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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Joachim Kahlert, Aachen, DE;
Maya Ella Barley, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Joachim Kahlert, Aachen, DE;
Maya Ella Barley, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0428 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensing apparatus for sensing an object includes an arrangement of sensing elements for sensing a property of the object. The sensing elements are operable in a contact mode, in which a sensing is performable, while the sensing elements are in contact with the object, and in a non-contact mode, in which a sensing is performable, while the sensing elements are not in contact with the object. The sensing apparatus further includes a mode determination unit for determining whether or not a sensing element is in contact with the object.