Patent ID: 8827129

Claim:
A holder for a handheld electronic device, the holder comprising: a container defining a space for receiving the handheld electronic device, the container including an inner surface facing inwardly towards the space, wherein the container is adjustable so as to effect an increase or a decrease to the space, and wherein the inner surface comprises a recess; a material applied to the inner surface only within the recess such that a surface of the material is coplanar with the inner surface, wherein the material is interactive with infrared light emitted from the handheld electronic device and received by the material, wherein the interaction comprises absorption of a majority of the emitted infrared light such that, while the handheld electronic device is being received by the container, any reflected infrared signal effected by the interaction has an intensity outside a range of intensities that is operative for effecting activation of a functionality of the handheld electronic device when the reflected infrared signal is sensed by the handheld electronic device.