Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for automatically enabling a touchscreen of a mobile device based on detection of the presence of a human finger. A mobile device can capture an image of an object with a fingerprint sensor. The mobile device may then enable a touchscreen display of the mobile device in response to a determination that the object captured within the image is a specific type of object.

Abstract: A mobile device with multiple WiFi transceivers and a method of using the same are disclosed. The mobile device may include at least two separate WiFi transceivers and at least two separate WiFi stacks, each of the WiFi stacks is coupled to one of the transceivers to enable separate control and concurrent use of the WiFi transceivers. Each of the WiFi stacks includes a WiFi application to provide a user interface to a corresponding one of the at least two WiFi transceivers; a WiFi driver configured to communicate with one of the WiFi transceivers; a WiFi supplicant module to communicate with one of the WiFi drivers; and a WiFi application programming interface (API) to expose control features to one of the WiFi applications. The mobile device includes a parameter consolidation module to generate a consolidated list of network parameters that satisfy requirements of both the WiFi transceivers.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for automatically enabling a touchscreen of a mobile device based on detection of the presence of a human finger. A mobile device can capture an image of an object with a fingerprint sensor. The mobile device may then enable a touchscreen display of the mobile device in response to a determination that the object captured within the image is a specific type of object.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus related to an electronic stylus, the stylus having a manual user interface and including a nib and an ultrasonic transmitter configured to transmit an ultrasonic signal. The manual user interface includes one or both of: (i) a removable cap, wherein installing the cap covers the nib and switches the ultrasonic transmitter to a power down mode and removing the cap exposes the nib and switches the ultrasonic transmitter to a power up mode; and (ii) an actuator configured to switch the stylus between a first mode and a second mode, wherein, in the first mode, the nib is in an exposed position and the ultrasonic transmitter is switched to the power up mode; and, in the second mode, the nib is in a covered position and the ultrasonic transmitter is switched to the power down mode.