Portable electronic device and method of measuring drop impact at the portable electronic device
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1. A method of measuring drop impact at an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal from a drop detection sensor of the electronic device;
in response to detecting a fall based on the signal from the drop detection sensor;
receiving output from a piezoelectric device; and
storing drop data, based on the output from the piezoelectric device, in a memory at the electronic device.
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Abstract
A method of measuring drop impact at an electronic device includes detecting a fall based on signals from drop detection sensor of the electronic device, receiving an output from a piezoelectric sensor in response to detecting the fall, and storing drop data based on the output from the piezoelectric sensor in a memory at the electronic device.
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1. A method of measuring drop impact at an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from a drop detection sensor of the electronic device; in response to detecting a fall based on the signal from the drop detection sensor; receiving output from a piezoelectric device; and storing drop data, based on the output from the piezoelectric device, in a memory at the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a drop detection sensor housed within the housing; and a piezoelectric device disposed in the housing; memory; and a processor operably connected to the memory, the drop detection sensor, and the piezoelectric sensor, the processor configured to; receive a signal from the drop detection sensor; receive output from the piezoelectric device in response to detecting a fall based on the signal from the drop detection sensor; and store drop data in the memory based on the output from the piezoelectric device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein executable by a processor of an electronic device to cause the electronic device to:
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receive a signal from a drop detection sensor of the electronic device; in response to detecting a fall based on the signal from the drop detection sensor; receive output from a piezoelectric device; and store drop data in a memory at the electronic device based on the output from the piezoelectric device.
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