公开(公告)号：US09182861B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-10

申请号：US13740121

申请日：2013-01-11

Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated

Inventor： Mihai Bulea ,  Derek Solven ,  Joseph Kurth Reynolds ,  David Hoch ,  Tracy Scott Dattalo

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/04112

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device that includes a plurality of sensing elements that are interconnected in desired way to acquire positional information of an input object, so that the acquired positional information can be used by other system components to control a display or other useful system components. One or more of the embodiments described herein, utilizes one or more of the techniques and sensor electrode array configuration disclosed herein to reduce or minimize the number of traces and/or electrodes required to sense the position of an input object within a sensing region of the input device.

公开(公告)号：US20140267143A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US13887398

申请日：2013-05-06

Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Patrick Worfolk ,  Adam Schwartz ,  Mihai Bulea

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0416

Abstract: A processing system for a transcapacitive input device configured to detect input objects in a sensing region of the input device includes a transmitter module including transmitter circuitry, a receiver module, and a determination module. The transmitter module is configured to simultaneously transmit, using a plurality of transmitter electrodes, a plurality of transmitter signals according to a plurality of significantly non-orthogonal digital codes. At least two codes of the plurality of significantly non-orthogonal digital codes are significantly non-orthogonal. The receiver module is configured to receive, with a plurality of receiver electrodes, a plurality of resulting signals. Each resulting signal of the plurality of resulting signals comprises multiple effects corresponding to multiple transmitter signals of the plurality of transmitter signals. The determination module is configured to determine object information for input in the sensing region using the plurality of resulting signals.

Abstract translation: 一种用于检测输入设备的感测区域中的输入物体的转录输入设备的处理系统包括：发射器模块，包括发射器电路，接收器模块和确定模块。 发射机模块被配置为根据多个显着非正交的数字码同时发射使用多个发射机电极的多个发射机信号。 多个显着非正交数字码中的至少两个码显着非正交。 接收器模块被配置为用多个接收器电极接收多个结果信号。 多个结果信号的每个结果信号包括对应于多个发射机信号的多个发射机信号的多个效应。 确定模块被配置为使用多个所得到的信号来确定在感测区域中的输入的对象信息。

公开(公告)号：US20140132552A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-15

申请号：US13676320

申请日：2012-11-14

Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED

Inventor： David Hoch ,  Mihai Bulea

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/045

Abstract: A processing system includes a transmitter module, a receiver module, and a determination module. The transmitter module is configured to drive a first contact, a second contact, and a third contact of a first transmitter electrode, wherein the first contact is disposed between the second contact and the third contact. This produces a first voltage gradient between the first contact and the second contact, and produces a second voltage gradient between the first contact and the third contact. The receiver module receives, with a first receiver electrode, a first resulting signal including effects of the first voltage gradient, and to receive, with a second receiver electrode, a second resulting signal comprising effects of the second voltage gradient. The determination module determines positional information for an input object located within a sensing region based on the first resulting signal and the second resulting signal.

Abstract translation: 处理系统包括发射机模块，接收机模块和确定模块。 发射器模块被配置为驱动第一发射器电极的第一接触，第二接触和第三接触，其中第一接触件设置在第二接触件和第三接触件之间。 这产生第一触点和第二触点之间的第一电压梯度，并且在第一触点和第三触点之间产生第二电压梯度。 接收器模块利用第一接收器电极接收包括第一电压梯度的影响的第一结果信号，并且用第二接收器电极接收包括第二电压梯度效应的第二结果信号。 确定模块基于第一结果信号和第二结果信号来确定位于感测区域内的输入对象的位置信息。

公开(公告)号：US20130181942A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-18

申请号：US13740121

申请日：2013-01-11

Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated

Inventor： Mihai Bulea ,  Derek Solven ,  Joseph Kurth Reynolds ,  David Hoch ,  Tracy Scott Dattalo

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/04112

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device that includes a plurality of sensing elements that are interconnected in desired way to acquire positional information of an input object, so that the acquired positional information can be used by other system components to control a display or other useful system components. One or more of the embodiments described herein, utilizes one or more of the techniques and sensor electrode array configuration disclosed herein to reduce or minimize the number of traces and/or electrodes required to sense the position of an input object within a sensing region of the input device.

Abstract translation: 本发明的实施例通常提供一种输入设备，其包括以期望的方式互连以获取输入对象的位置信息的多个感测元件，使得所获取的位置信息可被其他系统组件用于控制显示器或其他 有用的系统组件。 本文所述的一个或多个实施例利用本文公开的一种或多种技术和传感器电极阵列配置来减少或最小化在所述感测区域内检测输入物体的位置所需的迹线和/或电极的数量 输入设备。

公开(公告)号：US11914820B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17739058

申请日：2022-05-06

Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated

Inventor： Chunbo Liu ,  Mihai Bulea

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044

Abstract: A processing system including an amplifier configured to generate, from multiple spatial-common-mode-processed signals, a spatial common mode estimate and multiple feedback signals. The processing system includes multiple charge integrators configured to obtain resulting signals from the capacitive sensor electrodes, each of the resulting signals including a spatial common mode component and a residual noise component. The charge integrators generate multiple spatial-common-mode-processed signals by mitigating the spatial common mode component and the residual noise component in the resulting signals using the feedback signals. The processing system includes a programmable gain amplifier configured to determine the spatial common mode estimate.

公开(公告)号：US20190391684A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16017414

申请日：2018-06-25

Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Mihai Bulea ,  Felix Schmitt

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a capacitive function of ground plane displacement and gap distance, and optimizing, using the capacitive function, an optimization function to obtain multiple slice lengths. The slice lengths correspond to multiple gap distances between a first sensor electrode and a second sensor electrode. The method further includes defining a sensor electrode shape using slice lengths and gap distances, defining a sensor electrode pattern based on the sensor electrode shape, and storing the sensor electrode pattern.

公开(公告)号：US09870109B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US14924381

申请日：2015-10-27

Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated

Inventor： Mihai Bulea ,  Pascale El Kallassi

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04112

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are described for operating an electronic system which includes a first plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in a first layer and configured to detect input objects at an input surface of the input device, the first plurality of sensor electrodes including a first subset of transmitter electrodes; a second plurality of sensor electrodes configured to detect a force imparted to the input surface and configured for capacitive coupling with the first subset of transmitter electrodes; and a compressible dielectric configured to compress in response to force applied to the input surface. The capacitive coupling between the transmitter electrodes and the second plurality of sensor electrodes is configured to vary in response to the applied force.

公开(公告)号：US09817533B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US14918496

申请日：2015-10-20

Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Mihai Bulea ,  Derek Solven ,  Joseph Kurth Reynolds ,  David Hoch ,  Tracy Scott Dattalo

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/04112

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device that includes a plurality of sensing elements that are interconnected in desired way to acquire positional information of an input object, so that the acquired positional information can be used by other system components to control a display or other useful system components. One or more of the embodiments described herein, utilizes one or more of the techniques and sensor electrode array configuration disclosed herein to reduce or minimize the number of traces and/or electrodes required to sense the position of an input object within a sensing region of the input device.

公开(公告)号：US20160132184A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-12

申请号：US14997256

申请日：2016-01-15

Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated

Inventor： Mihai Bulea

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide devices and methods that facilitate improved input device performance. Specifically, the devices and methods provide improved resistance to the effect of interference on input devices, and in particular, to the effect of unison noise on proximity sensors that use capacitive techniques to generate images of sensor values. The devices and methods provide improved resistance to the effects of interface by using images of sensor values and one or more profiles of sensor values. An image of sensor values is combined with one or more profiles of sensor values to produce a modified image of sensor values, the modified image having reduced errors due to noise. This reduction in errors due to noise can improve the accuracy and performance of the input device.

Abstract translation: 这里描述的实施例提供了便于改进的输入设备性能的设备和方法。 具体地说，这些装置和方法提供了改善的对干扰对输入装置的影响的抵抗力，特别是对使用电容技术产生传感器值图像的接近传感器的一致噪声的影响。 这些装置和方法通过使用传感器值的图像和传感器值的一个或多个轮廓来提供对接口效果的改进的抵抗力。 传感器值的图像与传感器值的一个或多个轮廓组合，以产生传感器值的修改图像，修正后的图像具有由于噪声导致的误差。 由于噪声导致的误差减少可以提高输入设备的精度和性能。

公开(公告)号：US20150277620A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-01

申请号：US14230315

申请日：2014-03-31

Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Mihai Bulea

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G06F3/0202 ,  H01H13/7065 ,  H01H2221/036 ,  H01H2221/04 ,  H01H2221/044 ,  H01H2221/05 ,  H01H2221/072 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H03K17/98 ,  H03K2217/96054 ,  H03K2217/960755

Abstract: An input device including a keyboard having a plurality of key assemblies, each of at least a subset of the key assemblies including a key cap having a top surface configured to be contacted by an input object, a key base disposed underneath the key cap and including a capacitive sensor, and a deformable dielectric disposed between the key cap and the key base. The deformable dielectric and the capacitive sensor have a first area of contact when the key cap is in a non-activated position, and a second area of contact greater than the first area during activation of the key cap.

Abstract translation: 一种输入设备，包括具有多个键组件的键盘，所述键组件的至少一个子集包括具有被配置为与输入对象接触的顶表面的键帽，设置在所述键帽下方的键座， 电容传感器和设置在键帽和键座之间的可变形电介质。 当钥匙盖处于非启动位置时，可变形电介质和电容传感器具有第一接触区域，并且在钥匙盖的启动期间具有大于第一区域的第二接触区域。