Method and system for determining mechanical strain in a mobile phone
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1. A strain indicator system for indicating mechanical strain in a communications device having a housing, the strain indicator system comprising:
- at least one housing strain indicator, the at least one housing strain indicator mechanically coupled to the housing;
at least one first electric circuit coupled to the at least one housing strain indicator for determining housing strain;
at least one first alarm device coupled to the at least one first electric circuit.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining mobile phone strain is provided. The method includes the steps of determining if strain on a mobile phone housing and/or strain on a printed circuit board (PCB) within the mobile phone exceed a predetermined value. If the strain(s) values exceed the predetermined value an alarm may be sounded and the strain values may be stored in memory for later retrieval and/or analysis.
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1. A strain indicator system for indicating mechanical strain in a communications device having a housing, the strain indicator system comprising:
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at least one housing strain indicator, the at least one housing strain indicator mechanically coupled to the housing;
at least one first electric circuit coupled to the at least one housing strain indicator for determining housing strain;
at least one first alarm device coupled to the at least one first electric circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A strain sensing system for sensing strain within a mobile phone, the strain system comprising:
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at least one housing strain indicator, the housing strain indicator mechanically coupled to a mobile phone housing; and
at least one printed circuit board (PCB) strain indicator, the PCB strain indicator mechanically coupled to at least one PCB, wherein the at least one PCB is adapted to fit within the mobile phone housing. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for determining mobile phone strain, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining at least one mobile phone housing strain; and
sounding an alarm if the at least one mobile phone housing strain exceeds a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A strain indicator system for indicating mechanical strain in a printed circuit board (PCB), the strain indicator system comprising:
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at least one PCB strain indicator, the at least one PCB strain indicator coupled to the PCB;
at least one electric circuit coupled to the at least one PCB strain indicator for determining PCB strain; and
at least one alarm device coupled to the at least one electric circuit.
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