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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Inventors:
Stefano Paolo Rivolta, Desio, IT;
Federico Rizzardini, Settimo Milanese, IT;
Lorenzo Bracco, Chivasso, IT;
Roberto Mura, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01); G01C 19/60 (2006.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/945 (2006.01); H01J 37/317 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/60 (2013.01); G01B 7/003 (2013.01); H03K 17/945 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a device configured to detect whether the device is in a bag or outside of the bag. The device determines whether the device is in or outside of the bag based on distance measurements generated by at least one proximity sensor and motion measurements generated by at least one motion sensor. By using both distance measurements and motion measurements, the device is able to detect whether the device is in the bag or outside of the bag with high accuracy and robustness.