The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Sean J. W. Lawrence, Whitefield, IN;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G01B 17/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/08 (2006.01); G06F 1/3218 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G01B 17/00 (2013.01); G01S 15/08 (2013.01); G06F 1/3218 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for ultrasound-based hinge estimation are disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, a speaker in a base portion of a computing device generates an ultrasonic sound pulse. The pulse is sensed by a microphone in a lid portion of the computing device. The time-of-flight of the sound pulse from the speaker to the microphone is used to determine the distance between the speaker and the microphone. The angle of the lid portion relative to the microphone portion can then be determined based on the position of the speaker, the position of the microphone, and the distance between the speaker and the microphone.