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PIR motion sensor utilizing sum and difference sensor signals

US7183912B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 2005
Grant dateFeb 27, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B29/24
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A passive infrared sensor has two detector elements, each of which has a positive part and a negative part, with each detector element generating respective first and second signals. The signals are added together to render a “sum” signal and are also subtracted one from the other to render a “difference” signal, and a moving object is indicated only when the “sum” signal has a frequency different than the frequency of the “difference” signal.

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