Apparatus and method for detecting tap

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8654077
APP PUB NO 20130147709A1
SERIAL NO

13409698

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Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting a tap. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect a motion and output a signal corresponding to the motion, a gradient calculating unit connected to the sensor to calculate a gradient of the output signal from the sensor, a similarity determining unit connected to the gradient calculating unit to determine a similarity between a rising gradient and a falling gradient of a curve of the output signal, a tap determining unit connected to the similarity determining unit to determine detection of a tap according to the determination result of the similarity determining unit, and an output unit configured to output the determination result of the tap determining unit.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO LTDSUWON-SI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hwang, Byoung Won Gyeonggi-do, KR 31 55
Kim, Chang Hyun Gyeonggi-do, KR 244 2507
Kim, Kyung Rin Gyeonggi-do, KR 54 102

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