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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Warner Rudolph Theophile Ten Kate, Waalre, NL;
Patrick Kechichian, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 19/0092 (2013.01); A61B 5/1117 (2013.01); A61B 5/1118 (2013.01); A61B 5/6822 (2013.01); A61B 5/6824 (2013.01); A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); G01L 19/0046 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0252 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0261 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/16 (2013.01); A63B 2208/03 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a device and a method of operating the device for determining whether the device is immersed in a fluid. An acceleration signal for the device is acquired () and a pressure within the device is detected (). It is determined whether the device is immersed in a fluid based on a comparison of the acquired acceleration signal with the detected pressure ().