System and Method for Energy Efficient Measurement of Sensor Signal
First Claim
1. A method for improving robustness of a capacitive sensor system, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) operating the capacitive sensor system, wherein received sensor signals are filtered by a band-pass filter having a band-pass having a first center frequency;
b) polling sensor data at a first rate using the sensor system;
c) determining whether a polled sensor value is meeting a predetermined threshold;
d) if the predetermined threshold is met;
d1) polling sensor data at a second rate being higher than the first rate using the sensor system;
d2) verifying that sensor data polled at the second rate are consistent;
d3) if the sensor data polled at the second rate are inconsistent, then repeating at least step d2) wherein said band-pass filter is controlled to have a second center frequency.
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Abstract
A method for improving robustness of a capacitive sensor system has the following steps: a) operating the capacitive sensor system, wherein received sensor signals are filtered by a band-pass filter having a band-pass having a first center frequency; b) polling sensor data at a first rate using the sensor system; c) determining whether a polled sensor value is meeting a predetermined threshold; d) if the predetermined threshold is met: d1) polling sensor data at a second rate being higher than the first rate using the sensor system; d2) verifying that sensor data polled at the second rate are consistent; d3) if the sensor data polled at the second rate are inconsistent, then repeating at least step d2) wherein said band-pass filter is controlled to have a second center frequency.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for improving robustness of a capacitive sensor system, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) operating the capacitive sensor system, wherein received sensor signals are filtered by a band-pass filter having a band-pass having a first center frequency; b) polling sensor data at a first rate using the sensor system; c) determining whether a polled sensor value is meeting a predetermined threshold; d) if the predetermined threshold is met; d1) polling sensor data at a second rate being higher than the first rate using the sensor system; d2) verifying that sensor data polled at the second rate are consistent; d3) if the sensor data polled at the second rate are inconsistent, then repeating at least step d2) wherein said band-pass filter is controlled to have a second center frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A capacitive sensor system comprising:
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a capacitive sensor electrode arrangement; a band-pass filter receiving sensor signals from said capacitive sensor electrode arrangement, wherein the band-pass filter having a band-pass with a first center frequency; an evaluation unit configured; to poll sensor data at a first rate using the capacitive sensor electrode arrangement; determine whether a polled sensor value is meeting a predetermined threshold and if the predetermined threshold is met; to poll sensor data at a second rate being higher than the first rate using the sensor system; to verify that sensor data polled at the second rate are consistent and if the sensor data polled at the second rate are inconsistent, to control the band-pass filter to switch to a second center frequency. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for operating a portable device with a capacitive sensor system, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) switching the device into a low power mode; b) operating the capacitive sensor system at a first frequency, wherein received sensor signals are filtered by a band-pass filter having a band-pass matching said first frequency; c) polling sensor data at a first rate using the sensor system operating at the first frequency; d) determining whether a polled sensor value is meeting a predetermined threshold; e) if the predetermined threshold is met; e1) polling sensor data at a second rate being higher than the first rate using the sensor system operating at the first frequency; e2) verifying that sensor data polled at the second rate are consistent; e3) if the sensor data polled at the second rate are inconsistent, then repeating at least step e2) wherein the sensor system is operated at a second frequency and said band-pass filter is controlled to match said second frequency; f) if in step e3) it has been verified that the sensor data polled at the second rate are consistent, then switching the portable device from a low power mode into a normal operating mode.
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