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Telephone or other portable device with inertial sensor

US8112226B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 2010
Grant dateFeb 7, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S19/46
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

At least one inertial sensor is configured to sense movement of a telephone (or other portable device such as a personal digital assistant, portable computer, portable game device, portable audio player, or portable video player). Information derived at least in part from data output by the inertial sensor is used as input to software executing on the telephone.

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