Electronic device and method for detecting presence
First Claim
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a housing including an outer surface having an opening formed thereon;
an infrared (“
IR”
) sensor disposed in the housing and adjacent to the opening, wherein the IR sensor has a line of sight through the opening to outside of the housing, the IR sensor being configured to;
detect, via the opening and from the outside of the housing, heat; and
generate a signal in response to detecting the heat; and
a processor communicatively linked to the IR sensor and configured to;
receive the signal generated by the IR sensor;
determine, based on the signal generated by the IR sensor, a distance between a person and the electronic device;
select, based on the distance, a type of notification to initiate in response to receiving the signal, wherein the type of notification is selected from a group consisting of a sound type of notification and a display type of notification; and
initiate a notification that is of the type of notification selected based on the distance.
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Abstract
An electronic device for detecting presence includes a housing and an infrared (“IR”) sensor. The housing includes an outer surface having an opening formed thereon. The IR sensor is disposed in the housing and adjacent to the opening. The IR sensor has an unobstructed path and line of sight through the opening to outside of the housing. The IR sensor is configured to receive heat emitted by a person from outside of the housing via the opening and to generate a signal in response thereto.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing including an outer surface having an opening formed thereon; an infrared (“
IR”
) sensor disposed in the housing and adjacent to the opening, wherein the IR sensor has a line of sight through the opening to outside of the housing, the IR sensor being configured to;detect, via the opening and from the outside of the housing, heat; and generate a signal in response to detecting the heat; and a processor communicatively linked to the IR sensor and configured to; receive the signal generated by the IR sensor; determine, based on the signal generated by the IR sensor, a distance between a person and the electronic device; select, based on the distance, a type of notification to initiate in response to receiving the signal, wherein the type of notification is selected from a group consisting of a sound type of notification and a display type of notification; and initiate a notification that is of the type of notification selected based on the distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of an electronic device, a signal generated by an infrared (“
IR”
) sensor of the electronic device, wherein;the IR sensor is disposed in a housing of the electronic device and adjacent to an opening formed on an outer surface of the housing; the IR sensor has a line of sight through the opening to outside of the housing; and the signal is generated by the IR sensor in response to the IR sensor detecting heat via the opening and from the outside of the housing; determining, by the processor, based on the signal generated by the IR sensor, a distance between a person and the electronic device; selecting, by the processor, based on the distance, a type of notification to initiate in response to receiving the signal, wherein the type of notification is selected from a group consisting of a sound type of notification and a display type of notification; and initiating, by the processor, a notification that is of the type of notification selected based on the distance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing including an outer surface having an opening formed thereon; an infrared (“
IR”
) sensor disposed in the housing and adjacent to the opening, wherein the IR sensor has a first field of view with a first line of sight through the opening to outside of the housing and a second field of view with a second line of sight through the opening to outside of the housing, the IR sensor being configured to;detect, through the opening, via the first field of view or the second field of view, heat from the outside of the housing; and generate either a first signal in response to detecting the heat via the first field of view or a second signal in response to detecting the heat via the second field of view; and a processor communicatively linked to the IR sensor and configured to; initiate a first type of notification to in response to receiving the first signal generated by the IR sensor; and initiate a second type of notification in response to receiving the second signal generated by the IR sensor, wherein the first and second type of notifications are different types of notifications and selected from a group consisting of a sound type of notification and a display type of notification. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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