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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Suwon, Gyeong gi-Do, KR;
Olivier Bau, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bogdana Rakova, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mike Digman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Philipp Schoessler, Mountain View, CA (US);
Martin Salvador, San Jose, CA (US);
Sergi Consul Pacareu, Memphis, TN (US);
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd, Suwon, KR;
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an electrode that is coupled to a body of a user and is configured to receive a signal from the body. The received signal is based on an electromagnetic interference signal generated by an object that is external to the apparatus. The apparatus further includes one or more processors coupled to the electrode. The processors are configured to detect, based on the signal received by the electrode, one or more of: an interaction between the user and the object, an identity of the object, or a context surrounding the apparatus.