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20090217754 | BAROMETRIC-PRESSURE-SENSOR DEVICE WITH ALTIMETER FUNCTION AND ALTIMETER-SETTING FUNCTION - A barometric-pressure-sensor device for a portable electronic device, having a pressure sensor of a MEMS type designed to supply a barometric-pressure measurement, and with a processing circuit coupled to the pressure sensor that is designed to supply an altitude measurement as a function of the barometric-pressure measurement. The pressure sensor and the processing circuit are integrated in a single chip, and the processing circuit is a dedicated circuit of a purely hardware type. The processing circuit executes altimeter-setting operations through a plurality of reference registers containing respective pressure references. | 09-03-2009 |
20100129068 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE ORIENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A device for detecting orientation includes: an inertial device, having a plurality of independent detection axes and configured to supply inertial signals indicating effects of the force of gravity according to respective detection axes; and a processing unit for configured to process the inertial signals. The processing unit includes an interrupt-generator module having a threshold-comparison stage, for configured to compare the inertial signals with respective thresholds, and a logic module, coupled to the threshold-comparison stage and configured to generate an interrupt signal on an interrupt terminal accessible from outside in response to the permanence of at least one of the inertial signals below the respective threshold for a time interval. | 05-27-2010 |
20110264407 | INERTIAL DEVICE WITH PEDOMETER FUNCTION AND PORTABLE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE INCORPORATING SAID INERTIAL DEVICE - An inertial device that is integratable in a portable electronic device includes: an inertial sensor for generating at least one raw acceleration signal in response to accelerations caused by movements of walking and running of a user of the pedometer; and a processing unit, associated to the inertial sensor for counting a number of steps of the user of the pedometer on the basis of the raw acceleration signal. The inertial sensor and the processing unit are both encapsulated within a single package for integrated circuits, which can be coupled to a circuit board of an electronic device and is provided with at least one connection terminal for making the number of steps available to the outside world. | 10-27-2011 |
20140165722 | SENSOR DEVICE PROVIDED WITH A CIRCUIT FOR DETECTION OF SINGLE OR MULTIPLE EVENTS FOR GENERATING CORRESPONDING INTERRUPT SIGNALS - A sensor device for an electronic apparatus, is provided with: a sensing structure generating a first detection signal; and a dedicated integrated circuit, connected to the sensing structure, detecting, as a function of the first detection signal, a first event associated to the electronic apparatus and generating a first interrupt signal upon detection of the first event. The dedicated integrated circuit detects the first event as a function of a temporal evolution of the first detection signal, and in particular as a function of values assumed by the first detection signal within one or more successive time windows, and of a relation between these values. | 06-19-2014 |
20150040668 | INERTIAL DEVICE WITH PEDOMETER FUNCTION AND PORTABLE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE INCORPORATING SAID INERTIAL DEVICE - An inertial device that is integratable in a portable electronic device includes: an inertial sensor for generating at least one raw acceleration signal in response to accelerations caused by movements of walking and running of a user of the pedometer; and a processing unit, associated to the inertial sensor for counting a number of steps of the user of the pedometer on the basis of the raw acceleration signal. The inertial sensor and the processing unit are both encapsulated within a single package for integrated circuits, which can be coupled to a circuit board of an electronic device and is provided with at least one connection terminal for making the number of steps available to the outside world. | 02-12-2015 |
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20130340199 | WRINGER FOR A BUCKET - The disclosed wringer for a bucket includes flexible wall members for squeezing around a strip mop. Each wall member has an outer portion, an inner portion, and a transition zone between the outer portion and inner portion and each wall member having an upper face and an under face that is facing the container. On at least one of the wall members at the under face is a least one outwardly projecting rib extending through the transition zone. | 12-26-2013 |
20160095436 | A CORNER CADDY - The disclosed corner caddy can hold an item in the corner body, but also includes a corner region that is substantially open and free of the caddy body that is useful for hanging or holding large or long items efficiently. In one embodiment, the corner caddy comprises a caddy body, a first attachment wall, a second attachment wall, and a corner region. The base comprises a first end, a second end, a front surface, and a rear surface. The first attachment wall is adjacent the first end and external to the caddy body, and defines a first plane. The second attachment wall is adjacent the second end and external to the caddy body, and defines a second plane. The first plane and second plane intersect to form a corner region, which is adjacent the rear surface and is substantially open and free of the caddy body. | 04-07-2016 |