Matrix sensor network and method for selecting a group of rows and reading columns of the matrix sensor network

摘要

An apparatus comprising: a sensor network comprising: a first plurality of rows, a second plurality of columns and a third plurality of sensor elements wherein each sensor element is associated with a unique combination of a row and a column but not every unique combination of row and column is associated with a sensor; selection circuitry configured to concurrently select a group of the first plurality of rows; reading circuitry configured to concurrently read columns during a concurrent selection; and control circuitry configured to determine the group of the first plurality of rows that are concurrently selected.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a sensor network comprising: a plurality of rows, a plurality of columns and a plurality of sensor elements, wherein each sensor element is associated with a unique combination of a row and a column but not every unique combination of row and column is associated with a sensor; at least one processor; memory storing a program of instructions; wherein the memory storing the program of instructions is configured to cause the apparatus to at least: from an available array of elements of the sensor network, wherein the available array includes at least one column in which two or more sensors are disposed in different rows, specify two or more rows to be concurrently selected, wherein the specification of two or more rows comprises specifying the rows of sensors such that no column in the sensor network includes two or more sensors belonging to the specified rows of sensors; concurrently select the specified rows; and read the columns during a comment selection of rows so as to detect sensing events at sensors disposed in the selected rows.