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Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2016
Applicant:

Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;

Inventors:

Sandeep Chennakeshu, Austin, TX (US);

Dake He, Waterloo, CA;

Yu Gao, Waterloo, CA;

Assignee:

BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/14 (2013.01); G01C 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/14 (2013.01); G01C 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some examples, a sensor device is to mount to a barrier pivotable between an open position and a closed position, the barrier being on a moveable platform. The sensor device includes an accelerometer to measure acceleration data and a rotation sensor to measure rotation about an axis. The sensor device includes at least one processor configured to determine an open/close status of the barrier based on the acceleration data and the rotation data, and an orientation of the moveable platform.


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