公开(公告)号：US20130093731A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-18

申请号：US13274236

申请日：2011-10-14

申请人： Daniel H. Scharff ,  James L. Aroyan ,  Ting Gao ,  Joel C. Kent

发明人： Daniel H. Scharff ,  James L. Aroyan ,  Ting Gao ,  Joel C. Kent

IPC分类号： G06F3/043

CPC分类号： G06F3/0436 ,  G06F1/1686

摘要： Acoustic touch apparatus comprising a substrate having first and second surfaces capable of propagating surface acoustic waves, the second surface comprising a touch region and the first and second surfaces coupled via a rounded connecting surface; at least one acoustic wave transducer on the first surface; and at least one reflective array on the first surface. The transducer is capable of transmitting or receiving waves to and from the reflective array. The substrate and reflective array can acoustically couple waves between the first and second surfaces. The substrate has a border region on the first surface adapted to hide the transducer and reflective array and preclude distortion of waves propagating over a window in the border region. The border region may have a borderlayer except at the window and a corrective lens is used proximate the window, or the border region comprises discolored glass except at the window.

摘要翻译： 包括具有能够传播表面声波的第一表面和第二表面的基底的声学触摸装置，所述第二表面包括触摸区域，所述第一和第二表面通过圆形连接表面连接; 在所述第一表面上的至少一个声波换能器; 以及在第一表面上的至少一个反射阵列。 换能器能够向反射阵列发射或接收波浪。 衬底和反射阵列可以在第一和第二表面之间声学耦合波。 衬底在第一表面上具有适于隐藏换能器和反射阵列的边界区域，并排除在边界区域中在窗口上传播的波的失真。 边界区域可以具有除了窗口之外的边界层，并且在窗口附近使用校正透镜，或者边界区域包括除了窗口之外的变色玻璃。

公开(公告)号：US08345019B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-01

申请号：US12389996

申请日：2009-02-20

申请人： Henry M. D'Souza ,  Joel C. Kent

发明人： Henry M. D'Souza ,  Joel C. Kent

IPC分类号： G06F3/045

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F2203/04104

摘要： A resistive touchscreen system comprises a substrate, a coversheet and a controller. The coversheet comprises a first conductive coating and the substrate comprises a second conductive coating. The substrate and coversheet are positioned proximate each other such that the first conductive coating faces the second conductive coating, and the substrate and coversheet are electrically disconnected with respect to each other in the absence of a touch. The controller is configured to (a) identify a multiple touch state when the substrate and coversheet are electrically connected with respect to each other at at least two touch locations, (b) to detect, over time, a plurality of apparent touch coordinates, (c) identify two possible X coordinates and two possible Y coordinates associated with at least one of the apparent touch coordinates, and (d) identify coordinate locations of two touches based on the apparent touch coordinates and the two possible X and Y coordinates.

摘要翻译： 电阻式触摸屏系统包括基板，盖板和控制器。 覆盖片包括第一导电涂层，并且衬底包括第二导电涂层。 衬底和覆盖片彼此靠近地定位，使得第一导电涂层面向第二导电涂层，并且衬底和覆盖片在没有触摸的情况下相对于彼此电断开。 控制器被配置为（a）当基片和覆盖片在至少两个触摸位置彼此电连接时识别多点触摸状态，（b）随时间检测多个视觉触摸坐标（ c）识别与视觉触摸坐标中的至少一个相关联的两个可能的X坐标和两个可能的Y坐标，以及（d）基于表观触摸坐标和两个可能的X和Y坐标来识别两个触摸的坐标位置。

公开(公告)号：US20120329524A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-27

申请号：US13166149

申请日：2011-06-22

申请人： Joel C. Kent ,  Ting Gao ,  Bruce F. Bishop

发明人： Joel C. Kent ,  Ting Gao ,  Bruce F. Bishop

IPC分类号： H04W88/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/44

摘要： An electronic device includes a housing defining first and second user interface areas, a touch-sensitive display disposed in the first user interface area, and a conductive structure disposed along the housing in the second user interface area. The electronic device further includes a capacitive touch controller disposed within the housing and coupled to the conductive structure, the capacitive touch controller being configured to capture user interaction with the conductive structure, and a transceiver disposed within the housing and coupled to the conductive structure, the transceiver being configured for radio frequency (RF) communications. The conductive structure is configured for operation as an antenna to support the RF communications.

摘要翻译： 电子设备包括限定第一和第二用户界面区域的壳体，布置在第一用户界面区域中的触敏显示器以及沿着第二用户界面区域中的壳体布置的导电结构。 电子设备还包括设置在壳体内并耦合到导电结构的电容式触摸控制器，电容式触摸控制器被配置为捕获与导电结构的用户交互，以及设置在壳体内并耦合到导电结构的收发器， 收发器被配置用于射频（RF）通信。 导电结构被配置为用作天线以支持RF通信。

公开(公告)号：US20120166145A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-28

申请号：US13164228

申请日：2011-06-20

申请人： Joel C. Kent

发明人： Joel C. Kent

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/0433

摘要： The present invention relates to a method for reducing noise in a signal sensing a bending wave propagating in an object comprising the steps of: receiving a sensed signal representative of a plurality of locations of the object, and fitting a function satisfying bending wave propagation properties to the sensed signals, thereby reducing noise contributions to the sensed signals not satisfying the bending wave propagation properties. By doing so, noise contributions not satisfying the wave propagation properties can be suppressed from the sensed signal, thereby improving the signal-to-noise ratio.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于降低感测在物体中传播的弯曲波的信号中的噪声的方法，包括以下步骤：接收表示物体的多个位置的感测信号，以及将满足弯曲波传播特性的功能拟合到 感测的信号，从而减少对不满足弯曲波传播特性的感测信号的噪声贡献。 通过这样做，可以从感测信号抑制不满足波传播特性的噪声贡献，从而提高信噪比。

公开(公告)号：US08199118B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-12

申请号：US11891980

申请日：2007-08-14

申请人： Brian D. Pennington ,  Joel C. Kent

发明人： Brian D. Pennington ,  Joel C. Kent

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/045 ,  Y10T428/24994

摘要： A cover sheet assembly is provided for a touchscreen system. The cover sheet assembly includes an insulating layer having a surface configured to be disposed over an electrically conductive area of a substrate of the touchscreen system, and an electrically conductive material disposed on at least a portion of the surface of the insulating layer. The electrically conductive material includes a plurality of carbon nanoparticles and a plurality of metal nanoparticles.

摘要翻译： 为触摸屏系统提供盖板组件。 覆盖片组件包括具有被配置为设置在触摸屏系统的基板的导电区域上的表面的绝缘层和设置在绝缘层的表面的至少一部分上的导电材料。 导电材料包括多个碳纳米颗粒和多个金属纳米颗粒。

公开(公告)号：US20110291996A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-01

申请号：US12789733

申请日：2010-05-28

申请人： Ting Gao ,  Jorge G. Loayza ,  Joel C. Kent

发明人： Ting Gao ,  Jorge G. Loayza ,  Joel C. Kent

IPC分类号： G06F3/043

CPC分类号： G06F3/0436

摘要： A touch panel includes a surface acoustic wave propagating substrate having top and bottom surfaces and a multi-layer coversheet that is positioned over the substrate. The coversheet includes a load-spreading layer, a compliant layer and an anti-sticking layer. The load-spreading layer has top and bottom surfaces, and the top surface receives touch input from an object. The compliant layer has top and bottom surfaces and the top surface of the compliant layer is coupled to the bottom surface of the load-spreading layer. The anti-sticking layer has top and bottom surfaces and the top surface of the anti-sticking layer is coupled to the bottom surface of the compliant layer. The bottom surface of the anti-sticking layer is positioned proximate to the top surface of the substrate.

摘要翻译： 触摸面板包括具有顶表面和底表面的表面声波传播基底和位于基底上的多层覆盖片。 覆盖片包括负载扩展层，柔顺层和防粘层。 负载扩展层具有顶表面和底表面，并且顶表面接收来自对象的触摸输入。 顺应层具有顶表面和底表面，并且顺应层的顶表面耦合到负载扩展层的底表面。 防粘层具有顶表面和底表面，并且防粘层的顶表面连接到顺应层的底表面。 防粘层的底表面位于基底顶表面附近。

公开(公告)号：US20110025638A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-03

申请号：US12511449

申请日：2009-07-29

申请人： Ricardo R. Salaverry ,  Joel C. Kent ,  James L. Aroyan

发明人： Ricardo R. Salaverry ,  Joel C. Kent ,  James L. Aroyan

IPC分类号： G06F3/045

CPC分类号： G06F3/044

摘要： A touch location on a capacitive touchscreen system is identified by receiving signals in response to a touch from electronic channels connected to one electrode or to a group of semi-adjacent electrodes provided on a substrate. Adjacent ones of the electrodes have substantially triangular shapes that alternate between a first and second orientation to form an interleaved arrangement such that the touch generates a signal cluster comprising the signals generated from a series of adjacent electronic channels. Weights with at least two different numerical values are applied to the signals from the series of adjacent electronic channels. The at least two different numerical values are based on levels of the signals. A location of the touch on the substrate is determined based on the weighted signals.

摘要翻译： 电容式触摸屏系统上的触摸位置通过响应于连接到设置在基板上的一个电极或一组半相邻电极的电子通道的触摸而接收信号来识别。 相邻的电极具有基本上三角形的形状，其在第一和第二取向之间交替以形成交错布置，使得触摸产生包括由一系列相邻电子通道产生的信号的信号簇。 具有至少两个不同数值的重量被应用于来自该系列相邻电子通道的信号。 至少两个不同的数值基于信号的电平。 基于加权信号确定基板上的触摸位置。

公开(公告)号：US20100295814A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-25

申请号：US12471194

申请日：2009-05-22

申请人： Joel C. Kent ,  James L. Aroyan

发明人： Joel C. Kent ,  James L. Aroyan

IPC分类号： G06F3/045

CPC分类号： G06F3/044

摘要： A projected capacitive touch screen is provided that comprises a substrate and electrodes. The substrate defines an active touch zone surrounded by edges. The active touch zone includes a central active zone and an acceleration zone that is located proximate to, and extends along, at least one of the edges. The electrodes are provided on the substrate and are organized into first and second sets of electrodes that are contained within a common plane on the substrate. The first set of electrodes is interlaced with the second set of electrodes in a non-overlapping pattern on the substrate. At least a subset of the electrodes each has an apex and a base and a non-uniform triangular shape that extends along a longitudinal axis between the apex and the base. The subset of the electrodes is located such that at least a portion of the non-uniform triangular shape is located within the acceleration zone. The non-uniform triangular shape may be formed in part by varying an electrode width more rapidly near a perimeter of the active touch zone than the variation of the electrode width near a center of the active touch zone. The non-uniform triangular shape and non-overlapping pattern provide edge acceleration to compensate for signal loss when a portion of a finger contact area moves beyond the edge outside of the active touch zone. The non-uniform triangular shape may include a first pitch proximate to the base and a second pitch proximate to the apex. The pitch represents a rate of change in a width of the electrode per unit of distance along the longitudinal axis of the electrode.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种投影电容式触摸屏，其包括基板和电极。 衬底限定由边缘包围的主动触摸区域。 主动触摸区域包括中心主动区域和位于边缘中的至少一个边缘附近并沿其延伸的加速区域。 电极设置在基板上并且被组织成包含在基板上的公共平面内的第一组和第二组电极。 第一组电极与衬底上的非重叠图案与第二组电极交织。 电极的至少一部分各自具有顶点和基部以及沿着顶点和基部之间的纵向轴线延伸的不均匀的三角形形状。 电极的子集被定位成使得非均匀三角形的至少一部分位于加速区内。 可以通过相对于主动触摸区域的中心附近的电极宽度的变化来更改激活接触区域周边的电极宽度来更快地形成不均匀的三角形形状。 当手指接触区域的一部分移动超过活动触摸区域外部的边缘时，不均匀的三角形形状和非重叠图案提供边缘加速度以补偿信号损失。 不均匀的三角形形状可以包括靠近基部的第一间距和靠近顶点的第二间距。 间距表示沿着电极的纵向轴线的每单位距离的电极的宽度的变化率。

公开(公告)号：US20100295813A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-25

申请号：US12471016

申请日：2009-05-22

申请人： Joel C. Kent

发明人： Joel C. Kent

IPC分类号： G06F3/045

CPC分类号： G06F3/044

摘要： A projected capacitive touchscreen system has triangular-shaped electrodes coupled to a substrate. Adjacent ones of the electrodes alternate between first and second orientations to form an interleaved arrangement. The electrodes having the first orientation are electrically connected into greater than two groups that each have at least two semi-adjacent electrodes and the electrodes having the second orientation are electrically connected into at least one group that has at least two semi-adjacent electrodes. A controller detects signal levels associated with at least one touch on the substrate from the greater than two groups and the at least one group. The signal levels are used to determine both X and Y coordinate positions of the at least one touch.

摘要翻译： 投影电容式触摸屏系统具有耦合到衬底的三角形电极。 相邻的电极在第一和第二取向之间交替以形成交错排列。 具有第一取向的电极电连接成大于两组，每组具有至少两个半相邻电极，并且具有第二取向的电极电连接至至少一组具有至少两个半相邻电极的组。 控制器从大于两个组和至少一个组中检测与衬底上的至少一个触摸相关联的信号电平。 信号电平用于确定至少一个触摸的X和Y坐标位置。

公开(公告)号：US07545365B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-09

申请号：US11106166

申请日：2005-04-13

申请人： Joel C. Kent ,  Paulo I. Gomes

发明人： Joel C. Kent ,  Paulo I. Gomes

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0436

摘要： A touch sensor comprises a substrate capable of propagating acoustic waves. The substrate includes a first surface having a touch sensitive region and a first sidewall intersecting the first surface at a first edge. A transmitter is provided on the first sidewall of the substrate. The transmitter generates acoustic waves that propagate directly from the first sidewall through at least a portion of the touch sensitive region.

摘要翻译： 触摸传感器包括能够传播声波的基板。 衬底包括具有触敏区域的第一表面和在第一边缘处与第一表面相交的第一侧壁。 在基板的第一侧壁上设置发射器。 发射器产生通过至少一部分触敏区域直接从第一侧壁传播的声波。