公开(公告)号：US11620027B1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17700876

申请日：2022-03-22

申请人： Cirque Corporation

发明人： Jon Bertrand ,  Paul Glad ,  Douglas Steck

IPC分类号： G06F3/044

摘要： An apparatus may include a touch sensor where the touch sensor has a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes that are electrically isolated from the first set of electrodes, a shield layer positioned adjacent to the touch sensor, and the shield layer having a plurality of thermal expansion grooves.

公开(公告)号：US11604550B1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US17407285

申请日：2021-08-20

申请人： Cirque Corporation

发明人： Tyler Smith

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

摘要： An apparatus may include a capacitance-based trackpad, a tracking driver in communication with the capacitance-based trackpad, a key driver in communication with the capacitance-based trackpad, a processor, and a memory having programmed instructions that, when executed, may cause the processor to modify the raw track inputs to associate a non-confidence indicator with at least one raw track input from the track inputs to form processed track inputs, send the processed track inputs to the tracking driver, and send the processed track inputs to the key driver. The tracking driver may be configured to receive raw track inputs from the capacitive-based trackpad and the key driver may be configured to receive raw key inputs from the capacitance-based trackpad.

公开(公告)号：US20230053717A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17407285

申请日：2021-08-20

申请人： Cirque Corporation

发明人： Tyler Smith

IPC分类号： G06F3/044

摘要： An apparatus may include a capacitance-based trackpad, a tracking driver in communication with the capacitance-based trackpad, a key driver in communication with the capacitance-based trackpad, a processor, and a memory having programmed instructions that, when executed, may cause the processor to modify the raw track inputs to associate a non-confidence indicator with at least one raw track input from the track inputs to form processed track inputs, send the processed track inputs to the tracking driver, and send the processed track inputs to the key driver. The tracking driver may be configured to receive raw track inputs from the capacitive-based trackpad and the key driver may be configured to receive raw key inputs from the capacitance-based trackpad.

公开(公告)号：US11385718B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US17158114

申请日：2021-01-26

申请人： Cirque Corporation

发明人： Paul Glad ,  Jared Bytheway ,  Jon Bertrand

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/041

摘要： A system that provides mechanical movement of a surface of a touch sensor when force is applied, may include a substrate; a touch sensor formed on a substrate; a flex arm coupled to the substrate forming a flexible joint between the substrate and the flex arm; a housing for the touch sensor, the housing supporting the touch sensor at a distal end of the flex arm; and a force sensor integrated into the flex arm.

公开(公告)号：US11359981B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16865994

申请日：2020-05-04

申请人： Cirque Corporation

发明人： Jared Bytheway ,  Brian Monson

IPC分类号： G01L1/00 ,  G01L1/22 ,  G08B21/18

摘要： A portable electronic device may include an electrical resistance sensor and a battery assembly being adjacent to the electrical resistance sensor. The electrical resistance sensor is positioned to be compressed when the battery assembly swells, and the electrical resistance sensor further includes a pressure sensitive material that exhibits a characteristic of changing an electrical conductance when compressed.

公开(公告)号：US20210341344A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US16865994

申请日：2020-05-04

申请人： Cirque Corporation

发明人： Jared Bytheway ,  Brian Monson

IPC分类号： G01L1/22 ,  G08B21/18

摘要： A portable electronic device may include an electrical resistance sensor and a battery assembly being adjacent to the electrical resistance sensor. The electrical resistance sensor is positioned to be compressed when the battery assembly swells, and the electrical resistance sensor further includes a pressure sensitive material that exhibits a characteristic of changing an electrical conductance when compressed.

公开(公告)号：US20210232233A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US17228052

申请日：2021-04-12

申请人： Cirque Corporation

发明人： Brian Monson ,  Jared Bytheway ,  Jon Bertrand

IPC分类号： G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/16

摘要： A computing device may include a keyboard, a switch in mechanical communication with an underside of a key arranged in the keyboard, a processor, a transmit line electrically connected to the processor, a sense line electrically connected to the processor, and the transmit line and the sense line are selectively connectable through the switch when the key is depressed, memory in communication with the processor, and programmed instructions stored in the memory that, when executed, cause the processor to identify changes in capacitance from the sense line when the key is not depressed, identify a hand gesture performed proximate the keyboard based on the changes in capacitance, and execute an action based on at least one the identification of the hand gesture.

公开(公告)号：US11003254B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16549790

申请日：2019-08-23

申请人： Cirque Corporation

发明人： Brian Monson ,  Jared Bytheway ,  Jon Bertrand

IPC分类号： G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/16

摘要： A computing device may include a keyboard, a switch in mechanical communication with an underside of a key arranged in the keyboard, a processor, a transmit line electrically connected to the processor, a sense line electrically connected to the processor, and the transmit line and the sense line are selectively connectable through the switch when the key is depressed, memory in communication with the processor, and programmed instructions stored in the memory that, when executed, cause the processor to identify changes in capacitance from the sense line when the key is not depressed, identify a hand gesture performed proximate the keyboard based on the changes in capacitance, and execute an action based on at least one the identification of the hand gesture.

公开(公告)号：US20200379606A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-03

申请号：US16985421

申请日：2020-08-05

申请人： Cirque Corporation

发明人： Paul Glad ,  David Taylor

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

摘要： A touch sensor may include a substrate, a drive electrode on the substrate, a sense electrode on the substrate, and a deformable snap member disposed over the drive electrode and the sense electrode. The deformable snap member may include a deflectable metal material. When the metal material flexes from a resting position, a change in capacitance between the drive electrode and the sense electrode may be detectable.

公开(公告)号：US10719161B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-21

申请号：US16241600

申请日：2019-01-07

申请人： Cirque Corporation

发明人： Brian Monson ,  Jared G. Bytheway ,  Richard D. Woolley

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0354

摘要： Systems and methods for providing a touch sensor include a dynamic suspension system to enable the touch sensor to emulate the tactile sensation that a user feels when using pushbutton switches, wherein a touch sensor is combined with at least one snap dome and a post inside the snap dome to keep the touch sensor rigid until the touch sensor is allowed to be displaced when a force is applied, and then the post is retracted or released to enable movement of the touch sensor and the snap dome are disclosed. Also disclosed are systems and methods for a clickable touchpad that enables the clickable function to be selectively locked or unlocked in accordance with detected or sensed conditions are disclosed.