plurality of light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) disposed proximate to the perimeter of the electronic device, detecting, by a sensor, IR light originating from at least two of the plurality of LEDs reflected from off of a person, and carrying out a function based on the relative strength of the detected IR light from the LEDs.
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