公开(公告)号：US09665214B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US13434608

申请日：2012-03-29

申请人： Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  Jeffrey A. Small

发明人： Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  Jeffrey A. Small

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0414

摘要： The embodiments described herein provide devices and methods that facilitate improved sensor devices. In one embodiment, a capacitive input device is provided that includes a processing system, a plurality of sensing electrodes configured to sense objects in a sensing region, a conductor, and a shield layer comprising at least one shield electrode, where the at least one shield electrode is disposed between the plurality of sensing electrodes and the conductor. The processing system is configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode. When operating in the first mode the processing system is configured to determine position information for objects in the sensing region using the plurality of sensing electrodes. When operating in a second mode the processing system is configured to electrically float the at least one shield electrode and to determine force information for objects in the sensing region using the plurality of sensing electrodes.

公开(公告)号：US20130257784A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-03

申请号：US13434608

申请日：2012-03-29

申请人： Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  Jeffrey A. Small

发明人： Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  Jeffrey A. Small

IPC分类号： G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0414

摘要： The embodiments described herein provide devices and methods that facilitate improved sensor devices. In one embodiment, a capacitive input device is provided that includes a processing system, a plurality of sensing electrodes configured to sense objects in a sensing region, a conductor, and a shield layer comprising at least one shield electrode, where the at least one shield electrode is disposed between the plurality of sensing electrodes and the conductor. The processing system is configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode. When operating in the first mode the processing system is configured to determine position information for objects in the sensing region using the plurality of sensing electrodes. When operating in a second mode the processing system is configured to electrically float the at least one shield electrode and to determine force information for objects in the sensing region using the plurality of sensing electrodes.

摘要翻译： 这里描述的实施例提供了便于改进的传感器装置的装置和方法。 在一个实施例中，提供了一种电容输入设备，其包括处理系统，被配置为感测感测区域中的物体的多个感测电极，导体和包括至少一个屏蔽电极的屏蔽层，其中所述至少一个屏蔽 电极设置在多个感测电极和导体之间。 处理系统被配置为在第一模式和第二模式下操作。 当在第一模式下操作时，处理系统被配置为使用多个感测电极来确定感测区域中的对象的位置信息。 当在第二模式下操作时，处理系统被配置为使所述至少一个屏蔽电极电浮动并且使用所述多个感测电极来确定感测区域中的对象的力信息。

公开(公告)号：US09024643B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-05

申请号：US13536755

申请日：2012-06-28

申请人： Adam Schwartz ,  Joel Jordan ,  Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  Petr Shepelev

发明人： Adam Schwartz ,  Joel Jordan ,  Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  Petr Shepelev

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H03K17/96

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  H03K17/962 ,  H03K2217/960705

摘要： The embodiments described herein thus provide devices and methods that facilitate improved input devices. Specifically, the devices, systems and methods provide the ability to accurately determine user input using multiple different sensing regimes. The different sensing regimes can be used to facilitate accurate position determination of objects both at the surface and away from the surface. For example, the different sensing regimes can be used to determine position information for both ungloved and gloved fingers. In one embodiment the first sensing regime uses a first duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing and a first duty cycle of transcapacitive sensing. The second sensing regime uses a second duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing and a second duty cycle of transcapacitive sensing, where the second duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing is greater than the first duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing.

摘要翻译： 因此，本文所述的实施例提供了便于改进的输入装置的装置和方法。 具体来说，设备，系统和方法提供了使用多种不同感测方式准确地确定用户输入的能力。 可以使用不同的感测方案来促进在表面和远离表面的物体的精确位置确定。 例如，不同的感测方案可用于确定不受欢迎的和戴戴手套的手指的位置信息。 在一个实施例中，第一感测方案使用绝对电容感测的第一占空比和转位感测的第一占空比。 第二感测方案使用绝对电容感测的第二占空比和转位检测的第二占空比，其中绝对电容感测的第二占空比大于绝对电容感测的第一占空比。

公开(公告)号：US20140085249A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-27

申请号：US13626699

申请日：2012-09-25

申请人： Tom R. Vandermeijden

发明人： Tom R. Vandermeijden

IPC分类号： G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044

摘要： The embodiments described herein provide devices and methods that facilitate improved input device resistance to the effects of errors that may be caused by the motion of detected objects on such input devices, and in particular, to the effect of blurring and/or fragmenting. The devices and methods provide improved resistance to the effects of such errors by decoupling the image generating interval from the reporting interval. Specifically, the devices and methods enable the determination of the reporting rate independently of the period over which images of sensor values are generated. The devices and methods enable independent determination of the reporting rate by facilitating the setting of a second period, where images of sensor values are generated over a first period and the reporting interval is determined to include at least the sum of the first period and the second period.

摘要翻译： 这里描述的实施例提供了便于改进的输入设备抵抗可能由检测到的对象在这样的输入设备上的运动引起的错误的影响的设备和方法，特别是模糊和/或分段的效果。 这些设备和方法通过将图像生成间隔从报告间隔解耦来提供对这种错误的影响的改进的抵抗力。 具体地，设备和方法能够独立于生成传感器值的图像的周期来确定报告速率。 所述设备和方法能够通过促进第二周期的设置来独立地确定报告速率，其中传感器值的图像在第一时段内生成，并且报告间隔被确定为至少包括第一周期和第二周期的总和 期。

公开(公告)号：US20100090712A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-15

申请号：US12368692

申请日：2009-02-10

申请人： Tom R. Vandermeijden

发明人： Tom R. Vandermeijden

IPC分类号： G01R27/26 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04101

摘要： Methods, systems and devices are described for determining positional information for objects using a sensing device. The various embodiments provide improved user interface functionality by facilitating user input with both objects that are at the surfaced and objects that are away from the surface. The sensor device includes a processing system and a sensor array of sensing electrodes adapted to capacitively sense objects in a sensing region. First, the processing system is configured to determine positional information for objects at the surface in a first portion of the sensing region. Secondly, the processing system is configured to determine positional information for objects that are away from the surface and in a second portion of the sensing region, where the first portion of the sensing region is between the surface and the second portion of the sensing region.

摘要翻译： 描述了使用感测装置来确定对象的位置信息的方法，系统和装置。 各种实施例通过促进用户在表面上的两个对象和远离表面的对象的输入来提供改进的用户界面功能。 该传感器装置包括处理系统和感测电极的传感器阵列，其适于电容性地感测感测区域中的物体。 首先，处理系统被配置为确定感测区域的第一部分中的表面处的物体的位置信息。 其次，处理系统被配置为确定远离感测区域的表面和第二部分的物体的位置信息，其中感测区域的第一部分在感测区域的表面和第二部分之间。

公开(公告)号：US20140002114A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-02

申请号：US13536755

申请日：2012-06-28

申请人： Adam Schwartz ,  Joel Jordan ,  Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  Petr Shepelev

发明人： Adam Schwartz ,  Joel Jordan ,  Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  Petr Shepelev

IPC分类号： G01R27/26

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  H03K17/962 ,  H03K2217/960705

摘要： The embodiments described herein thus provide devices and methods that facilitate improved input devices. Specifically, the devices, systems and methods provide the ability to accurately determine user input using multiple different sensing regimes. The different sensing regimes can be used to facilitate accurate position determination of objects both at the surface and away from the surface. For example, the different sensing regimes can be used to determine position information for both ungloved and gloved fingers. In one embodiment the first sensing regime uses a first duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing and a first duty cycle of transcapacitive sensing. The second sensing regime uses a second duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing and a second duty cycle of transcapacitive sensing, where the second duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing is greater than the first duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing.

摘要翻译： 因此，本文所述的实施例提供了便于改进的输入装置的装置和方法。 具体来说，设备，系统和方法提供了使用多种不同感测方式准确地确定用户输入的能力。 可以使用不同的感测方案来促进在表面和远离表面的物体的精确位置确定。 例如，不同的感测方案可用于确定不受欢迎的和戴戴手套的手指的位置信息。 在一个实施例中，第一感测方案使用绝对电容感测的第一占空比和转位感测的第一占空比。 第二感测方案使用绝对电容感测的第二占空比和转位检测的第二占空比，其中绝对电容感测的第二占空比大于绝对电容感测的第一占空比。

公开(公告)号：US08330474B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-11

申请号：US12368692

申请日：2009-02-10

申请人： Tom R. Vandermeijden

发明人： Tom R. Vandermeijden

IPC分类号： G01R27/26

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04101

摘要： Methods, systems and devices are described for determining positional information for objects using a sensing device. The various embodiments provide improved user interface functionality by facilitating user input with both objects that are at the surfaced and objects that are away from the surface. The sensor device includes a processing system and a sensor array of sensing electrodes adapted to capacitively sense objects in a sensing region. First, the processing system is configured to determine positional information for objects at the surface in a first portion of the sensing region. Secondly, the processing system is configured to determine positional information for objects that are away from the surface and in a second portion of the sensing region, where the first portion of the sensing region is between the surface and the second portion of the sensing region.

摘要翻译： 描述了使用感测装置来确定对象的位置信息的方法，系统和装置。 各种实施例通过促进用户在表面上的两个对象和远离表面的对象的输入来提供改进的用户界面功能。 该传感器装置包括处理系统和感测电极的传感器阵列，其适于电容性地感测感测区域中的物体。 首先，处理系统被配置为确定感测区域的第一部分中的表面处的物体的位置信息。 其次，处理系统被配置为确定远离感测区域的表面和第二部分的物体的位置信息，其中感测区域的第一部分在感测区域的表面和第二部分之间。

公开(公告)号：US07143043B1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-28

申请号：US09558900

申请日：2000-04-26

申请人： Tom R. Vandermeijden

发明人： Tom R. Vandermeijden

IPC分类号： G10L15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0233 ,  G06F3/0237 ,  H04M1/271 ,  H04M2250/70

摘要： An improved approach for resolving overloaded keys (i.e., ambiguous keys) in constrained data entry computing systems is disclosed. A combination of an ambiguous key entry and a corresponding voice input are used to particularly identify an entered key. Examples, of constrained data entry computing systems include palm-sized computers, mobile phones (including cellular), Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs), Internet appliances, etc.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于解决受限数据输入计算系统中的重载密钥（即模糊密钥）的改进方法。 使用不明确的密钥条目和对应的语音输入的组合来特别地识别输入的密钥。 受限数据输入计算系统的例子包括手掌大小的计算机，移动电话（包括蜂窝），便携式数字助理（PDA），互联网设备等。

公开(公告)号：US07127238B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-24

申请号：US09945414

申请日：2001-08-31

申请人： Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  Adam H. E. Eberbach

发明人： Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  Adam H. E. Eberbach

IPC分类号： H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04M19/041 ,  H04M1/274516 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M1/72561 ,  H04M3/42042

摘要： A mobile telephone comprises a telephony unit to process wireless telephony signals and a browser to enable the user to navigate hypermedia information via a wireless network. The telephony unit receives a signal indicating an incoming telephone call with Caller-ID information. The telephony unit provides the Caller-ID information to the browser, which uses the Caller-ID information to identify an action or data previously associated with the Caller-ID information. In one embodiment, the browser looks up ring tone data associated with the Caller-ID information and provides the ring tone data to the telephony unit, which causes a ring tone to be generated based on the ring tone data. Distinctive ring tones may be associated with particular callers or groups of callers. The browser may request ring tone data from a remote server over the wireless network.

摘要翻译： 移动电话包括用于处理无线电话信号的电话单元和浏览器，以使用户能够经由无线网络导航超媒体信息。 电话单元用呼叫者ID信息接收指示进入电话呼叫的信号。 电话单元向浏览器提供呼叫者ID信息，其使用呼叫者ID信息来识别先前与呼叫者ID信息相关联的动作或数据。 在一个实施例中，浏览器查找与呼叫者ID信息相关联的铃声数据，并将呼叫铃音数据提供给电话单元，这导致基于铃音数据生成铃音。 独特的铃声可能与特定的呼叫者或呼叫者组有关。 浏览器可以通过无线网络从远程服务器请求铃声数据。

公开(公告)号：US08321572B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-27

申请号：US13236581

申请日：2011-09-19

申请人： Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  James P. La Fleur

发明人： Tom R. Vandermeijden ,  James P. La Fleur

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L61/157 ,  G06F17/30887 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/1216 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04M1/56 ,  H04M1/72522 ,  H04M1/72561 ,  H04W4/12

摘要： In a technique for enhancing discoverability and increasing usage of a web browser in a mobile device on a wireless network, a server system coupled to the wireless network receives a signal representing initiation of a voice call from the mobile device. In response, the server system performs a lookup to determine whether a website is associated with the telephone number being called. If a website is associated with the telephone number being called and the mobile device has the capability to access and display the website, the server system sends an Alert to the mobile device, causing the mobile device to notify its user about the website. The user may then input a selection to either access the website instead of completing the call or to proceed with the voice call.

摘要翻译： 在用于增强在无线网络上的移动设备中的网络浏览器的可发现性和增加使用的技术中，耦合到无线网络的服务器系统从移动设备接收表示启动语音呼叫的信号。 作为响应，服务器系统执行查找以确定网站是否与被呼叫的电话号码相关联。 如果一个网站与所呼叫的电话号码相关联，并且移动设备具有访问和显示网站的能力，则服务器系统向移动设备发送警报，导致移动设备向用户通知该网站。 然后，用户可以输入选择以访问网站，而不是完成呼叫或继续进行语音呼叫。