Touchscreen enable/disable

2007-07-04 Thread Hans van der Merwe
Im not sure if this has been discussed before but here goes. Apparently some iMate phones have the tendency to make fake touchscreen entries while talking on the phone because of the screen touching your face/ear/cheek. The new ones detect (somehow) if the phone is to your ear and disables the

Re: Touchscreen enable/disable

2007-07-04 Thread Frederic Kettelhoit
the iPhone has a proximity sensor. But it is patented afaik. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Touchscreen enable/disable

2007-07-04 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
Am 04.07.2007 um 16:53 schrieb Frederic Kettelhoit: the iPhone has a proximity sensor. But it is patented afaik. The question is by whom. Apple? The sensor manufacturer? Nokia 7650? Some 3rd party? See here: http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/n/2088.html On the upper part of the

Re: Touchscreen enable/disable

2007-07-04 Thread Raphaël Jacquot
Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: Am 04.07.2007 um 16:53 schrieb Frederic Kettelhoit: the iPhone has a proximity sensor. But it is patented afaik. The question is by whom. Apple? The sensor manufacturer? Nokia 7650? Some 3rd party? See here: http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/n/2088.html

Re: Touchscreen enable/disable

2007-07-04 Thread ramsesoriginal
It could be possible to achieve the same simply ba combining the volume of the microfone and, if you are calling, and mabe (if it will be integrated) a temperature sensor(wich should'nt be hard to achieve). On 7/4/07, Frederic Kettelhoit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the iPhone has a proximity

Re: Touchscreen enable/disable

2007-07-04 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
Am 04.07.2007 um 17:18 schrieb Raphaël Jacquot: Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: Am 04.07.2007 um 16:53 schrieb Frederic Kettelhoit: the iPhone has a proximity sensor. But it is patented afaik. The question is by whom. Apple? The sensor manufacturer? Nokia 7650? Some 3rd party? See here:

Re: Touchscreen enable/disable

2007-07-04 Thread kkr
Le mercredi 04 juillet 2007 à 16:53 +0200, Frederic Kettelhoit a écrit : the iPhone has a proximity sensor. But it is patented afaik. Since a long time, proximity sensors are used in robotics... So, how it's possible (for Apple) to patent it? Regards,

Re: Touchscreen enable/disable

2007-07-04 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
kkr writes: Le mercredi 04 juillet 2007 à 16:53 +0200, Frederic Kettelhoit a écrit : the iPhone has a proximity sensor. But it is patented afaik. Since a long time, proximity sensors are used in robotics... So, how it's possible (for Apple) to patent it? In the US, at present, there is