CPC H04M 1/0281 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G08B 6/00 (2013.01); H04M 1/0274 (2013.01); H04M 1/185 (2013.01); H04M 1/724092 (2022.02); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A smartphone case peripheral device comprising:
a housing comprising:
at least one exterior surface(s); and
a smartphone-receiving section configured to receive a smartphone therein;
at least one pressure sensor(s) located on or about said housing, the at least one pressure sensor(s) configured to:
sense pressure applied in an inward direction, toward an interior part of said housing, and on or about said at least one pressure sensor(s) caused by a human hand; and
monitor an amount and/or a rate of said inward pressure;
at least one member(s), configured to move relative to the housing, operatively connected to the at least one pressure sensor(s), wherein the at least one pressure sensor(s) is/are configured to sense pressure based on movement of the at least one member(s);
a communications device configured to provide a communications connection between the smartphone case peripheral device and a smartphone held by the smartphone-receiving section; and
specialized computer hardware and software in communication with the at least one pressure sensor(s) and the communications device.
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