Patent ID: 9596333
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04M

Claim:
1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising: with a grip sensor in the electronic device, generating sensor data that indicates whether the electronic device is being held; with a processor in the electronic device, detecting a change between a first state in which the electronic device is being held and a second state in which the electronic device is not being held based on the sensor data and determining a control action based on the sensor data; with a component in the electronic device, performing the control action to adjust operation of the component, wherein the component comprises a component selected from the group consisting of: a display and an audio system, and wherein the control action comprises a control action selected from the group consisting of: adjusting a graphical user interface on the display, and adjusting the audio system; and with an internal clock in the electronic device, determining a duration of time since the change, wherein the component performs the control action only if the duration of time exceeds a predetermined duration of time.