Electronic device and method for sensing shock to the device
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazunari Nishihara, Hirofumi Tajika, Motoyuki Toji
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus is provided that comprises a shock detector for detecting a shock received by an electronic apparatus such as a portable telephone, a controller for comparing the value of the shock as detected by the shock detector with a reference value, and a memory element for storing an identifying signal generated when the value of a shock has exceeded the reference value and the value of shock, thereby enabling easy determination as to whether or not a breakdown has been caused by the shock.
Claims10
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a shock detector including:
- a shock detecting element;
- and
- a conversion circuit for converting a signal from said shock detecting element into an electric signal;
- a controller for comparing the value of a shock as detected by said shock detector with a reference value;
- and
- a memory element for storing an identifying signal that is generated when said value of shock has exceeded said reference value and said value of shock.
A method of detecting a shock comprising:
- detecting a value of the shock by means of a shock detector;
- comparing said value of shock with a reference value using a controller;
- generating an identifying signal when said value of shock has exceeded said reference value;
- storing said identifying signal in a memory element;
- and
- putting out the stored information from said memory element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.