This disclosure describes, in part, a mobile apparatus that includes capacitive sensor(s) for detecting the presence of a user. For instance, the mobile apparatus, such as a shopping cart, may include capacitive sensor(s) located proximate to a main frame, the handles, and/or the wheel frame. The mobile apparatus may use one or more of these capacitive sensor(s) to determine that the user is located proximate to the mobile apparatus, in contact with the mobile apparatus, and/or located over the main frame of the mobile apparatus. In some examples, the mobile apparatus may then perform one or more actions based on the presence of the user. For example, the mobile apparatus may activate and/or deactivate one or more devices based on the presence of the user. This way, the mobile apparatus is able to conserve power by using the capacitive sensor(s) to detect the present of the user.
Apparatus with presence detection sensors
2024-05-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung / B62B Von Hand bewegte Fahrzeuge, z.B. Handkarren oder Kinderwagen , HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS / G01D MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE , Anzeigen oder Aufzeichnen in Verbindung mit Messen allgemein |
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