Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Skin proximity and tilt effect sensor
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Application No.: US15100627Application Date: 2013-12-20
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Publication No.: US10426402B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Justin Shi , Brian R. Land , Nevzat Akin Kestelli , Serhan O. Isikman
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2013/077319 WO 20131220
- International Announcement: WO2015/094378 WO 20150625
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61B5/11 ; A61B5/024

Abstract:
A portable electronic device include one or more electrodes for calculating distances and rotational angles between the device and the user is disclosed. Based on the calculated distances and rotational angles, a physical activity of the user can be determined. Additionally, the calculated distances and rotational angles can be used for compensation of optical artifacts in one or more signals detected by the device. User movement or physical activity can introduce optical artifacts, which can lead to erroneous determination of the one or more characteristics. The calculated distances and rotational angles can be used to reduce or remove the optical artifacts, leading to a more accurate determination of the one or more characteristics of the user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160296172A1 SKIN PROXIMITY AND TILT EFFECT SENSOR Public/Granted day:2016-10-13
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