Proximity sensors, which are designed to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact, have evolved from narrow application in industrial automation systems into broad use. They ...

A device that detects the presence of an object in the vicinity. There are many types of sensors for myriad applications; however, they all work by emitting a signal and analyzing the changes in the ...

STMicroelectronics' engineer Tom Bocchino explains how the company's TMOS sensor can detect human presence and proximity. STMicroelectronics' TMOS sensors handle presence sensing using a 5- to 20-µm ...

Like many cats, Leonie loves to explore her surroundings, and after satisfying her curiosity, she likes to return home, where it’s warm and dry and there’s food. Usually somebody will open the outside ...

If you take a look at your phone, near the earpiece speaker and front camera you’ll find another dot or two. This is the proximity sensor and is the hardware responsible for turning the screen off ...

Proximity sensors of various types have existed long before any smartphone existed. The only question was how obvious to someone aware of this prior art is the smartphone proximity sensor. It may not ...

OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elliptic Labs (EuroNext Growth: ELABS.OL), the first company to utilize software to replace infrared hardware sensors in smartphones, is announcing another design launch ...

An alternate headline would be, "In a win for humanity, patent is ruled too obvious." Patent reform is already here, and it isn't waiting for Congress to pass new laws. Judges and patent examiners are ...

The iPhone 4 is a major upgrade from its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS, in everything from the camera quality to data speeds. It happened to me on my first phone call ...