Method and apparatus for real-time motion direction detection via acceleration-magnetic fusion

    公开(公告)号:US10175778B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-08

    申请号:US15194459

    申请日:2016-06-27

    申请人: mCube, Inc.

    摘要: A method for a computing device includes determining in a magnetometer, magnetic data in response to a physical perturbation, determining in an accelerometer, acceleration data in response to the physical perturbation, determining with a processor, computed parameters in response to the magnetic data and the acceleration data, wherein the computed parameters includes a first and a second computed parameter, determining with the processor, an initial motion direction indicator in response to a weighted combination of the first computed parameter and the second computed parameter, determining with the processor, a motion direction indicator in response to the initial motion direction indicator, determining with the processor, a function to perform in response to the motion direction indicator, and displaying on a display of the portable computing device with the processor, a graphic image in response to the function.

    Umbrella, umbrella peripheral and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10561210B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US16534978

    申请日:2019-08-07

    申请人: mCube, Inc.

    摘要: A peripheral for an umbrella having a shaft, a handle and a canopy includes a power source, a sensor for determining when the canopy is open or closed, a light emitting diode (LED) on the top of the umbrella for outputting light, a MEMS accelerometer for determining physical orientations of the umbrella, and a processor for determining whether the umbrella is upright when the physical orientations of the umbrella are within a range of angles wherein the processor is for determining whether the umbrella is in a down configuration when the physical orientations of the umbrella are outside the range of angles, wherein the processor is for coupling the LED to the power source in response to the umbrella being upright and open, and wherein the processor is for decoupling the LED from the power source in response to the umbrella being in a down configuration and closed.

    MEMS-based proximity sensor device and method

    公开(公告)号:US09696337B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-04

    申请号:US14194468

    申请日:2014-02-28

    申请人: mCube Inc.

    摘要: A portable proximity device and method of operation thereof. The method for proximity detection implemented on a portable device can include determining an initial perturbation data, a tracking point data, and a stable position data with a physical sensor of the portable device. The initial perturbation data can include previous state data and current state data. The tracking point data can include one or more track data. An action to be performed can be determined, by a processor within the portable device, based on the initial perturbation data, the tracking point data, and the stable position data. The portable proximity device can include a physical sensor and a processor configured to perform these steps.