TRANSCAPACITIVE SENSOR DEVICES WITH OHMIC SEAMS
    51.
    发明申请
    TRANSCAPACITIVE SENSOR DEVICES WITH OHMIC SEAMS 有权
    具有OHMIC SEAMS的传感器传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20110148435A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-23

    申请号:US12970898

    申请日:2010-12-16

    IPC分类号: G01R27/26

    摘要: A transcapacitive sensing device has and ohmic seam which sections a plurality of transmitter electrodes and also sections a plurality of receiver electrodes. A processing system is communicatively coupled with the transmitter electrodes and the receiver electrodes and configured to: transmit a first transmitter signal with a first transmitter electrode disposed on a first side of the ohmic seam; transmit a second transmitter signal with a second transmitter electrode disposed on a second side of the ohmic seam; receive a first response corresponding to said first transmitter signal with a first receiver electrode disposed on the first side of the ohmic seam; and receive a second response corresponding to said second transmitter signal with a second receiver electrode disposed on the second side of the ohmic seam.

    摘要翻译: 转录感测装置具有欧姆接缝,其对多个发射器电极进行分割,并且还对多个接收器电极进行切片。 处理系统与发射机电极和接收器电极通信地耦合,并且被配置为:用设置在欧姆接缝的第一侧上的第一发射器电极发射第一发射机信号; 用设置在欧姆接缝的第二侧上的第二发射器电极传输第二发射机信号; 接收与所述第一发射机信号对应的第一响应,其中第一接收器电极设置在欧姆接缝的第一侧上; 并且接收与所述第二发射机信号对应的第二响应,其中第二接收机电极设置在欧姆接缝的第二侧上。

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GUARDING A CHARGE TRANSFER CAPACITANCE SENSOR FOR PROXIMITY DETECTION
    52.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GUARDING A CHARGE TRANSFER CAPACITANCE SENSOR FOR PROXIMITY DETECTION 有权
    用于保护用于接近检测的电荷传输电容传感器的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20100308847A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-09

    申请号:US12856416

    申请日:2010-08-13

    IPC分类号: G01R27/26

    摘要: Methods, systems and devices are described for determining a measurable capacitance for proximity detection in a sensor having a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one guarding electrode. A charge transfer process is executed for at least two executions. The charge transfer process includes applying a pre-determined voltage to at least one of the plurality of sensing electrodes using a first switch, applying a first guard voltage to the at least one guarding electrode using a second switch, sharing charge between the at least one of the plurality of sensing electrodes and a filter capacitance, and applying a second guard voltage different from the first guard voltage to the at least one guarding electrode. A voltage is measured on the filter capacitance for a number of measurements equal to at least one to produce at least one result to determine the measurable capacitance for proximity detection.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于确定具有多个感测电极和至少一个保护电极的传感器中的接近检测的可测量电容的方法,系统和装置。 对至少两次执行执行电荷转移处理。 电荷转移过程包括使用第一开关向多个感测电极中的至少一个施加预定电压,使用第二开关向至少一个保护电极施加第一保护电压,在至少一个保护电极之间共享电荷 的多个感测电极和滤波电容,并且将不同于第一保护电压的第二保护电压施加到至少一个保护电极。 在滤波电容上测量等于至少一个的测量值,以产生至少一个结果,以确定接近检测的可测量电容。

    Methods and systems for detecting a capacitance using switched charge transfer techniques
    53.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems for detecting a capacitance using switched charge transfer techniques 有权
    使用开关电荷转移技术检测电容的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07449895B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-11

    申请号:US11446323

    申请日:2006-06-03

    IPC分类号: G01R27/26

    摘要: Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting a measurable capacitance using charge transfer techniques. According to various embodiments, a charge transfer process is performed for two or more times. During the charge transfer process, a pre-determined voltage is applied to the measurable capacitance, and the measurable capacitance is then allowed to share charge with a filter capacitance through a passive impedance that remains coupled to both the measurable capacitance and to the filter capacitance throughout the charge transfer process. The value of the measurable capacitance can then be determined as a function of a representation of a charge on the filter capacitance and the number of times that the charge transfer process was performed. Such a detection scheme may be readily implemented using conventional components, and can be particularly useful in sensing the position of a finger, stylus or other object with respect to an input sensor.

    摘要翻译: 描述了使用电荷转移技术检测可测量电容的方法,系统和装置。 根据各种实施方式,电荷转移处理进行2次以上。 在电荷转移过程中,将预定电压施加到可测量电容,然后允许可测量的电容通过被动阻抗与滤波电容共享电荷,该被动阻抗保持与可测量的电容和整个滤波电容耦合 电荷转移过程。 可测量电容的值可以根据滤波电容上的电荷的表示和电荷转移过程的次数来确定。 这种检测方案可以使用常规部件容易地实现,并且可以特别有用于感测手指,触针或其他物体相对于输入传感器的位置。

    Methods and systems for detecting a capacitance using sigma-delta measurement techniques

    公开(公告)号:US07423437B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-09

    申请号:US11928702

    申请日:2007-10-30

    IPC分类号: G01R27/26

    CPC分类号: G01R27/2605

    摘要: Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting a measurable capacitance using sigma-delta measurement techniques. According to various embodiments, a voltage is applied to the measurable capacitance using a first switch. The measurable capacitance is allowed to share charge with a passive network. If the charge on the passive network is past a threshold value, then the charge on the passive network is changed by a known amount for a sufficient number of repetitions until the measurable capacitance can be detected. Such a detection scheme may be readily implemented using conventional components, and can be particularly useful in sensing the position of a finger, stylus or other object with respect to a button, slider, touchpad or other input sensor.

    Interference sensing within a display device with an integrated sensing device
    55.
    发明授权
    Interference sensing within a display device with an integrated sensing device 有权
    具有集成感测装置的显示装置内的干涉感测

    公开(公告)号:US08907921B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-09

    申请号:US13598436

    申请日:2012-08-29

    IPC分类号: G06F3/045 G06F3/041 G06F3/044

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0416 G06F3/044

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a method and system for sensing interference in a display device having integrated input sensing. In various embodiments of the invention, input sensing performed on one or more rows of common electrodes may be operated for interference sensing, and, during the blanking period, some or all of the common electrodes may be operated for interference sensing. Interference measurements acquired during blanking periods may be used to increase the accuracy with which input sensing is performed, for example, by establishing one or more baseline interference values and/or determining that one or more common electrodes should be driven at a different frequency. In some embodiments, all of the common electrodes may be operated for interference sensing during a blanking period, while in other embodiments a portion of the common electrodes (e.g., one-third, one-half, etc.) may be operated for interference sensing during a blanking period.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例通常提供了一种用于感测具有集成输入感测的显示装置中的干扰的方法和系统。 在本发明的各种实施例中,对一行或多行公共电极执行的输入感测可以被操作用于干扰感测,并且在消隐期间,一些或所有公共电极可以被操作用于干扰感测。 在消隐期间获得的干扰测量可以用于增加执行输入感测的精度,例如通过建立一个或多个基线干扰值和/或确定一个或多个公共电极应以不同的频率驱动。 在一些实施例中,所有公共电极可以在消隐期间被操作用于干扰感测,而在其它实施例中,公共电极的一部分(例如,三分之一,一半等)可以被操作用于干扰感测 在消隐期间。

    System and method for signaling in sensor devices
    56.
    发明授权
    System and method for signaling in sensor devices 有权
    传感器设备信号的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08743080B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-03

    申请号:US13170035

    申请日:2011-06-27

    IPC分类号: G06F3/045

    CPC分类号: G08C19/12

    摘要: A processing system includes transmitter module, receiver module, and a demodulating module. The transmitter module comprises transmitter circuitry and is configured to simultaneously transmit a first transmitter signal with a first transmitter electrode and a second transmitter signal with a second transmitter electrode. The first transmitter signal includes a combination of a first heterodyne frequency and a carrier frequency. The second transmitter signal comprises a combination of a second heterodyne frequency and the carrier frequency. The receiver module comprise receiver circuitry and is configured to receive a first resulting signal with a receiver electrode, wherein the first resulting signal comprises first effects corresponding to the first transmitter signal and second effects corresponding to the second transmitter signal. The demodulating module is configured to demodulate the first resulting signal to produce a plurality of demodulation signals, wherein the demodulating module comprises a first mixer, a second mixer, a third mixer, a first filter, a second filter and a third filter. The first mixer includes a mixing frequency corresponding to the carrier frequency, the second mixer includes a mixing frequency corresponding to the first heterodyne frequency, and the third mixer includes a mixing frequency corresponding to the second heterodyne frequency.

    摘要翻译: 处理系统包括发射机模块,接收机模块和解调模块。 发射机模块包括发射机电路,并且被配置为与第二发射机电极同时发送具有第一发射机电极的第一发射机信号和第二发射机信号。 第一发射机信号包括第一外差频率和载波频率的组合。 第二发射机信号包括第二外差频率和载波频率的组合。 接收器模块包括接收器电路,并且被配置为用接收器电极接收第一结果信号,其中第一结果信号包括对应于第一发送器信号的第一效应和对应于第二发送器信号的第二效应。 解调模块被配置为解调第一结果信号以产生多个解调信号,其中解调模块包括第一混频器,第二混频器,第三混频器,第一滤波器,第二滤波器和第三滤波器。 第一混频器包括对应于载波频率的混频,第二混频器包括对应于第一外差频率的混频,第三混频器包括对应于第二外差频率的混频。

    Input device receiver path and transmitter path error diagnosis
    57.
    发明授权
    Input device receiver path and transmitter path error diagnosis 有权
    输入设备接收器路径和发射机路径错误诊断

    公开(公告)号:US08686735B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-01

    申请号:US13028876

    申请日:2011-02-16

    IPC分类号: G01R31/08

    摘要: An input device comprises a processing system coupled with a plurality of receiver paths. The processing system comprises a first capacitor and a bypass switch. The first capacitor is configured to be selectively coupled with the plurality of receiver paths. The bypass switch is configured for bypassing the first capacitor. The processing system is configured to selectively couple a first receiver path of the plurality of receiver paths with the first capacitor; acquire a measurement of a first resulting signal from at least one of the first receiver path or a second receiver path of the plurality of receiver paths while the first receiver path is coupled with the first capacitor and while the bypass switch is not bypassing the first capacitor; and determine whether the first receiver path is ohmically coupled with the second receiver path based on the measurement of the first resulting signal.

    摘要翻译: 输入设备包括与多个接收器路径耦合的处理系统。 处理系统包括第一电容器和旁路开关。 第一电容器被配置为选择性地与多个接收器路径耦合。 旁路开关配置为绕过第一个电容。 处理系统被配置为选择性地将多个接收机路径的第一接收机路径与第一电容器耦合; 当所述第一接收器路径与所述第一电容器耦合并且所述旁路开关不绕过所述第一电容器时,从所述多个接收器路径的所述第一接收器路径或第二接收器路径中的至少一个获取第一结果信号的测量值 ; 并且基于第一结果信号的测量来确定第一接收机路径是否与第二接收机路径欧姆耦合。

    SHIFTING CARRIER FREQUENCY TO AVOID INTERFERENCE
    58.
    发明申请
    SHIFTING CARRIER FREQUENCY TO AVOID INTERFERENCE 有权
    移动载波频率避免干扰

    公开(公告)号:US20110210940A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-01

    申请号:US13034687

    申请日:2011-02-24

    IPC分类号: G06F3/045

    摘要: In a method of avoiding interference in an integrated capacitive sensor device and display device, a first transmitter signal having a first frequency is transmitted with a combination electrode of the integrated capacitive sensor device and display device. The combination electrode is configured for both capacitive sensing and display updating. A shift is made from transmitting the first transmitter signal with the combination electrode to transmitting a second transmitter signal with the combination electrode. The shift is made by changing a duration of at least one non-display update time period of the display device. The second transmitter signal has a second frequency, and the shifting occurs based at least in part upon an amount of interference.

    摘要翻译: 在避免集成电容传感器装置和显示装置中的干扰的方法中,具有第一频率的第一发射机信号与集成电容式传感器装置和显示装置的组合电极一起传输。 组合电极被配置用于电容感测和显示更新。 通过利用组合电极发送第一发射机信号来传输与组合电极的第二发射机信号进行移位。 通过改变显示设备的至少一个非显示更新时间段的持续时间来进行移位。 第二发射机信号具有第二频率,并且至少部分地基于干扰量发生移位。

    INPUT DEVICE WITH FLOATING ELECTRODES HAVING AT LEAST ONE APERTURE
    59.
    发明申请
    INPUT DEVICE WITH FLOATING ELECTRODES HAVING AT LEAST ONE APERTURE 有权
    具有至少一个孔的浮动电极的输入装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110175671A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-21

    申请号:US13006019

    申请日:2011-01-13

    摘要: Devices and methods are provided that facilitate improved input device performance. The devices and methods utilize a transmitter sensor electrode and a receiver sensor electrode that are capacitively coupled to form a transcapacitance for capacitively sensing input objects in a sensing region. A measure of the transcapacitance may be used to determine positional information for the input objects in the sensing region. In accordance with the various embodiments, the devices and methods include a floating electrode that is ohmically insulated from other electrical elements during operation. A first portion of the floating electrode overlaps a portion of the transmitter sensor electrode and a second portion of the floating electrode overlaps a portion of the receiver sensor electrode. The floating electrode additionally includes at least one aperture within the first portion of the floating electrode, where the at least one aperture at least in part overlaps the transmitter sensor electrode.

    摘要翻译: 提供了便于改进输入设备性能的设备和方法。 这些装置和方法利用电容耦合的传感器传感器电极和接收器传感器电极,以形成用于电容感测感测区域中的输入物体的转换电容。 可以使用转码的度量来确定感测区域中的输入对象的位置信息。 根据各种实施例,装置和方法包括在操作期间与其它电气元件欧姆绝缘的浮动电极。 浮置电极的第一部分与发射器传感器电极的一部分重叠,并且浮动电极的第二部分与接收器传感器电极的一部分重叠。 浮置电极还包括在浮动电极的第一部分内的至少一个孔,其中至少一个孔至少部分地与发射器传感器电极重叠。

    CAPACITIVE SENSOR DEVICE
    60.
    发明申请
    CAPACITIVE SENSOR DEVICE 有权
    电容式传感器装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100292945A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-18

    申请号:US12778940

    申请日:2010-05-12

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 G01R27/00 G01R27/26

    摘要: A capacitive sensor device comprises a first sensor electrode, a second sensor electrode, and a processing system coupled to the first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode. The processing system is configured to acquire a first capacitive measurement by emitting and receiving a first electrical signal with the first sensor electrode. The processing system is configured to acquire a second capacitive measurement by emitting and receiving a second electrical signal, wherein one of the first and second sensor electrodes performs the emitting and the other of the first and second sensor electrodes performs the receiving, and wherein the first and second capacitive measurements are non-degenerate. The processing system is configured to determine positional information using the first and second capacitive measurements.

    摘要翻译: 电容传感器装置包括第一传感器电极,第二传感器电极和耦合到第一传感器电极和第二传感器电极的处理系统。 处理系统被配置为通过用第一传感器电极发射和接收第一电信号来获取第一电容测量。 处理系统被配置为通过发射和接收第二电信号来获取第二电容测量,其中第一和第二传感器电极中的一个执行发射,并且第一和第二传感器电极中的另一个执行接收,并且其中第一 并且第二电容测量是非退化的。 处理系统被配置为使用第一和第二电容测量来确定位置信息。