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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2019
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Haim Caspo, Petach-Tikva, IL;
Amihay Fink, Holon, IL;
Avihu Cohen, Pardes Hana-Karkur, IL;
Yaakov Moseri, Shoham, IL;
Hadi Shvartz, Bat Hadar, IL;
Evgeny Bialik, Reshon Letzion, IL;
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A device and method controlling a speaker to emit a sound to protect a microphone is provided. An example device: determines, using a motion detector, when a drop is occurring. The example device, in response to determining that a drop is occurring: controls a speaker of the example device to emit a sound according to one or more predetermined drop parameters, the sound to apply an acoustic pressure at a membrane of the MEMS microphone of the example device to reduce a deflection thereof that results due to one or more of the drop and an impact which ends the drop.