FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION
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Abstract
It is inter alia disclosed to determining whether an object detected (160) based on at least one capacitance representative of at least one capacitance representative sensed by at least one capacitance sensing element (111, 112, 113) of an apparatus (100) corresponds to a predefined type of objects, the apparatus (100) further comprising a wireless charging unit (140), wherein the at least one capacitance sensing element (111, 112, 113) is at least partially placed in proximity to the wireless charging unit (140).
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77 Claims
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58. A method performed by an apparatus, comprising:
determining whether an object detected based on at least one capacitance, representative of at least one capacitance representative sensed by at least one capacitance sensing element of said apparatus, corresponds to a predefined type of objects, wherein the apparatus further comprises a wireless charging unit, and wherein the at least one capacitance sensing element is at least partially placed in proximity to the wireless charging unit. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A computer program product comprising a least one computer readable non-transitory memory medium having program code stored thereon, the program code which when executed by an apparatus causes the apparatus to determine whether an object detected based on at least one capacitance, representative of at least one capacitance representative sensed by at least one capacitance sensing element of said apparatus, corresponds to a predefined type of objects, wherein the apparatus further comprises a wireless charging unit, and wherein the at least one capacitance sensing element is at least partially placed in proximity to the wireless charging unit.
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67. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless charging unit; at least one capacitance sensing element at least partially placed in proximity to the wireless charging unit, wherein each capacitance sensing element is configured to sense a capacitance representative; and a detection unit configured to determine whether an object detected based on at least one capacitance representative sensed by at least one capacitance sensing element of said at least one capacitance sensing element corresponds to a predefined type of objects. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A method performed by an apparatus, comprising:
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detecting an object based on at least one sensed capacitance, representative of the at least one capacitance representative sensed by at least one capacitance sensing element of said apparatus, the apparatus further comprising a wireless charging unit, wherein the at least one capacitance sensing element is placed at least partially in proximity to the wireless charging unit; verifying whether this determined object shall be associated with a predefined type of objects; and if said detected object shall be associated with the predefined type of object, associating the detected object with the predefined type of objects. - View Dependent Claims (75)
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76. A computer program product comprising a least one computer readable non-transitory memory medium having program code stored thereon, the program code which when executed by an apparatus causes the apparatus to detect an object based on at least one sensed capacitance, representative of the at least one capacitance representative sensed by at least one capacitance sensing element of said apparatus, the apparatus further comprising a wireless charging unit, wherein the at least one capacitance sensing element is placed at least partially in proximity to the wireless charging unit to verify whether this determined object shall be associated with a predefined type of objects, and, if said detected object shall be associated with the predefined type of object, to associate the detected object with the predefined type of objects.
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77. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless charging unit; at least one capacitance sensing element at least partially placed in proximity to the wireless charging unit, wherein each capacitance sensing element is configured to sense a capacitance representative; a detection unit configured to detect an object based on at least one sensed capacitance, representative of the at least one capacitance representative sensed by the at least one capacitance sensing element of said apparatus, to verify whether this determined object shall be associated with a predefined type of objects, and, if said detected object shall be associated with the predefined type of object, to associate the detected object with the predefined type of objects.
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Specification