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Patent No.:

US 10802142 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2018

Using ultrasound to detect an environment of an electronic device

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Suwon, Gyeong gi-Do, KR;

Inventors:

Philipp Schoessler, Mountain View, CA (US);

Bogdana Rakova, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD., Suwon, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;

Attorney:

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Daniel Pihulic

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G01S 15/04 (2006.01); G01S 15/06 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G01S 7/539 (2006.01); G01S 15/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/8952 (2013.01); G01S 7/52092 (2013.01); G01S 7/539 (2013.01); G01S 15/04 (2013.01); G01S 15/06 (2013.01); G01S 15/8956 (2013.01); H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); G01S 15/34 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes transmitting, from a first transducer of an electronic device, a first audio signal to a surface near the electronic device. The first audio signal is generated based on a frequency sweep across a range of frequencies. The method also includes receiving, at a second transducer of the electronic device, a second audio signal that is at least partly reflected off the surface. The method then determines an attribute of the surface based on the received second audio signal.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Schoessler, Philipp. (2020). Using ultrasound to detect an environment of an electronic device (U.S. Patent No. 10802142). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10802142

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