Detecting an operating mode of a computing device using accelerometers
US9557775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one general aspect, a method can include obtaining, by a computing device, a lid accelerometer vector for a lid accelerometer included in a lid portion of the computing device, and obtaining, by the computing device, a base accelerometer vector for a base accelerometer included in a base portion of the computing device. The method can include calculating a value for a lid angle based on the lid accelerometer vector and the base accelerometer vector, and identifying an operating mode for the computing device based on the calculated value of the lid angle, the operating mode being one of a laptop mode and a tablet mode.
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