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US 10,379,663 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for sensing
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsSamiul Haque, Alan Colli, Salvatore Zarra, Stefano Borini
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Abstract
An apparatus and method, the apparatus including a sensor array including a plurality of first sensors configured to detect a first attribute; at least one second sensor configured to detect a second attribute; wherein the at least one second sensor is configured such that, in response to detecting a trigger input including the second attribute the second sensor enables a first portion of the sensor array to be powered on while a second portion of the sensor array remains powered off.
Claims12
An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor array comprising a plurality of capacitive sensors configured to detect a first attribute;
- at least one infra red sensor configured to detect a second attribute;
- wherein the at least one infra red sensor is configured such that, in response to detecting a trigger input comprising the second attribute the at least one infra red sensor enables a first portion of the sensor array to be powered on while a second portion of the sensor array remains powered off, and wherein the at least one infra red sensor forms part of an electrode of the capacitive sensors.
A method comprising:
- providing a sensor array comprising a plurality of capacitive sensors configured to detect a first attribute;
- providing at least one infra red sensor configured to detect a second attribute;
- wherein the at least one infra red sensor is configured such that, in response to detecting a trigger input comprising the second attribute the at least one infra red sensor enables a first portion of the sensor array to be powered on while a second portion of the sensor array remains powered off, and wherein the at least one infra red sensor forms part of an electrode of the capacitive sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.