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Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 25, 2019
Applicant:

Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Kim Phan Le, Eindhoven, NL;

Jozef Thomas Martinus van Beek, Rosmalen, NL;

David Camara, Nice, FR;

Assignee:

NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/024 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/024 (2013.01); H04M 1/0202 (2013.01); G01N 2291/011 (2013.01); G01N 2291/022 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02836 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02881 (2013.01); G01N 2291/102 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A liquid immersion sensor for a mobile device with at least two acoustic transducers is described. The liquid immersion sensor may include a signal generator having a signal generator output configured to generate a signal for transmission via a first acoustic transducer, and a signal receiver having a signal receiver input configured to receive a delayed version of the generated signal via a second acoustic transducer. The signal receiver includes a signal receiver output. The liquid immersion sensor includes a controller having a first controller input for receiving a reference signal and a second controller input coupled to the signal receiver output. The controller determines a time lag value between the reference signal and the delayed signal and generates a control output signal dependent on the phase difference. The control output signal indicates if the mobile device is immersed in liquid.


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