US 2019/0098374 A1 · SENSOR POSITION OPTIMIZATION BY ACTIVE FLEXIBLE DEVICE HOUSING

Abstract

A mobile communication device consistent with the present disclosure may automatically fold itself in order to reorient an antenna within the device housing. This reorientation may result in changes in antenna power efficiency and/or signal strength. As another example, the same or a similar device may automatically fold itself such that an onboard camera fixed to the device may be dynamically reoriented to, e.g., track a subject, record a panoramic image or video, account for motion of a subject or of the device, etc. The automatic self-folding nature of these or other devices is particularly advantageous in that it does not require manual manipulation by a user. Folding may be performed by inducing a torque about a pivot axis using one or more torque mechanisms (e.g., motors).

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Dependent claims

A device having an initial orientation, comprising:

a sensor system;
at least one torque mechanism;
and
performance optimization logic to determine an optimized orientation of the device, the performance optimization logic including:
performance analysis logic to determine at least one performance metric of the sensor system;
and
rotation control logic to cause the at least one torque mechanism to fold the device into an orientation other than the initial orientation.

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A method of optimizing orientation of a device, comprising:

determining, via performance analysis logic, at least one performance metric of a sensor system;
and
causing, via rotation control logic, at least one torque mechanism to fold the device into an orientation other than an initial orientation based at least on the at least one performance metric.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by at least one processor, result in operations comprising:

determine, via performance analysis logic, at least one performance metric of a sensor system;
and
cause, via rotation control logic, at least one torque mechanism to fold the device into an orientation other than an initial orientation based at least on the at least one performance metric.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sensor position optimization by active flexible device housing

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Abstract

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