WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

Title:

WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/052229

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A wearable device includes a first electrode configured to contact a user's body; a second electrode having a pointed shape, in which corona discharge occurs; a power supplier connected between the first electrode and the second electrode to apply power to the first electrode and the second electrode; a current measurer configured to measure a leakage current that leaks to the second electrode; and a controller configured to control the power supplier to apply power to the first electrode and the second electrode to induce the corona discharge, measure a leakage current generated due to the corona discharge via the current measurer, and sense the touch event, based on the measured leakage current.

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Inventors:

SHCHUR OLEKSANDR (UA)
KIM SUN-KYUNG (KR)
PETEICHUK ALEKSANDRA (UA)
OLIYNYK ANDRIY (UA)
RADOMSKYI OLEKSANDR (UA)
YAKISHYN YEVGEN (UA)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2017/009980

Publication Date:

March 22, 2018

Filing Date:

September 12, 2017

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Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

International Classes:

G06F3/01; G06F1/16; H01T19/04; H04B1/3827

Domestic Patent References:

WO2015138688A1

2015-09-17

Foreign References:

US20150088224A1	2015-03-26
US20070018674A1	2007-01-25
US20140249397A1	2014-09-04
US20070139167A1	2007-06-21

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