Patent ID: 8509842
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of answering a mobile phone, comprising: detecting that the mobile phone is receiving a call; checking whether a proximity sensor detects a presence of a nearby object, which is a first object; if the proximity sensor detects the presence of the nearby object, checking that the proximity sensor changes state to not detecting the presence of the nearby object; after the proximity sensor changes state to not detecting the presence of the nearby object, determining whether the pitch and roll of the mobile phone are within predetermined limits; if the pitch and roll are within predetermined limits, then checking whether the proximity sensor changes state to detecting a nearby object, which is a second object so that the same proximity sensor changes state at least three times through a process of answering the mobile phone; and if the proximity sensor changes state to detecting the second object, then automatically answering the call.