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US 2016/0109985 A1Published application
Flexible device deformation measurement
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsAntti Salo, Matti Kosonen
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Abstract
Monitoring deformation of a flexible electronic apparatus. Changes in space within the apparatus between at least two measurement points are detected; and degree of deformation of the apparatus is determined based on the detected changes in the space within the apparatus between the at least two measurement points.
Claims29
A method comprising:
- monitoring deformation of a flexible hand-held mobile electronic apparatus, said apparatus comprising,
- a processing unit;
- at least one memory, the at least one memory having computer program code stored thereon;
- a communication interface configured to communicate data over at least one radio frequency connection;
- and
- a user interface configured to receive input from, and display output to, a user of the apparatus, wherein the user interface comprises a touch screen;
- wherein said monitoring of deformation comprises
- detecting changes in space within the apparatus between at least two different measurement points, wherein said detecting changes in space comprises detecting changes in a capacitive environment of the touch screen caused by changes in space within the apparatus;
- and
- determining a degree of deformation of the apparatus based on the detected changes in space within the apparatus between the at least two measurement points.
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A flexible hand-held mobile electronic apparatus comprising:
- a processing unit;
- at least one memory, the at least one memory having computer program code stored thereon;
- a communication interface configured to communicate data over at least one radio frequency connection;
- a user interface configured to receive input from, and display output to, a user of the apparatus, wherein the user interface further comprises at least one touch screen;
- an apparatus structure configured to allow deformation of the apparatus;
- detection equipment configured to detect changes in space within the apparatus between at least two different measurement points, wherein said detection equipment comprises said touch screen and wherein said touch screen is configured to detect changes in capacitive environment of the touch screen caused by changes in space within the apparatus;
- and
- the processing unit configured to determine a degree of deformation of the apparatus based on the detected changes in space within the apparatus between the at least two measurement points.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.