Patent · US Active

Detecting presence of protective liner on device display

US9946402B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
0References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 23, 2015
Grant dateApr 17, 2018
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 23, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0488
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes determining a presence of a protective liner on a display of a device using a capacitive sensor positioned proximate the display. An alignment guide is generated on the display responsive to determining the presence of the protective liner. A device includes a display, a capacitive sensor positioned proximate the display, and a processor to determine a presence of a protective liner on the display using the capacitive sensor and to generate an alignment guide on the display responsive to determining the presence of the protective liner.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.