Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Use of an accelerometer to control vibrator performance
- Patent Title (中): 使用加速度计来控制振动器性能
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Application No.: US11856173Application Date: 2007-09-17
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Publication No.: US08084968B2Publication Date: 2011-12-27
- Inventor: Matthew J. Murray , William Chris Eaton
- Applicant: Matthew J. Murray , William Chris Eaton
- Applicant Address: SE Lund
- Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
- Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Lund
- Agency: Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
- Agent Sreenivas Vedantam
- Main IPC: H02P1/00
- IPC: H02P1/00

Abstract:
A mobile device includes a vibrator, an accelerometer that senses a parameter of rotation, and a processor. The vibrator includes a drive motor and a drive circuit. The accelerometer senses a speed of rotation of the vibrator. The processor analyzes the sensed speed of rotation and generates a drive voltage that is received by the drive circuit to adjust the drive motor to produce a pre-determined, desired rotational speed. In another embodiment, the accelerometer senses an amplitude of a vibration produced by the vibrator. The processor analyzes the sensed amplitude of a vibration and generates a drive voltage that is received by the drive circuit to adjust the drive motor to produce a pre-determined, desired vibration amplitude. The processor may also compare the sensed parameter with a pre-determined desired parameter of rotation and generate a signal responsive to a result of the comparison and based on stored vibrator calibration curves.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090072768A1 USE OF AN ACCELEROMETER TO CONTROL VIBRATOR PERFORMANCE Public/Granted day:2009-03-19
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