US 12,259,760 B2
Lid angle detection
Federico Rizzardini, Settimo Milanese (IT); and Lorenzo Bracco, Chivasso (IT)
Assigned to STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., Agrate Brianza (IT)
Filed by STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., Agrate Brianza (IT)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/183,464.
Application 18/183,464 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/827,395, filed on May 27, 2022, granted, now 12,146,894.
Prior Publication US 2023/0384837 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G01C 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 9/08 (2006.01); G01C 19/5705 (2012.01); G01P 3/44 (2006.01); G06F 1/3246 (2019.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1677 (2013.01) [G01C 1/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/3246 (2013.01); H04M 1/0245 (2013.01); G01C 9/08 (2013.01); G01C 19/5705 (2013.01); G01P 3/44 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a first component including:
a first user interface; and
a first sensor unit configured to determine a first orientation of the first component;
a second component coupled to the first component and configured to fold onto the first component, the second component including:
a second user interface; and
a second sensor unit configured to determine a second orientation of the second component; and
a processor configured to:
estimate an angle between the first component and the second component based on the first orientation and the second orientation;
determine the device is in a steady state;
determine the device is in a fully open state or a closed state, the first user interface and the second user interface facing the same direction in the fully open state, the first user interface and the second user interface facing each other in the closed state; and
reset orientation processing logic of the first sensor unit and orientation processing logic of the second sensor unit in a case where the device is in (1) the steady state and (2) the fully open state or the closed state.