Don and Doff Sensing Using Capacitive Sensors
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving from at least one capacitive sensor data indicating a rate of change of capacitance;
making a comparison of the rate of change of capacitance and a threshold rate of change of capacitance;
based on the comparison, determining whether a head-mountable computing device is donned or doffed;
if the head-mountable computing device is donned, causing the head-mountable computing device to operate in a first state; and
if the head-mountable computing device is doffed, causing the head-mountable computing device to operate in a second state, wherein the head-mountable computing device consumes less power in the second state than in the first state.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for determining whether a head-mountable computing device is donned or doffed are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving from at least one capacitive sensor data indicating a rate of change of capacitance, making a comparison of the rate of change of capacitance to a threshold rate of change of capacitance and, based on the comparison, determining whether the head-mountable computing device is donned or doffed. The method further includes, if the head-mountable computing device is donned, causing the head-mountable computing device to operate in a first state, and if the head-mountable computing device is doffed, causing the head-mountable computing device to operate in a second state, where the head-mountable computing device consumes less power in the second state than in the first state.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving from at least one capacitive sensor data indicating a rate of change of capacitance; making a comparison of the rate of change of capacitance and a threshold rate of change of capacitance; based on the comparison, determining whether a head-mountable computing device is donned or doffed; if the head-mountable computing device is donned, causing the head-mountable computing device to operate in a first state; and if the head-mountable computing device is doffed, causing the head-mountable computing device to operate in a second state, wherein the head-mountable computing device consumes less power in the second state than in the first state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving from at least one capacitive sensor data indicating a change of capacitance; making a comparison of the change of capacitance and a threshold change of capacitance; based on the comparison, determining whether a head-mountable computing device is donned or doffed; if the head-mountable computing device is donned, causing the head-mountable computing device to operate in a first state; and if the head-mountable computing device is doffed, causing the head-mountable computing device to operate in a second state, wherein the head-mountable computing device consumes less power in the second state than in the first state. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A head-mountable computing device comprising:
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at least one capacitive sensor; at least one processor; and data storage comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to; receive from the at least one capacitive sensor data indicating a rate of change of capacitance; make a comparison of the rate of change of capacitance and a threshold rate of change of capacitance; based on the comparison, determine whether the head-mountable computing device is donned or doffed; if the head-mountable computing device is donned, cause the head-mountable computing device to operate in a first state; and if the head-mountable computing device is doffed, cause the head-mountable computing device to operate in a second state, wherein the head-mountable computing device consumes less power in the second state than in the first state. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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