Patents by Inventor MATTHEW R. KLOCEK

MATTHEW R. KLOCEK has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Shielding a capacitance sensor during ear-speaker mode of a mobile device
    Patent number: 11343372
    Abstract: A method, a mobile device, and a computer program product enable capacitive proximity sensing in a mobile device. The method includes determining, by a controller of a mobile device, whether the mobile device is participating in an active phone call. In response to determining that the mobile device is participating in an active phone call, the method further includes determining if an ear speaker mode of the mobile device is enabled. In response to determining that the ear speaker mode of the mobile device is enabled, the method further includes activating a driven shield to at least partially shield a capacitance sensor from sensing object capacitance at a second side of the mobile device that is opposed to a first side with the ear speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rachid Alameh, Eric L. Krenz, Matthew R. Klocek, John J. Gorsica
  • CAPACITVE PROXIMITY SENSING IN A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210377384
    Abstract: A method, a mobile device, and a computer program product enable capacitive proximity sensing in a mobile device. The method includes determining, by a controller of a mobile device, whether the mobile device is participating in an active phone call. In response to determining that the mobile device is participating in an active phone call, the method further includes determining if an ear speaker mode of the mobile device is enabled. In response to determining that the ear speaker mode of the mobile device is enabled, the method further includes activating a driven shield to at least partially shield a capacitance sensor from sensing object capacitance at a second side of the mobile device that is opposed to a first side with the ear speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: RACHID ALAMEH, ERIC L. KRENZ, MATTHEW R. KLOCEK, JOHN J. GORSICA