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Title:
ULTRASOUND SENSOR AND OBJECT DETECTING METHOD THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/085073
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided are a low-power ultrasound sensor that detects whether an object exists at a high speed, an object detecting method of the ultrasound sensor, and a computer-readable storage medium. The ultrasound sensor may include: a transmitter that outputs a plurality of first ultrasound beams having different frequencies; a receiver that receives a first reflection signal that is output when the output plurality of first ultrasound beams are reflected from an object; and a controller that determines a first area in a space, controls the transmitter to respectively output the plurality of first ultrasound beams to a plurality of first sub-areas that are included in the first area, and determines whether the object is included in each of the plurality of first sub-areas, based on the first reflection signal.

Inventors:
YOO JAE-HYEON (KR)
CHOI SUNG-DO (KR)
JEONG MOON-SIK (KR)
CHOI HYUN-SOO (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2015/006116
Publication Date:
June 02, 2016
Filing Date:
June 17, 2015
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Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
G01H11/00; G01S15/04
Foreign References:
JP2010218365A2010-09-30
KR20140069124A2014-06-09
US8248298B22012-08-21
US20060196272A12006-09-07
US8169404B12012-05-01
Other References:
See also references of EP 3224583A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Y.P.LEE, MOCK & PARTNERS (13 Eonju-ro 30-gilGangnam-gu, Seoul 135-971, KR)
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