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Methods and apparatuses for proximity detection

US11455382B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Hugo EMBRECHTS · Stuttgart, DE
Gonzalo BAILADOR DEL POZO · Stuttgart, DE
Dimitri Torfs · Winksele, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 20, 2019
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/63
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a concept of proximity detection. A sequence of keystrokes is captured when a person types on a keyboard placed on a support structure. A sequence of vibrations of the support structure in response to typing on the keyboard is captured with a sensor device associated with a user or a location and in contact with the support structure in proximity to the keyboard. The proximity between the person and the sensor device is checked based on a comparison of the captured sequence of keystrokes with the captured sequence of vibrations.

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