公开(公告)号：US09111125B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-18

申请号：US13763594

申请日：2013-02-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wayne C. Westerman ,  Karen L. Jenkins

IPC: G06K9/46 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/03

CPC classification number: G06K9/00013 ,  G06K9/00006 ,  G06K9/0008 ,  G06K9/036

Abstract: A fingerprint processing system comprises a fingerprint sensor configured to generate an image of a fingerprint, and a processor configured to process the fingerprint image. The processor is operable to generate a ridge flow map comprising ridge flow vectors characterizing the fingerprint, and a multi-layer decomposition based on the ridge flow vectors. The decomposition includes at least first and second-order residuals, based on the ridge flow vectors, and the processor is operable to characterize a quality of the fingerprint image, based on the residuals.

Abstract translation: 指纹处理系统包括被配置为生成指纹图像的指纹传感器和被配置为处理指纹图像的处理器。 处理器可操作以产生包括表征指纹的脊流向量的脊流图，以及基于脊流矢量的多层分解。 基于脊流向量，分解至少包括第一和第二残差，并且处理器可操作以基于残差来表征指纹图像的质量。

公开(公告)号：US20150138126A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-21

申请号：US14609042

申请日：2015-01-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wayne C. Westerman

IPC: G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04808

Abstract: An electronic device detects, on a touch-sensitive surface, a plurality of contacts via a plurality of intensity sensors. While detecting the plurality of contacts, the device assigns portions of an aggregate intensity of the contacts to each of the plurality of contacts based on: the first intensity measurement received from a first intensity sensor; the second intensity measurement received from a second intensity sensor; a location of the first intensity sensor relative to the touch-sensitive surface; a location of the second intensity sensor relative to the touch-sensitive surface; and a comparison between values of a set of one or more properties of the first contact and corresponding values of the second contact. In response to detecting the plurality of contacts, the device performs an operation based at least in part on the portion of the aggregate intensity assigned to the first contact.

Abstract translation: 电子设备通过多个强度传感器在触敏表面上检测多个触点。 在检测多个触点的同时，设备基于从第一强度传感器接收到的第一强度测量，将触点的聚集强度的部分分配给多个触点中的每一个; 从第二强度传感器接收的第二强度测量; 所述第一强度传感器相对于所述触敏表面的位置; 所述第二强度传感器相对于所述触敏表面的位置; 以及第一触点的一个或多个属性的集合的值与第二触点的对应值之间的比较。 响应于检测到多个触点，装置至少部分地基于分配给第一触点的聚集强度的部分来执行操作。

公开(公告)号：US20140212010A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-31

申请号：US14244143

申请日：2014-04-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Byron B. Han ,  Craig A. Marciniak ,  Wayne C. Westerman

IPC: G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06K9/00006 ,  G06K9/00013 ,  G06K9/00026 ,  G06K9/00912 ,  G06K9/036

Abstract: A sequence of biometric data images is received, such as, for example, a sequence of fingerprint images, and a set of biometric data images is selected from the sequence of images. The set of images can include one or more segments of at least one image in the sequence of images. One or more portions of at least one image of biometric data in the set of images can be selected to be included in the unified image of biometric data. The unified image of biometric data can be constructed using the one or more portions of the at least one image of biometric data. If the unified image of biometric data is not complete, a user can be prompted for one or more additional images of biometric data.

公开(公告)号：US12131019B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17716980

申请日：2022-04-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Randal J. Marsden ,  Wayne C. Westerman

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06T13/80

CPC classification number: G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06T13/80

Abstract: A computing device with a touch-sensitive display displays a menu for a touch-sensitive keyboard, the menu including a plurality of keyboard settings. In response to a first input in the menu, adjusting a first setting of a plurality of keyboard settings for a first application. In response to a second input in the menu, adjusting a second setting of the plurality of keyboard settings for a second application distinct from the first application.

公开(公告)号：US20210382613A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17409573

申请日：2021-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aram D. Kudurshian ,  Christopher P. Foss ,  Gary I. Butcher ,  Patrick L. Coffman ,  Nicole M. Wells ,  Wayne C. Westerman

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0487

Abstract: An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors that detect intensities of contacts on the touch-sensitive surface displays, on the display, a user interface. While displaying the user interface, the electronic device detects an input that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the input while displaying the user interface, and while continuing to detect the input on the touch-sensitive surface: If an intensity of the contact satisfies an activation intensity threshold, the electronic device performs a first operation associated with the activation intensity threshold. The activation intensity threshold is determined based on whether or not prior inputs by the user on the touch-sensitive surface exceed a respective intensity threshold. If an intensity of the contact does not satisfy an activation intensity threshold, the electronic device forgoes performing the first operation associated with the activation intensity threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20190332257A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16509438

申请日：2019-07-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aram D. Kudurshian ,  Christopher P. Foss ,  Gary I. Butcher ,  Patrick L. Coffman ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Nicole M. Wells ,  Wayne C. Westerman

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: An electronic device, while displaying a user interface of a first software application, detects a first input, including a contact that does not satisfy a first threshold and is detected at a location associated with region of the user interface associated with at least a first operation. In response to the first input, if a first tactile output setting is active for the first input, the device performs the first operation without generating a tactile output, and if a second tactile output setting is active for the first input, the device forgoes performing the first operation. In response to a second input that includes a contact that satisfies the first intensity threshold and is detected at a location associated with the region of the user interface, if the second tactile output setting is active for the second input, the device performs the first operation and generates a tactile output.

公开(公告)号：US10452212B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US15485698

申请日：2017-04-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Leah Gum ,  Wayne C. Westerman ,  Seyed Mohammad Navidpour ,  Shahrooz Shahparnia

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method including determining which sense lines are potentially corrupted based on touch image information, measuring a sense signal on each sense line, and applying a trained best compensation factor to the measured sense signal on potentially corrupted sense lines in order to produce a corrected sense signal. The corrected sense signal eliminates active stylus signal that has cross-coupled to a touch contact (e.g., a finger or conductive stylus) and thereby mitigates errors in stylus location due to cross-coupled signal.

公开(公告)号：US10437333B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US14608926

申请日：2015-01-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Julian Missig ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Wayne C. Westerman ,  Patrick Kessler

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/32

Abstract: An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface: detects, on the touch-sensitive surface, a gesture that includes an increase of intensity of a contact above a respective intensity threshold. In response to detecting the gesture: in accordance with a determination that the gesture includes a first number of contacts, the device generates a tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface; and in accordance with a determination that the gesture includes a second number of contacts different from the first number, the device forgoes generating the tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface.

公开(公告)号：US10353467B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15047447

申请日：2016-02-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  Marc J. Piche ,  Vinay Chawda ,  Nicole M. Wells ,  Scott J. McEuen ,  Curtis P. Wiederhold ,  Jonah A. Harley ,  Wayne C. Westerman ,  Jeffrey T. Bernstein ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Paul Briant ,  Thomas Wedlick

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G01L5/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G01L3/22 ,  A63F13/285

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for providing haptic output and audio output on computing devices using the same haptic device and methods for calibrating the same. To produce the haptic and audio output, the computing device receives a profile of a desired output waveform that is to be provided by the haptic device. Using the desired output waveform, an input waveform is generated. Once the input waveform that will produce the desired output waveform is generated, the input waveform may be calibrated to account for various structural components of the haptic device and may also be combined with an audio waveform. The input waveform is then provided to the haptic device.

公开(公告)号：US09798409B1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US14637563

申请日：2015-03-04

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Nicole M. Wells ,  Wayne C. Westerman

IPC: G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F2203/04105

Abstract: A force-sensitive input device for receiving user input. The input device can include a contact (e.g., touch) sensor and a plurality of force sensors. By combining the information from a multi-touch event with information from each of the plurality of force sensors, a contact centroid and a force centroid can be determined. Thereafter, by projecting a vector defining the force applied to the input device onto a vector defined between the contact centroid and an individual contact location, a magnitude of force applied at that contact location can be approximated.