公开(公告)号：US09839830B1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US15179873

申请日：2016-06-10

申请人： PNI Sensor Corporation

发明人： Joseph F. Miller

IPC分类号： G08B23/00 ,  A63B71/06 ,  A63B33/00 ,  A63B24/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/12 ,  G06F1/163

摘要： Apparatuses, methods and systems for a swim apparatus are disclosed. One embodiment of the swim apparatus includes one or more sensors sensing motion of a swimmer, a direction indicator for indicating a direction to the swimmer, and a controller. The controller is operative to receive sense signals from the one or more sensors, and identify a desired bearing of the swimmer comprising identifying one or more natural gesture motions of the swimmer from the received sense signals that indicate the desired bearing of the swimmer. Further, the controller is operative to identify an actual heading of the swimmer based on the received sense signals, calculate a heading offset based on the desired bearing of the swimmer and the actual heading of the swimmer, and provide the heading offset to the direction indicator.

公开(公告)号：US08944914B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US13710602

申请日：2012-12-11

申请人： PNI Sensor Corporation

发明人： George Hsu

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/837

摘要： Apparatuses, methods and systems for controlling a view of a virtual world character on a display are disclosed. One apparatus includes a controller, wherein the controller is operative to control translational movement and field of view of a character within a virtual world as rendered on a display based upon a first input and second input. The first input controls the translational movement of the character within the virtual world, and the second input controls the field of view as seen by the character within the virtual world. The video game apparatus further includes a sensor for sensing a spatial position of a user, wherein the sensor provides the first input based on the sensed spatial position of the user.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于控制显示器上的虚拟世界角色的视图的装置，方法和系统。 一种装置包括控制器，其中控制器可操作以基于第一输入和第二输入来控制在虚拟世界中呈现在显示器上的字符的平移运动和视场。 第一个输入控制虚拟世界中的角色的平移运动，第二个输入控制虚拟世界中的角色所看到的视野。 视频游戏装置还包括用于感测用户的空间位置的传感器，其中传感器基于感测到的用户的空间位置来提供第一输入。

公开(公告)号：US09863867B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US14628259

申请日：2015-02-22

申请人： Davy J. Figaro

发明人： Davy J. Figaro

IPC分类号： G01R33/02 ,  G01N19/00 ,  G01C17/38 ,  G01R33/00

CPC分类号： G01N19/00 ,  G01C17/38 ,  G01R33/0035 ,  G01R33/0064

摘要： Apparatuses, methods and systems apparatus for automatically updating hard iron and soft iron coefficients of a magnetic sensor of a device are disclosed. One method includes making measurements of a magnetic field by the magnetic sensor during rotations of the device, determining by at least a criterion whether to input the measurements of the magnetic field into a coefficient estimator, calculating, by the coefficient estimator, new hard iron and soft iron coefficients upon receiving the measurements of the magnetic field, determining a quality of the newly calculated hard iron and soft iron calculated coefficients, and updating existing hard iron and soft iron coefficients to the newly calculated hard iron and soft iron coefficients only if the quality of the newly calculated hard iron and soft iron coefficients.

公开(公告)号：US09863784B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US14619324

申请日：2015-02-11

申请人： George Hsu

发明人： George Hsu

IPC分类号： G01C25/00 ,  G01C19/5776 ,  G01C21/16 ,  G01R33/02 ,  G01C23/00

CPC分类号： G01C25/005 ,  G01C19/5776 ,  G01C21/16 ,  G01C23/00 ,  G01R33/02

摘要： Apparatuses, methods and systems apparatus for sensing an orientation are disclosed. One apparatus includes an accelerometer, wherein the accelerometer generates a sensed acceleration of the accelerometer and a gyroscope, wherein the gyroscope generates a sensed orientation of the gyroscope. The apparatus further includes a first adaptive filter, the first adaptive filter operative to receive at least the sensed acceleration and the sensed orientation of the gyroscope, and generate a first orientation (Q) of the apparatus, a second adaptive filter, the second adaptive filter operative to receive at least the sensed acceleration and the sensed orientation of the gyroscope, and generate a second orientation (Q′) of the apparatus, wherein a tuning for the first adaptive filter is different than a tuning for the second adaptive filter.

公开(公告)号：US09572521B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US14022390

申请日：2013-09-10

申请人： George Hsu

发明人： George Hsu

IPC分类号： G01N33/48 ,  G01N33/50 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/08 ,  G06F19/12 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/06 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H01F7/06

CPC分类号： A61B5/1121 ,  A61B5/02438 ,  A61B5/067 ,  A61B5/0803 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  A61B2562/0223 ,  G06F19/12 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H01F7/06

摘要： Apparatuses, methods and systems for a user monitoring apparatus are disclosed. One embodiment of the user monitoring apparatus includes one or more magnetic sensors operative to sense magnetic fields applied to the user monitoring apparatus. Further, the user monitoring apparatus is operative to sense at least one biometric characteristic of a user of the user monitoring apparatus based upon the sensed magnetic field applied to the user monitoring apparatus.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用户监控装置的装置，方法和系统。 用户监视装置的一个实施例包括一个或多个磁传感器，用于感测施加到用户监视装置的磁场。 此外，用户监视装置基于感测到的施加到用户监视装置的磁场来感测用户监视装置的用户的至少一个生物特征。

公开(公告)号：US20150241390A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-27

申请号：US14628259

申请日：2015-02-22

申请人： Davy J. Figaro

发明人： Davy J. Figaro

IPC分类号： G01N27/80 ,  G01N19/00

CPC分类号： G01N19/00 ,  G01C17/38 ,  G01R33/0035 ,  G01R33/0064

摘要： Apparatuses, methods and systems apparatus for automatically updating hard iron and soft iron coefficients of a magnetic sensor of a device are disclosed. One method includes making measurements of a magnetic field by the magnetic sensor during rotations of the device, determining by at least a criterion whether to input the measurements of the magnetic field into a coefficient estimator, calculating, by the coefficient estimator, new hard iron and soft iron coefficients upon receiving the measurements of the magnetic field, determining a quality of the newly calculated hard iron and soft iron calculated coefficients, and updating existing hard iron and soft iron coefficients to the newly calculated hard iron and soft iron coefficients only if the quality of the newly calculated hard iron and soft iron coefficients.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于自动更新设备的磁传感器的硬铁和软铁系数的装置，方法和系统装置。 一种方法包括在设备的旋转期间通过磁传感器对磁场进行测量，至少确定是否将磁场的测量值输入到系数估计器中，由系数估计器计算新的硬铁和 接收磁场测量后的软铁系数，确定新计算的硬铁和软铁计算系数的质量，并将现有硬铁和软铁系数更新为新计算的硬铁和软铁系数，只有当质量 的新计算的硬铁和软铁系数。

公开(公告)号：US08749231B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-10

申请号：US13175991

申请日：2011-07-05

申请人： Andrew T. Taylor ,  Joseph Miller

发明人： Andrew T. Taylor ,  Joseph Miller

IPC分类号： G01R33/02

CPC分类号： G01R33/028

摘要： Apparatuses, methods and systems of sensor sampling of a field are disclosed. One apparatus includes a magnetometer that includes a sensor responsive to an applied field. Embodiments of the sensor include an active device and oscillator circuitry, wherein the sensor generates an output signal having a frequency that is dependent on the applied field. The magnetometer further includes a bias reset controller for resetting a bias of the active device and a sampler for sampling the output signal. Further, a reset-rate of the resetting of the bias of the active device is high enough to influence 1/f noise generated by the active device.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种场的传感器采样的装置，方法和系统。 一种装置包括磁力计，其包括响应于施加场的传感器。 传感器的实施例包括有源器件和振荡器电路，其中传感器产生具有取决于施加场的频率的输出信号。 磁力仪还包括用于复位有源器件的偏置的偏置复位控制器和用于对输出信号进行采样的采样器。 此外，有源器件的偏置的复位的复位率足够高以影响由有源器件产生的1 / f噪声。

公开(公告)号：US20180302087A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-18

申请号：US15486501

申请日：2017-04-13

申请人： PNI Sensor Corporation

发明人： Andrew T. Taylor ,  Tyler Bryant ,  Joseph F. Miller

IPC分类号： H03K17/95 ,  G01R33/00 ,  G01R33/02

CPC分类号： H03K17/953 ,  G01R33/0017 ,  G01R33/0082 ,  G01R33/02 ,  H03K2017/9527

摘要： Apparatuses, methods and systems for an event-triggering apparatus are disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a sensor element operative to sensing a magnetic field, and apparatus control circuitry, wherein the apparatus control circuitry receives a representation of the sensed magnetic field. The apparatus control circuitry is operative to sense a deviation in the sensed magnetic field greater than a predetermined threshold, and trigger an event after sensing the deviation of the sensed magnetic field greater than the predetermined threshold.

公开(公告)号：US09035648B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-19

申请号：US13475964

申请日：2012-05-19

申请人： Davy J. Figaro ,  Joseph F. Miller ,  Andrew T. Taylor ,  George Hsu

发明人： Davy J. Figaro ,  Joseph F. Miller ,  Andrew T. Taylor ,  George Hsu

IPC分类号： G01R33/02

CPC分类号： G01R33/02 ,  G01R33/0035

摘要： Apparatuses, methods and systems of a magnetic sensor self-characterizing its magnetic properties are disclosed. One embodiment of the magnetic sensor apparatus includes a magnetic sensor and a current source for applying a current to the magnetic sensor. The magnetic sensor apparatus further includes control circuitry configured to control the current source, and characterize a magnetic property of the magnetic sensor based on the applied current. One method of a magnetic sensor self-characterizing its magnetic properties includes applying, by the magnetic sensor, an electrical signal, and characterizing a magnetic property of the magnetic sensor based on the applied electrical signal.

摘要翻译： 公开了磁性传感器的表征其磁特性的装置，方法和系统。 磁传感器装置的一个实施例包括磁传感器和用于向磁传感器施加电流的电流源。 磁传感器装置还包括配置成控制电流源的控制电路，并且基于所施加的电流来表征磁性传感器的磁特性。 磁性传感器自身表征其磁特性的一种方法包括通过磁传感器施加电信号，并且基于所施加的电信号来表征磁传感器的磁特性。

公开(公告)号：US20130009636A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-10

申请号：US13475964

申请日：2012-05-19

申请人： Davy J. Figaro ,  Joseph F. Miller ,  Andrew T. Taylor ,  George Hsu

发明人： Davy J. Figaro ,  Joseph F. Miller ,  Andrew T. Taylor ,  George Hsu

IPC分类号： G01R33/02

CPC分类号： G01R33/02 ,  G01R33/0035

摘要： Apparatuses, methods and systems of a magnetic sensor self-characterizing its magnetic properties are disclosed. One embodiment of the magnetic sensor apparatus includes a magnetic sensor and a current source for applying a current to the magnetic sensor. The magnetic sensor apparatus further includes control circuitry configured to control the current source, and characterize a magnetic property of the magnetic sensor based on the applied current. One method of a magnetic sensor self-characterizing its magnetic properties includes applying, by the magnetic sensor, an electrical signal, and characterizing a magnetic property of the magnetic sensor based on the applied electrical signal.

摘要翻译： 公开了磁性传感器的表征其磁特性的装置，方法和系统。 磁传感器装置的一个实施例包括磁传感器和用于向磁传感器施加电流的电流源。 磁传感器装置还包括配置成控制电流源的控制电路，并且基于所施加的电流来表征磁性传感器的磁特性。 磁性传感器自身表征其磁特性的一种方法包括通过磁传感器施加电信号，并且基于所施加的电信号来表征磁传感器的磁特性。