1. A sensor assembly for a vehicle windshield, the sensor assembly comprising:
a retaining frame attachable to a windshield;
a sensor housing;
a pair of clamping hooks connected to the sensor housing, wherein the clamping hooks are attachable to the retaining frame to attach the sensor housing to the retaining frame;
a spring element connected to the sensor housing and adjacent to a respective one of the clamping hooks and physically separate from the clamping hooks; and
an actuating lever pivotably mounted to the clamping hooks, wherein pivoting of the actuating lever causes the spring element to compress and press the sensor housing against the windshield, with the clamping hooks being uncompressed from the pivoting of the actuating lever, when both the retaining frame is attached to the windshield and the sensor housing is attached by the clamping hooks to the retaining frame.
2. The sensor assembly of claim 1 wherein:
the actuating lever is U-shaped.
3. The sensor assembly of claim 1 wherein:
the spring element is a leaf spring.
4. The sensor assembly of claim 1 wherein:
the spring element is an elastically deformable section of the sensor housing.
5. The sensor assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
an eccentric connected to the actuating lever and engaged with the spring element, wherein pivoting of the actuating lever causes the eccentric to move against the spring element and thereby compress the spring element.
6. The sensor assembly of claim 1 wherein:
each clamping hook includes wrap-around elements connectable with the retaining frame in order to attach the clamping hook to the retaining frame.
7. The sensor assembly of claim 6 wherein:
the retaining frame includes a pair of grooves for the wrap-around elements of the clamping hooks, wherein the wrap-around elements are respectively connectable with the grooves in order to be connectable with the retaining frame.
8. The sensor assembly of claim 6 wherein:
the retaining frame includes pins for the wrap-around elements of the clamping hooks, wherein the wrap-around elements are respectively connectable with the pins in order to be connectable with the retaining frame.
9. The sensor assembly of claim 1 wherein:
the sensor housing contains at least one optical sensor.
10. The sensor assembly of claim 9 wherein:
the optical sensor is a camera.
11. The sensor assembly of claim 1 wherein:
the sensor housing includes a pair of receiving pockets;
wherein the clamping hooks are respectively inserted into the receiving pockets to be connected to the sensor housing.
12. A sensor assembly for a vehicle windshield, the sensor assembly comprising:
a retaining frame attachable to a windshield;
a sensor housing;
a pair of clamping hooks connected to the sensor housing, wherein the clamping hooks are attachable to the retaining frame to attach the sensor housing to the retaining frame;
a pair of spring elements connected to the sensor housing and respectively adjacent to the clamping hooks and physically separate from the clamping hooks; and
an actuating lever pivotably mounted to the clamping hooks, wherein pivoting of the actuating lever causes the spring elements to compress and press the sensor housing against the windshield, with the clamping hooks being uncompressed from the pivoting of the actuating lever, when both the retaining frame is attached to the windshield and the sensor housing is attached by the clamping hooks to the retaining frame.
13. The sensor assembly of claim 12 wherein:
at least one of the spring elements is a leaf spring.
14. The sensor assembly of claim 12 wherein:
at least one of the spring element is an elastically deformable section of the sensor housing.
15. The sensor assembly of claim 12 further comprising:
a pair of eccentrics connected to the actuating lever and respectively engaged with the spring elements, wherein pivoting of the actuating lever causes the eccentrics to move against the respective spring elements and thereby compress the respective spring elements.
16. The sensor assembly of claim 12 wherein:
each clamping hook includes wrap-around elements connectable with the retaining frame in order to attach the clamping hook to the retaining frame.
17. The sensor assembly of claim 16 wherein:
the retaining frame includes a pair of grooves for the wrap-around elements of the clamping hooks, wherein the wrap-around elements are respectively connectable with the grooves in order to be connectable with the retaining frame.
18. The sensor assembly of claim 16 wherein:
the retaining frame includes pins for the wrap-around elements of the clamping hooks, wherein the wrap-around elements are respectively connectable with the pins in order to be connectable with the retaining frame.
19. The sensor assembly of claim 12 wherein:
the sensor housing includes a pair of receiving pockets;
wherein the clamping hooks are respectively inserted into the receiving pockets to be connected to the sensor housing.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for providing access to a work environment in a mobile device from a lock screen presented by a personal environment of the mobile device, the method comprising:
receiving an authentication credential from a user in response to a presentation of the lock screen on a user interface (UI) of the mobile device;
determining whether the authentication credential is valid for the personal environment or the work environment;
enabling access only to the personal environment if the authentication credential is valid for the personal environment; and
enabling access to both the personal environment and the work environment if the authentication credential is valid for the work environment.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the lock screen upon receiving a request to switch from the personal environment to the work environment.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a request to switch from the work environment to the personal environment; and
switching from the work environment to the personal environment without presenting a lock screen.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of enabling access to both the personal environment and the work environment if the authentication credential is valid for the work environment further comprises requesting launch of a user interface (UI) application, wherein the UI application facilitates access by the mobile device to contents of a memory buffer that is updated with display data for the work environment.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the lock screen receives a swiping finger motion (i) in a first direction if the authentication credential is meant for the personal environment, and (ii) in a second direction if the authentication credential is meant for the work environment.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the lock screen requests the user to produce a pattern motion as the authentication credential.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the lock screen requests the user to produce a password as the authentication credential.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed on a processor in a mobile device, causes the processor to provide access to a work environment in the mobile device from a lock screen presented by a personal environment of the mobile device, by performing the steps of:
receiving an authentication credential from a user in response to a presentation of the lock screen on a user interface (UI) of the mobile device;
determining whether the authentication credential is valid for the personal environment or the work environment;
enabling access only to the personal environment if the authentication credential is valid for the personal environment; and
enabling access to both the personal environment and the work environment if the authentication credential is valid for the work environment.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the steps further comprise displaying the lock screen upon receiving a request to switch from the personal environment to the work environment.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, further comprising:
receiving a request to switch from the work environment to the personal environment; and
switching from the work environment to the personal environment without presenting a lock screen.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the step of enabling access to both the personal environment and the work environment if the authentication credential is valid for the work environment further comprises requesting launch of a user interface (UI) application, wherein the UI application facilitates access by the mobile device to display data for the work environment.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the lock screen receives a swiping finger motion (i) in a first direction if the authentication credential is meant for the personal environment, and (ii) in a second direction if the authentication credential is meant for the work environment.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the lock screen requests the user to produce a pattern motion as the authentication credential.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the lock screen requests the user to produce a password as the authentication credential.
15. A mobile device comprising a processor configured to provide access to a work environment in the mobile device from a lock screen presented by a personal environment of the mobile device by performing the steps of:
receiving an authentication credential from a user in response to a presentation of the lock screen on a user interface (UI) of the mobile device;
determining whether the authentication credential is valid for the personal environment or the work environment;
enabling access only to the personal environment if the authentication credential is valid for the personal environment; and
enabling access to both the personal environment and the work environment if the authentication credential is valid for the work environment.
16. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the steps further comprise displaying the lock screen upon receiving a request to switch from the personal environment to the work environment.
17. The mobile device of claim 15, further comprising:
receiving a request to switch from the work environment to the personal environment; and
switching from the work environment to the personal environment without presenting a lock screen.
18. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the step of enabling access to both the personal environment and the work environment if the authentication credential is valid for the work environment further comprises requesting launch of a user interface (UI) application, wherein the UI application facilitates access to display data for the work environment.
19. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the lock screen receives a swiping finger motion (i) in a first direction if the authentication credential is meant for the personal environment, and (ii) in a second direction if the authentication credential is meant for the work environment.
20. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the lock screen requests the user to produce a password as the authentication credential.