Abstract:
A system and method for enabling noise avoidance between multiple capacitive touch sensing circuits operating in a same device and which may interfere with each other, wherein a master controller is coupled to all of the capacitive touch sensing circuits to prevent them from using measurement frequencies and from jumping to new measurement frequencies that may interfere with each other, thereby allowing the capacitive touch sensing circuits to function properly.
Abstract:
A system and method for increasing the proximity sensing distance of a touch and proximity sensitive touch sensor to thereby enable greater distance of detectability of a user in a proximity sensing mode of a touch sensor by driving a time varying voltage or drive signal onto a user who is also holding a touch sensor with at least one hand, and then sensing the drive signal from the user's fingers or thumb on sense electrodes that are on the touch sensor when the fingers are within a proximity sensing distance of sense electrodes in the touch sensor.
Abstract:
A system and method for measuring pressure by using two substrates that are separated by a distance, each substrate having at least one electrode, and wherein touch sensor capacitance circuitry coupled to electrodes on each of the substrates and transmitting a drive signal may be used to detect a bending or deflection of at least one of the substrates by measuring a change in distance between the electrodes on the different substrates when pressure is applied to one of the substrates, and wherein a compressible substrate may be disposed between the two substrates.
Abstract:
A system and method for increasing the proximity sensing distance of a touch and proximity sensitive touch sensor to thereby enable greater distance of detectability of a user in a proximity sensing mode of a touch sensor by driving a time varying voltage or drive signal onto a user who is also holding a touch sensor with at least one hand, and then sensing the drive signal from the user's fingers or thumb on sense electrodes that are on the touch sensor when the fingers are within a proximity sensing distance of sense electrodes in the touch sensor.
Abstract:
A system and method for measuring pressure by using two substrates that are separated by a distance, each substrate having at least one electrode, and wherein touch sensor capacitance circuitry coupled to electrodes on each of the substrates and transmitting a drive signal may be used to detect a bending or deflection of at least one of the substrates by measuring a change in distance between the electrodes on the different substrates when pressure is applied to one of the substrates, and wherein a compressible substrate may be disposed between the two substrates.
Abstract:
A system and method for providing control of an object within a multi-dimensional environment that is being shown on a computer display, wherein two objects such as fingers define two points of contact on a touch sensor, a line being defined between the two points, a center point on the line between the two fingers being calculated and defined as a pivot point, and a perpendicular bisector of the line and that passes through the pivot point may be used to define a forward facing direction of an object within the multi-dimensional environment that is shown on the display screen, wherein the pivot point may be defined as being at a center or at a front facing point of the object
Abstract:
A system and method for correcting non-linear tracking of objects that may change size when moving on a large touch sensor having a relatively large space between electrodes by dynamic compensating on-the-fly by constantly calculating the size of a finger as measured by the touch sensor, and then scaling that measured size so that look-up tables may be used to compensate for any size finger in the X and Y axes.
Abstract:
A system and method for enabling noise avoidance between multiple capacitive touch sensing circuits operating in a same device and which may interfere with each other, wherein a master controller is coupled to all of the capacitive touch sensing circuits to prevent them from using measurement frequencies and from jumping to new measurement frequencies that may interfere with each other, thereby allowing the capacitive touch sensing circuits to function properly.
Abstract:
A system and method for providing a virtual reality game controller with improved functionality by providing capacitive touch and proximity sensors on the controller to enable additional feedback to the user such that interaction with a physical object such as a game controller may be translated into interaction with a virtual tool in a virtual environment such as providing a visual indication in the virtual environment that a finger or thumb is approaching a button of a physical game controller.
Abstract:
A system and method for using haptic technology to generate audible feedback or audible and tactile feedback when using a touch sensor to provide information about the nature of contact with the touch sensor, wherein the system and method may be independent of operating system and driver, but instead be integrated into the touch sensor system.