Electronic device and method for detecting presence and motion
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a housing comprising;
a first corner having a first plurality of openings formed thereon;
a second corner, diagonally opposite the first corner, having a second plurality of openings formed thereon;
a third corner; and
a fourth corner, diagonally opposite the third corner;
a first infrared (“
IR”
) sensor proximate to the first corner and having an unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the electronic device via the first plurality of openings;
a second IR sensor proximate to the second corner and having an unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the electronic device via the second plurality of openings;
wherein the first plurality of openings are oriented toward the first IR sensor in different directions; and
wherein the second plurality of openings are oriented toward the second IR sensor in different directions.
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Abstract
An electronic device for detecting presence and motion includes a housing, a first infrared (“IR”) sensor, and a second IR sensor. The housing includes a first corner having a first plurality of openings formed thereon, and a second corner having a second plurality of openings formed thereon. The first IR sensor is disposed proximate to the first corner and has an unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the electronic device via the first plurality of openings. The second IR sensor is disposed proximate to the second corner and has an unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the electronic device via the second plurality of openings. The openings of the first plurality of openings are oriented toward the first IR sensor in different directions. The openings of the second plurality of openings are oriented toward the second IR sensor in different directions.
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Citations
29 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing comprising; a first corner having a first plurality of openings formed thereon; a second corner, diagonally opposite the first corner, having a second plurality of openings formed thereon; a third corner; and a fourth corner, diagonally opposite the third corner; a first infrared (“
IR”
) sensor proximate to the first corner and having an unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the electronic device via the first plurality of openings;a second IR sensor proximate to the second corner and having an unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the electronic device via the second plurality of openings; wherein the first plurality of openings are oriented toward the first IR sensor in different directions; and wherein the second plurality of openings are oriented toward the second IR sensor in different directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing comprising; a top surface having a first corner diagonally opposite a second corner, and a third corner diagonally opposite a forth corner; a first opening formed on the first corner of the top surface; and a second opening formed on the second corner of the top surface; a first infrared (“
IR”
) sensor proximate to the first corner and having an unobstructed path and line of sight to outside the housing via the first opening; anda second IR sensor proximate to the second corner and having an unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the housing via the second opening. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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generating, by a first infrared sensor of an electronic device, a first signal in response to detecting first heat from outside of a first plurality of openings formed in a first corner of a housing of the electronic device; generating, by a second infrared sensor of the electronic device, a second signal in response to detecting second heat from outside of a second plurality of openings formed in a second corner of the housing of the electronic device that is diagonally opposite the first corner; and detecting, by the electronic device, based on the first signal and the second signal, presence of a user of the electronic device, wherein; the first infrared sensor is proximate to the first corner with a first unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the housing via the first plurality of openings; the first plurality of openings is oriented toward the first infrared sensor in different directions; the second infrared sensor is proximate to the second corner with a second unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the housing via the second plurality of openings; the second plurality of openings is oriented toward the second infrared sensor in different directions; the housing includes a third corner diagonally opposite a fourth corner. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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generating, by a first infrared sensor of an electronic device, a first signal in response to detecting first heat from outside of a first plurality of openings formed in a first corner of a housing of the electronic device; generating, by a second infrared sensor of the electronic device, a second signal in response to detecting second heat from outside of a second plurality of openings formed in a second corner of the housing of the electronic device that is diagonally opposite the first corner of the housing, wherein the housing includes a third corner diagonally opposite a fourth corner; and detecting, by the electronic device, based on the first signal and the second signal, presence of a user of the electronic device; and detecting, based on a relative change of the first signal and the second signal, motion of a user of the electronic device, wherein; the first infrared sensor is proximate to the first corner with a first unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the housing via the first plurality of openings; the first plurality of openings are oriented toward the first infrared sensor in different directions; the second infrared sensor is proximate to the second corner with a second unobstructed path and line of sight to outside of the housing via the second plurality of openings; the second plurality of openings are oriented toward the second infrared sensor in different directions.
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Specification