Patent ID: 9520743
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: G06F,G08C,H02J,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A device, comprising: a housing; a control interface within the housing, the control interface being capable of controlling an electronic component; a power source within the housing; a semiconductor microcontroller chip within the housing that is coupled to the power source; a motion sensor within the housing, the motion sensor being coupled to the power source and detecting motion of the housing; a capacitive sensor within the housing that senses when a user is holding the housing, the capacitive sensor including an amplifier having a first input coupled to a first capacitance and a second input coupled to a reference voltage, the capacitive sensor electrically coupling a human capacitance in parallel with the first capacitance when the user is holding the housing, the amplifier outputting to the semiconductor microcontroller chip a signal indicating whether a user is holding the housing; and a switch within the housing, positioned external to the semiconductor microcontroller chip, that electrically couples the power source to the motion sensor when the user is holding the housing and completely electrically decouples power from the power source to the motion sensor when the capacitive sensor senses the user is not holding the housing, wherein the semiconductor microcontroller chip is configured to adjust a frequency of communication (hertz) between the device and a second device being controlled by the device when the capacitive sensor senses the user is not holding the housing.