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Wireless communication device responsive to orientation and movement

US9002416B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC · US

Inventors

Rachid M. Alameh · Crystal Lake, US
Roger W. Ady · Chicago, US
William S. Hede · Lake in the Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2008
Grant date	Apr 7, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2250/12
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless communication device responsive to orientation and movement comprising a housing, a cellular transceiver capable of communicating with a cellular communication network, a WLAN transceiver capable of communicating with a remote device via an ad hoc network, a sensor and a processor. The sensor detects a substantially vertical orientation of the wireless communication device. The sensor also detects a movement of the wireless communication device subsequent to detecting the substantially vertical orientation of the wireless communication device. The processor performs a function of the wireless communication device in coordination with the remove device via the WLAN transceiver. The processor performs this function in response to detecting the substantially vertical orientation and the movement of the wireless communication device.

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