发明名称 Dynamic sensor range
摘要 A device for sensing a phenomenon using a dynamic measurement range includes: a sensing element configured to measure the phenomenon using a first measurement range and to provide an analog indication of a value of the phenomenon; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the sensing element and configured to convert the analog indication to a digital indication; and a processor coupled to the ADC and the sensing element and configured to analyze the digital indication to determine a second measurement range for the sensing element and to cause the sensing element to change from the first measurement range to the second measurement range for measurement of the phenomenon, the first measurement range being different than the second measurement range.
申请公布号 US9234770(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.01.12
申请号 US201012763017 申请日期 2010.04.19
申请人 QUALCOMM Incorporated 发明人 Kulik Victor;Czompo Joseph;Seibert Cristina A.
分类号 G06F15/00;G01D3/024 主分类号 G06F15/00
代理机构 代理人 Tomeh M. Munes
主权项 1. A device for sensing a phenomenon, the device comprising: a sensing element configured to measure the phenomenon using a first combination of a first measurement range and a first offset and to provide an analog indication of a value of the phenomenon; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the sensing element and configured to convert the analog indication to a digital indication; and a processor coupled to the ADC and the sensing element and configured to analyze the digital indication, including to perform a determination that the value of the phenomenon is within the first combination and whether the first measurement range is a smallest available measurement range of the sensing element, and, in response to the value being within the first combination and the first measurement range being larger than the smallest available range to determine a second combination of a second measurement range and a second offset for the sensing element with the second measurement range that is smaller than the first measurement range, and to cause the sensing element to change from the first combination to the second combination for measurement of the phenomenon.
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