Apparatus and method for obtaining inconspicuous user input on a mobile device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9185536
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13621659

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Mobile device, method for operating the same, and associated computer-readable instructions on a non-transitory medium for obtaining inconspicuous user input on a mobile device. The mobile device automatically detects whether an accessory port is engaged with an accessory, such as a headset, for example. In response to at least one change in an indication of the detection, the device automatically performs a sequence of operations. According to one particular embodiment, alarm sequence of operations can include a transmission of an alarm notification to a predefined recipient, for example.

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JOHNSON PETER RMINNETONKA MN

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Johnson, James Evan Minnetonka, US 3 4
Johnson, Peter R Minnetonka, US 24 596

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