Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pyroelectric IR motion sensor
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Application No.: US15057423Application Date: 2016-03-01
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Publication No.: US10168218B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Aveek Ravishekhar Purohit , Anurag Gupta
- Applicant: Google Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Morris & Kamlay LLP
- Main IPC: G01J5/34
- IPC: G01J5/34 ; G01J5/00 ; G01S17/02 ; G01J5/02 ; G01J5/08

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus relating to a pyroelectric IR (PIR) motion sensor are provided. The provided PIR motion sensor can be used to determine an angular position of a moving person relative to the PIR motion sensor. The provided PIR motion sensor can be used to determine a proximity of a moving person relative to the PIR motion sensor. The angular position and the proximity can be used to identify a false alarm, estimate occupancy of a region, enable tracking of a target, and the like. In an example, the provided PIR motion sensor includes multiple PIR sensors and a Fresnel lens including lenslets configured to direct received IR radiation to at least two of the PIR sensors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170254703A1 PYROELECTRIC IR MOTION SENSOR Public/Granted day:2017-09-07
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