公开(公告)号：US20160209982A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-21

申请号：US15083102

申请日：2016-03-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN ,  David AMM ,  Omar S. LEUNG ,  Christopher Tenzin MULLENS ,  Brian Michael KING ,  Brian R. LAND ,  Reese T. CUTLER

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F2203/04101

Abstract: Improved capacitive touch and hover sensing with a sensor array is provided. An AC ground shield positioned behind the sensor array and stimulated with signals of the same waveform as the signals driving the sensor array may concentrate the electric field extending from the sensor array and enhance hover sensing capability. The hover position and/or height of an object that is nearby, but not directly above, a touch surface of the sensor array, e.g., in the border area at the end of a touch screen, may be determined using capacitive measurements of sensors near the end of the sensor array by fitting the measurements to a model. Other improvements relate to the joint operation of touch and hover sensing, such as determining when and how to perform touch sensing, hover sensing, both touch and hover sensing, or neither.

Abstract translation: 提供了改进的电容式触摸和悬停感测与传感器阵列。 定位在传感器阵列后面并用与驱动传感器阵列的信号相同波形的信号刺激的AC接地屏蔽可以集中从传感器阵列延伸的电场并增强悬停感测能力。 传感器阵列的触摸表面（例如在触摸屏末端的边界区域）附近但不是直接在上方的物体的悬停位置和/或高度可以使用接近的传感器的电容测量来确定 传感器阵列的末端通过将测量值拟合到模型中。 其他改进涉及触摸和悬停感测的联合操作，例如确定何时以及如何执行触摸感测，悬停感测，触摸和悬停检测，或两者皆不一致。

公开(公告)号：US20130229376A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-05

申请号：US13868787

申请日：2013-04-23

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Christopher Tenzin MULLENS

IPC: G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/03543 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04808

Abstract: Embodiments are related to user input devices that accept complex user input including a combination of touch and push (or pick) input. Embodiments of the invention provide for selective ignoring or rejection of input received from such devices in order to avoid interpreting unintentional user actions as commands. Furthermore, some input signals can be modified. The selective rejection or modification can be performed by the user interface device itself or by a computing device that includes or is attached to the user interface device. The selective rejection or modification may be performed by a module that processes input signals, performs the necessary rejections and modifications and sends revised input signals to higher level modules.