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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics, Inc., Coppell, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoyong Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Sankalp Dayal, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Coppell, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01C 19/58 (2006.01); G10L 17/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/16 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 3/08 (2013.01); G01C 19/58 (2013.01); G01P 15/165 (2013.01); G06F 21/316 (2013.01); G10L 17/00 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2139 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes sensing through time-of-flight measurements a distance of an object from an electronic device, sensing motion of the electronic device, sensing acoustic signals received by the electronic device, and detecting the presence of a human proximate the electronic device based on the sensed distance, motion and acoustic signals. Access to the electronic device is controlled based on whether a human is detected as being present.