-
公开(公告)号：US09891738B2
公开(公告)日：2018-02-13
申请号：US14742500
申请日：2015-06-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brian Q. Huppi , Martin P. Grunthaner , John G. Elias , Sinan Filiz , Steven P. Hotelling
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F3/043 , G06F3/023 , G06F3/0488
CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 , G06F3/023 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/043 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/04886 , G06F2203/04106 , G06F2203/04808
Abstract: An electronic device that senses home button inputs through ultrasonic force sensing. The electronic device may correlate that amount of force that a user applies to the home button with a specific home button command. In certain embodiments, the system may combine the force of touch information with other information that is sensed for a particular touch to correlate the touch input with a greater number of home button commands. A home button embodiment discussed herein may include a home button image that is displayed on a touch sensitive panel. In other embodiments, a home button may be located outside of the boundaries of a touch sensitive panel.
-
公开(公告)号：US20170344143A1
公开(公告)日：2017-11-30
申请号：US15681215
申请日：2017-08-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brian Q. Huppi , Martin P. Grunthaner , John G. Elias , Sinan Filiz , Steven P. Hotelling
IPC: G06F3/043 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044
CPC classification number: G06F3/043 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/04883 , G06F2203/04104 , G06F2203/04106 , G06F2203/04808
Abstract: An input/output device for a computing device including one or more touch sensors and one or more force sensors. The touch sensors sense data including one or more locations at which a contact or near-contact occurs. The force sensor sense data including a measure of an amount of force presented at the one or more locations at which a contact occurs. The touch sensors and the force sensors responsive to signals occurring in response to whether the signals are in response to contact or in response to an amount of force. The input/output device also includes one or more circuits coupled to the touch sensors and to the force sensors, and capable of combining information from both sensors.
-
公开(公告)号：US20170300161A1
公开(公告)日：2017-10-19
申请号：US15633187
申请日：2017-06-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sinan Filiz , James E. Pedder , Charley T. Ogata , John Stephen Smith , Dhaval Chandrakant Patel , Shin John Choi , Brian Q. Huppi , Christopher J. Butler , Martin P. Grunthaner
Abstract: An optical force sensor that may compensate for environmental effects, including, for example, variations in temperature of the device or the surroundings. In some examples, two force-sensitive layers are separated by a compliant layer. The relative electrical response of the two force-sensitive layers may be used to compute an estimate of the force of a touch that reduces the effect of variations in temperature. In some examples, piezoelectric films having anisotropic strain properties are used to reduce the effects of temperature.
-
公开(公告)号：US09791958B2
公开(公告)日：2017-10-17
申请号：US15403034
申请日：2017-01-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Bingrui Yang , Martin P. Grunthaner , Steven P. Hotelling
CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 , G01L1/22 , G01L1/2262 , G06F3/0418 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/045 , G06F3/047 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04105 , H03K17/9625 , H04M1/0266 , H04M1/7258 , H04M1/72583
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which components such as a display are mounted. A strain gauge may be mounted on a layer of the display such as a cover layer or may be mounted on a portion of the housing or other support structure. The layer of material on which the strain gauge is mounted may be configured to flex in response to pressure applied by a finger of a user. The strain gauge may serve as a button for the electronic device or may form part of other input circuitry. A differential amplifier and analog-to-digital converter circuit may be used to gather and process strain gauge signals. The strain gauge may be formed form variable resistor structures that make up part of a bridge circuit that is coupled to the differential amplifier. The bridge circuit may be configured to reduce the impact of capacitively coupled noise.
-
公开(公告)号：US20170046008A1
公开(公告)日：2017-02-16
申请号：US15306054
申请日：2014-04-21
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Cheng Chen , Erik A. Uttermann , Kevin D. Gibbs , Manu Agarwal , Martin P. Grunthaner
IPC: G06F3/041 , G02F1/1333 , G06F3/044
CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 , G02F1/13338 , G02F1/133514 , G02F1/133528 , G02F1/13439 , G02F1/1368 , G02F2001/133302 , G02F2201/121 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04103 , G06F2203/04106 , G06F2203/04107
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to forming an area on a touchscreen which electrically isolates a portion of the viewable area of the touchscreen from a capacitive sensor associated with the touchscreen.
Abstract translation: 所公开的实施例涉及在触摸屏上形成区域，其将触摸屏的可视区域的一部分与与触摸屏相关联的电容传感器电隔离。
-
Patent Agency Ranking
公开(公告)号：US20160378255A1
公开(公告)日：2016-12-29
申请号：US15038972
申请日：2013-11-26
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Christopher J. Butler , Martin P. Grunthaner , Peter W. Richards , Romain A. Teil , Sinan Filiz
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/0346 , G01L25/00 , G01L1/14
CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 , G01L1/14 , G01L1/146 , G01L25/00 , G06F1/1694 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/044
Abstract: A method of calibrating a force sensor that includes an input surface and an array of sensing elements. The input has a number of test locations and is deformable under applied force. The force sensor is mounted in a predetermined test orientation. For each test location of the plurality of test locations on the input surface of the force sensor a predetermined test force to the test location. An element calibration value is measured for each sensing element of the array of sensing elements of the force sensor. An (x, y) deformation map of the input surface of the force sensor corresponding to the application of the predetermined test force to the test location is determined based on the measured element calibration values.
Abstract translation: 一种校准包含输入表面和感测元件阵列的力传感器的方法。 输入具有多个测试位置，并且在施加的力下可变形。 力传感器以预定的测试方向安装。 对于力传感器的输入表面上的多个测试位置的每个测试位置，到测试位置的预定测试力。 测量力传感器的感测元件阵列的每个感测元件的元素校准值。 基于测量的元件校准值来确定对应于预定试验力施加到测试位置的力传感器的输入表面的（x，y）变形图。
-
公开(公告)号：US20160103542A1
公开(公告)日：2016-04-14
申请号：US14972041
申请日：2015-12-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Charley T. Ogata , Martin P. Grunthaner , Michael B. Wittenberg , Peter W. Richards , Romain A. Teil , Steven P. Hotelling
CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 , G06F1/1643 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04105
Abstract: A force-sensitive device for electronic device. The force inputs may be detected by measuring changes in capacitance, as measured by surface flex of a device having a flexible touchable surface, causing flex at a compressible gap within the device. A capacitive sensor responsive to changes in distance across the compressible gap. The sensor can be positioned above or below, or within, a display element, and above or below, or within, a backlight unit. The device can respond to bending, twisting, or other deformation, to adjust those zero force measurements. The device can use measure of surface flux that appear at positions on the surface not directly the subject of applied force, such as when the user presses on a part of the frame or a surface without capacitive sensors.
-
公开(公告)号：US20160098131A1
公开(公告)日：2016-04-07
申请号：US14616059
申请日：2015-02-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Charley T. Ogata , Martin P. Grunthaner , Michael B. Wittenberg , Peter W. Richards , Romain A. Teil , Steven P. Hotelling
Abstract: A force-sensitive device for electronic device. The force inputs may be detected by measuring changes in capacitance, as measured by surface flex of a device having a flexible touchable surface, causing flex at a compressible gap within the device. A capacitive sensor responsive to changes in distance across the compressible gap. The sensor can be positioned above or below, or within, a display element, and above or below, or within, a backlight unit. The device can respond to bending, twisting, or other deformation, to adjust those zero force measurements. The device can use measure of surface flux that appear at positions on the surface not directly the subject of applied force, such as when the user presses on a part of the frame or a surface without capacitive sensors.
Abstract translation: 电子装置的力敏装置。 力输入可以通过测量电容的变化来检测，如通过具有柔性可触摸表面的装置的表面弯曲所测量的，导致在装置内的可压缩间隙处的挠曲。 响应于可压缩间隙的距离变化的电容式传感器。 传感器可以位于显示元件的上方或下方，或者位于背光单元的上方或下方或之内。 该装置可以响应弯曲，扭曲或其他变形，以调整这些零力测量。 该装置可以使用出现在表面上的位置处的测量，而不是直接施加力的对象，例如当用户按压在框架的一部分上或没有电容传感器的表面时。
-
公开(公告)号：US20160062530A1
公开(公告)日：2016-03-03
申请号：US14742500
申请日：2015-06-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brian Q. Huppi , Martin P. Grunthaner , John G. Elias , Sinan Filiz , Steven P. Hotelling
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/043
CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 , G06F3/023 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/043 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/04886 , G06F2203/04106 , G06F2203/04808
Abstract: An electronic device that senses home button inputs through ultrasonic force sensing. The electronic device may correlate that amount of force that a user applies to the home button with a specific home button command. In certain embodiments, the system may combine the force of touch information with other information that is sensed for a particular touch to correlate the touch input with a greater number of home button commands. A home button embodiment discussed herein may include a home button image that is displayed on a touch sensitive panel. In other embodiments, a home button may be located outside of the boundaries of a touch sensitive panel.
Abstract translation: 通过超声波力感测感应家庭按钮输入的电子设备。 电子设备可以将用户应用于家庭按钮的力量与特定的家庭按钮命令相关联。 在某些实施例中，系统可以将触摸信息的力与针对特定触摸感测到的触摸输入与更多数量的主页按钮命令相关联的其他信息组合。 本文讨论的家庭按钮实施例可以包括显示在触摸敏感面板上的家庭按钮图像。 在其他实施例中，主按钮可以位于触敏面板的边界之外。
-
公开(公告)号：US20150370396A1
公开(公告)日：2015-12-24
申请号：US14651214
申请日：2013-03-15
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Steven P. Hotelling , Martin P. Grunthaner , Peter W. Richards , Romain A. Teil , Charley T. Ogata , Michael E. Wittenberg
CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04106 , G06F2203/04107
Abstract: A force sensing device for electronic device. The force inputs may be detected by measuring changes in capacitance, as measured by surface flex of a device having a flexible touchable surface, causing flex at a compressible gap within the device. A capacitive sensor responsive to changes in distance across the compressible gap. The sensor can be positioned above or below, or within, a display element, and above or below, or within, a backlight unit. The device can respond to bending, twisting, or other deformation, to adjust those zero force measurements. The device can use measure of surface flux that appear at positions on the surface not directly the subject of applied force, such as when the user presses on a part of the frame or a surface without capacitive sensors.
Abstract translation: 一种用于电子设备的力传感装置。 力输入可以通过测量电容的变化来检测，如通过具有柔性可触摸表面的装置的表面弯曲所测量的，导致在装置内的可压缩间隙处的挠曲。 响应于可压缩间隙的距离变化的电容式传感器。 传感器可以位于显示元件的上方或下方，或者位于背光单元的上方或下方或之内。 该装置可以响应弯曲，扭曲或其他变形，以调整这些零力测量。 该装置可以使用出现在表面上的位置处的测量，而不是直接施加力的对象，例如当用户按压在框架的一部分上或没有电容传感器的表面时。
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Search Results
60
records
(took 0.031 seconds)
