Foreign object detection
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1. 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, andwherein the at least one capacitance sensing element is at least partially placed in proximity to the wireless charging unit,wherein said at least one capacitance sensing element represents a plurality of capacitance sensing elements,wherein the apparatus further comprises a touch sensitive interface and the plurality of capacitance sensing elements is part of the touch sensitive interface,wherein said touch sensitive interface comprises a display, andwherein the determining whether the object detected corresponds to the predefined type of objects is performed based on training data in which the display is used in performing a training procedure to learn predefined objects being associated with the predefined type of objects.
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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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14 Claims
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1. A method performed by an apparatus, comprising:
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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, wherein said at least one capacitance sensing element represents a plurality of capacitance sensing elements, wherein the apparatus further comprises a touch sensitive interface and the plurality of capacitance sensing elements is part of the touch sensitive interface, wherein said touch sensitive interface comprises a display, and wherein the determining whether the object detected corresponds to the predefined type of objects is performed based on training data in which the display is used in performing a training procedure to learn predefined objects being associated with the predefined type of objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to:
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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, wherein said at least one capacitance sensing element represents a plurality of capacitance sensing elements, wherein the apparatus further comprises a touch sensitive interface and the plurality of capacitance sensing elements is part of the touch sensitive interface, wherein said touch sensitive interface comprises a display, and wherein determining whether the object detected corresponds to the predefined type of objects is performed based on training data in which the display is used in performing a training procedure to learn predefined objects being associated with the predefined type of objects.
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7. 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, wherein said at least one capacitance sensing element represents a plurality of capacitance sensing elements, wherein the apparatus further comprises a touch sensitive interface and the plurality of capacitance sensing elements is part of the touch sensitive interface, wherein said touch sensitive interface comprises a display, and wherein determining whether the object detected corresponds to the predefined type of objects is performed based on training data in which the display is used in performing a training procedure to learn predefined objects being associated with the predefined type of objects. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. 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 the detected 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, wherein said at least one capacitance sensing element represents a plurality of capacitance sensing elements, wherein the apparatus further comprises a touch sensitive interface and the plurality of capacitance sensing elements is part of the touch sensitive interface, wherein said touch sensitive interface comprises a display, and wherein verifying whether the detected object shall be associated with the predefined type of objects is performed based on training data in which the display is used in performing a training procedure to learn predefined objects being associated with the predefined type of objects. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to:
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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 the detected 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, wherein said at least one capacitance sensing element represents a plurality of capacitance sensing elements, wherein the apparatus further comprises a touch sensitive interface and the plurality of capacitance sensing elements is part of the touch sensitive interface, wherein said touch sensitive interface comprises a display, and wherein verifying whether the detected object shall be associated with the predefined type of objects is performed based on training data in which the display is used in performing a training procedure to learn predefined objects being associated with the predefined type of objects.
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14. 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 the detected 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, wherein said at least one capacitance sensing element represents a plurality of capacitance sensing elements, wherein the apparatus further comprises a touch sensitive interface and the plurality of capacitance sensing elements is part of the touch sensitive interface, wherein said touch sensitive interface comprises a display, and wherein verifying whether the detected object shall be associated with the predefined type of objects is performed based on training data in which the display is used in performing a training procedure to learn predefined objects being associated with the predefined type of objects.
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