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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Ide, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Embodiments include systems of and methods for an electronic device having a radio communication processor connected to one or more transmission antennas, wherein each of the one or more transmission antennas are configured to transmit a signal; a receiving antenna connected to the radio communication processor and configured to receive the signal transmitted from the one or more transmission antennas; an attenuation measuring device configured to measure attenuation of the transmitted signal based on the signal received by the receiving antenna; and a controller configured by circuitry to determine a surrounding air or water environment of the electronic device based on the measured attenuation.