公开(公告)号：US20120306800A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-06

申请号：US13584725

申请日：2012-08-13

申请人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

发明人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06K9/00375 ,  G06T5/002 ,  G06T5/20 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/41

摘要： Techniques for identifying irregular objects in contact with, or in close proximity to, a touch-surface are described. An irregularity measure is determined based on the regions intrinsic characteristics (e.g., energy content) rather than on the shape (or pattern) of the pixels within the region.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于识别与触摸表面接触或非常接近的不规则物体的技术。 基于区域固有特性（例如能量含量）而不是区域内的像素的形状（或图案）来确定不规则度量。

公开(公告)号：US20120023459A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US13250955

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

发明人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04808 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： The selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch sensor panel is disclosed. In addition, by providing certain exceptions to the rejection of edge contacts, the functionality of the touch sensor panel can be maximized. Contacts in edge bands around the perimeter of a touch sensor panel can be ignored. However, if a contact in the edge band moves beyond a threshold distance or speed, it can be recognized as part of a gesture. To accommodate different finger sizes, the size of the edge band can be modified based on the identification of the finger or thumb. Furthermore, if contacts in the center region of a touch sensor panel track the movement of contacts in the edge band, the contacts in the edge band can be recognized as part of a gesture.

摘要翻译： 公开了触摸传感器面板的边缘区域中的触摸触点的选择性拒绝。 此外，通过为边缘接触的拒绝提供某些例外，可以使触摸传感器面板的功能最大化。 可以忽略触摸传感器面板周边边缘带的触点。 然而，如果边​​缘带中的触点移动超过阈值距离或速度，则可以将其识别为手势的一部分。 为了适应不同的手指尺寸，可以基于手指或拇指的识别来修改边缘带的尺寸。 此外，如果触摸传感器面板的中心区域中的触点跟踪边缘带中的触点的移动，则可以将边缘波段中的触点识别为手势的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20120019468A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US13251013

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Christopher Tenzin Mullens

发明人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Christopher Tenzin Mullens

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06K11/06

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

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 实施例涉及接受包括触摸和推送（或拾取）输入的组合的复杂用户输入的用户输入设备。 本发明的实施例提供选择性地忽略或拒绝从这些设备接收的输入，以避免将无意的用户动作解释为命令。 此外，可以修改一些输入信号。 选择性拒绝或修改可以由用户界面设备本身或由包括或附接到用户界面设备的计算设备执行。 选择性拒绝或修改可以由处理输入信号的模块执行，执行必要的拒绝和修改，并将修改的输入信号发送到更高级别的模块。

公开(公告)号：US20120019452A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US12891635

申请日：2010-09-27

申请人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

发明人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04808

摘要： Selection of input of a touch sensing surface is provided. Contacts on or near a surface are tracked to obtain touch information of the contacts. A first gesture is detected corresponding to first touch information of a number of contacts performing an activity, and a first input corresponding to the first gesture is selected. A second gesture is detected corresponding to second touch information of a number of contacts performing an activity. A determination of whether to select a second input corresponding to the second gesture is made. The second input is selected if third information satisfies a predetermined criteria, and the first input is maintained if the third information does not satisfy the predetermined criteria.

公开(公告)号：US20110175837A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：US13072618

申请日：2011-03-25

申请人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Joshua A. Strickon

发明人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Joshua A. Strickon

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/155

摘要： The application of a watershed algorithm to pixels and their touch values obtained from a scan of a touch sensor panel to determine patches corresponding to images of touch is disclosed. Prior to applying the watershed algorithm, background pixels having little or no touch values can be eliminated. A primary merge algorithm can then merge adjacent patches together when the saddle point between them is shallow as compared to the peak represented by the patches. However, if two candidate patches for merging have a total number of pixels below a certain threshold, these two patches may not be merged under the assumption that the patches might have been caused by different fingertips. Conversely, if two candidate patches for merging have a total number of pixels above a certain threshold, these two patches can be merged under the assumption that the patches were caused by a single thumb or palm.

公开(公告)号：US20120287074A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：US13560719

申请日：2012-07-27

申请人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

发明人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06K9/00375 ,  G06T7/11

摘要： Techniques for identifying and discriminating between different types of contacts to a multi-touch touch-screen device are described. Illustrative contact types include fingertips, thumbs, palms and cheeks. By way of example, thumb contacts may be distinguished from fingertip contacts using a patch eccentricity parameter. In addition, by non-linearly deemphasizing pixels in a touch-surface image, a reliable means of distinguishing between large objects (e.g., palms) from smaller objects (e.g., fingertips, thumbs and a stylus) is described.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于识别和区分不同类型的触点到多点触摸触摸屏设备的技术。 说明性的接触类型包括指尖，拇指，手掌和脸颊。 作为示例，拇指触点可以使用贴片偏心参数与指尖触点区分开。 此外，通过非线性去加重触摸表面图像中的像素，描述了从较小对象（例如，指尖，拇指和触控笔）区分大对象（例如，手掌）的可靠手段。

公开(公告)号：US20120139860A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-07

申请号：US13372452

申请日：2012-02-13

申请人： Steve Porter HOTELLING ,  Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

发明人： Steve Porter HOTELLING ,  Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04808 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/42206 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N2005/443

摘要： One or more multi-touch skins can placed along three dimensions of an object. The one or more multi-touch skins enable multi-touch inputs during the operation of the object. The multi-touch inputs can be tracked to monitor the operation of the object and provide feedback to the operator of the object. The one or more multi-touch skins can further enable gestures for configuring and operating the object. The one or more multi-touch skins can also be used to implement any number of GUI interface objects and actions. A multi-touch skin that measures the force of a touch in one or more directions is also provided.

摘要翻译： 一个或多个多点触摸皮肤可以放置在对象的三维空间上。 一个或多个多点触控外壳在对象的操作期间启用多点触摸输入。 可以跟踪多点触摸输入以监视对象的操作并向对象的操作者提供反馈。 一个或多个多点触摸外观可以进一步启用用于配置和操作对象的手势。 一个或多个多点触控外壳也可以用于实现任意数量的GUI界面对象和动作。 还提供了在一个或多个方向上测量触摸力的多点触摸皮肤。

公开(公告)号：US20110169763A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-14

申请号：US13072623

申请日：2011-03-25

申请人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Joshua A. STRICKON

发明人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Joshua A. STRICKON

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/155

摘要： The application of a watershed algorithm to pixels and their touch values obtained from a scan of a touch sensor panel to determine patches corresponding to images of touch is disclosed. Prior to applying the watershed algorithm, background pixels having little or no touch values can be eliminated. A primary merge algorithm can then merge adjacent patches together when the saddle point between them is shallow as compared to the peak represented by the patches. However, if two candidate patches for merging have a total number of pixels below a certain threshold, these two patches may not be merged under the assumption that the patches might have been caused by different fingertips. Conversely, if two candidate patches for merging have a total number of pixels above a certain threshold, these two patches can be merged under the assumption that the patches were caused by a single thumb or palm.

摘要翻译： 公开了将分水岭算法应用于从触摸传感器面板的扫描获得的像素及其触摸值，以确定与触摸图像相对应的贴片。 在应用分水岭算法之前，可以消除很少或没有触摸值的背景像素。 然后，当与它们所代表的峰值相比，当它们之间的鞍点较浅时，主合并算法可以将相邻的块合并在一起。 然而，如果用于合并的两个候选补丁的总像素数低于某个阈值，则这两个补丁可能在假设补丁可能是由不同指尖引起的假设下合并。 相反，如果用于合并的两个候选补丁具有高于某个阈值的总像素数，则可以在假设补丁由单个拇指或手掌引起的情况下合并这两个补丁。

公开(公告)号：US20110080365A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-07

申请号：US12965327

申请日：2010-12-10

申请人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

发明人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06K9/00375

摘要： Techniques for identifying and discriminating between different input patterns to a multi-touch touch-screen device are described. By way of example, large objects hovering a short distance from the touch-surface (e.g., a cheek, thigh or chest) may be identified and distinguished from physical contacts to the surface. In addition, rough contacts due to, for example, ears and earlobes, may be similarly identified and distinguished from contacts due to fingers, thumbs, palms and finger clasps.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于识别和区分不同输入图案与多点触摸触摸屏设备的技术。 作为示例，可以识别从触摸表面（例如，脸颊，大腿或胸部）移动短距离的大对象，并将其与物理接触区分开到表面。 此外，由于耳朵和耳垂引起的粗糙接触可能被类似地识别，并且与手指，拇指，手掌和手指扣的接触不同。

公开(公告)号：US20110074725A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-31

申请号：US12571061

申请日：2009-09-30

申请人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Sean Erik O'Connor

发明人： Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Sean Erik O'Connor

IPC分类号： G06F3/045

CPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04104

摘要： Negative pixel compensation in a touch sensor panel is disclosed. The panel can compensate for a negative pixel effect in touch signal outputs due to poor grounding of an object touching the panel. To do so, the panel can reconstruct a captured touch image to remove negative pixel values indicative of the negative pixel effect and compute a composite image from the captured image and the reconstructed image to replace the captured image. In addition or alternatively, the panel can reconstruct a captured touch image to remove negative pixel values indicative of the negative pixel effect and replace the captured image with the reconstructed image.

摘要翻译： 公开了触摸传感器面板中的负像素补偿。 由于接触面板的物体接地不良，面板可以补偿触摸信号输出中的负像素效应。 为了这样做，面板可以重构捕获的触摸图像以去除指示负像素效应的负像素值，并从捕获的图像和重构图像计算合成图像以替换捕获的图像。 另外或替代地，面板可以重建捕获的触摸图像以去除指示负像素效应的负像素值，并用重构图像替换所捕获的图像。