DYNAMIC DC-OFFSET DETERMINATION FOR PROXIMITY SENSING
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving one or more signals from one or more inertial sensors on a mobile device;
receiving a received power signal from a distance sensor on said mobile device; and
estimating a DC offset component of said received power signal based, at least in part, on said one or more signals received from said one or more inertial sensors.
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to dynamically determining DC-offset used for proximity sensing of a mobile device.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving one or more signals from one or more inertial sensors on a mobile device; receiving a received power signal from a distance sensor on said mobile device; and estimating a DC offset component of said received power signal based, at least in part, on said one or more signals received from said one or more inertial sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving a received power signal from a distance sensor on a mobile device; detecting a user event on said mobile device at a time; and estimating a DC offset component of said received power signal at said time responsive to said user event. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 8. The method of claim 8, wherein said user event comprises a camera shutter click.
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14. A mobile device comprising:
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one or more inertial sensors to provide signals representative of orientation of said mobile device; a distance sensor to provide a received power signal; and a DC offset component manager to estimate a DC offset component of said received power signal based, at least in part, on said signals provided by said one or more inertial sensors. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving one or more signals from one or more inertial sensors on a mobile device; means for receiving a received power signal from a distance sensor on said mobile device; and means for estimating a DC offset component of said received power signal based, at least in part, on said one or more signals received from said one or more inertial sensors. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A mobile device comprising:
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one or more inertial sensors to provide signals representative of orientation of said mobile device; a distance sensor to provide a received power signal; and a special purpose computing device adapted to estimate a DC offset component of said received power signal based, at least in part, on said signals provided by said one or more inertial sensors. - View Dependent Claims (21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An article comprising:
- a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a special purpose computing device to;
receive one or more signals from one or more inertial sensors on a mobile device; receive a received power signal from a distance sensor on said mobile device; and estimate a DC offset component of said received power signal based, at least in part, on said one or more signals received from said one or more inertial sensors.
- a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a special purpose computing device to;
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