公开(公告)号：US20080158185A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-03

申请号：US11756211

申请日：2007-05-31

申请人： Wayne Carl Westerman

发明人： Wayne Carl Westerman

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06K9/00375 ,  G06T7/11

摘要： Techniques for identifying and discriminating between different types of contacts to a multi-touch touch-screen device are described. Illustrative contact types include fingertips, thumbs, palms and cheeks. By way of example, thumb contacts may be distinguished from fingertip contacts using a patch eccentricity parameter. In addition, by non-linearly deemphasizing pixels in a touch-surface image, a reliable means of distinguishing between large objects (e.g., palms) from smaller objects (e.g., fingertips, thumbs and a stylus) is described.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于识别和区分不同类型的触点到多点触摸触摸屏设备的技术。 说明性的接触类型包括指尖，拇指，手掌和脸颊。 作为示例，拇指触点可以使用贴片偏心参数与指尖触点区分开。 此外，通过非线性去加重触摸表面图像中的像素，描述了从较小对象（例如，指尖，拇指和触控笔）区分大对象（例如，手掌）的可靠手段。

公开(公告)号：US20080158170A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-03

申请号：US11619595

申请日：2007-01-03

申请人： SCOTT M. HERZ ,  Roberto G. Yepez ,  Wayne Carl Westerman

发明人： SCOTT M. HERZ ,  Roberto G. Yepez ,  Wayne Carl Westerman

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0485

摘要： Multi-event input systems, methods, and devices for use in connection with touch-sensitive electronic devices are disclosed. In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a third state called “hover” can be achieved on a touch-base user interface device in addition to the states of pointer down and pointer up. In an embodiment involving a capacitive touch-sensing surface, one way to achieve the third state is for the user to contact the touchpad or touch screen with a non-flesh part of a finger, such as a fingernail, rather than the fleshy part of a finger. In other embodiments, the non-flesh part may comprise an electrically insulative layer covering a portion of a finger. The third state enables an adjunct system's user interface to achieve active navigation around the screen in a pointer-up (or left-up) input tool condition. One result is that mouseover pop-ups can be used on touch screen devices. Another result is that tooltips can be used on touch screen devices. Another result is that text can be selected using touch screen devices.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于与触敏电子设备相关的多事件输入系统，方法和设备。 根据本公开的某些实施例，除了指针下降和指针向上的状态之外，还可以在触摸基础用户界面设备上实现称为“悬停”的第三状态。 在涉及电容式触摸感测表面的实施例中，实现第三状态的一种方式是使用户能够将触摸板或触摸屏与手指的非肉体部分（诸如指甲）接触，而不是肉眼部分 手指 在其他实施例中，非肉部分可以包括覆盖手指的一部分的电绝缘层。 第三种状态允许辅助系统的用户界面以指针（或向左）输入工具条件实现围绕屏幕的主动导航。 一个结果是，鼠标悬停弹出窗口可以在触摸屏设备上使用。 另一个结果是可以在触摸屏设备上使用工具提示。 另一个结果是可以使用触摸屏设备来选择文本。

公开(公告)号：US10437459B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US11963516

申请日：2007-12-21

申请人： Wayne Carl Westerman ,  John Greer Elias

发明人： Wayne Carl Westerman ,  John Greer Elias

IPC分类号： G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06K9/00

摘要： A method for performing multi-touch (MT) data fusion is disclosed in which multiple touch inputs occurring at about the same time are received to generating first touch data. Secondary sense data can then be combined with the first touch data to perform operations on an electronic device. The first touch data and the secondary sense data can be time-aligned and interpreted in a time-coherent manner. The first touch data can be refined in accordance with the secondary sense data, or alternatively, the secondary sense data can be interpreted in accordance with the first touch data. Additionally, the first touch data and the secondary sense data can be combined to create a new command.

公开(公告)号：US09772667B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US11818477

申请日：2007-06-13

申请人： Wayne Carl Westerman ,  John Greer Elias ,  Steve Porter Hotelling ,  Duncan Kerr

发明人： Wayne Carl Westerman ,  John Greer Elias ,  Steve Porter Hotelling ,  Duncan Kerr

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3262 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04808

摘要： This relates to an event sensing device that includes an event sensing panel and is able to dynamically change the granularity of the panel according to present needs. Thus, the granularity of the panel can differ at different times of operation. Furthermore, the granularity of specific areas of the panel can also be dynamically changed, so that different areas feature different granularities at a given time. This also relates to panels that feature different inherent granularities in different portions thereof. These panels can be designed, for example, by placing more stimulus and/or data lines in different portions of the panel, thus ensuring different densities of pixels in the different portions. Optionally, these embodiments can also include the dynamic granularity changing features noted above.

公开(公告)号：US09720544B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US13069144

申请日：2011-03-22

申请人： Wayne Carl Westerman

发明人： Wayne Carl Westerman

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC分类号： G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/04883

摘要： Distinguishing sloppy taps from sliding motions is disclosed using an algorithm that can take into account both a time instability factor Tinst and a touch instability factor Zinst. A limited amount of motion per frame can be subtracted off immediately following the detection of a touch event. Small lateral motions indicative of a sloppy tap can be suppressed, while fast finger motions indicative of a quick, long cursor movement can immediately pass through the filter without being suppressed by a significant amount. A motion pass-through suppression factor can be applied subtractively to motion in particular direction as a function of Zinst and Tinst, wherein Zinst can represent a suppression value given as a finger speed for a particular percentage change in touch instability per frame, and Tinst can represent a suppression value given as finger speed for a particular tpress.

公开(公告)号：US09372576B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-21

申请号：US12238333

申请日：2008-09-25

申请人： Wayne Carl Westerman

发明人： Wayne Carl Westerman

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC分类号： G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/04883

摘要： An image jaggedness filter is disclosed that can be used to detect the presence of ungrounded objects such as water droplets or coins, and delay periodic baseline adjustments until these objects are no longer present. To do otherwise could produce inaccurate normalized baseline sensor output values. The application of a global baseline offset is also disclosed to quickly modify the sensor offset values to account for conditions such as rapid temperature changes. Background pixels not part of any touch regions can be used to detect changes to no-touch sensor output values and globally modify the sensor offset values accordingly. The use of motion dominance ratios and axis domination confidence values is also disclosed to improve the accuracy of locking onto dominant motion components as part of gesture recognition.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种图像锯齿状过滤器，其可用于检测未接地物体（例如水滴或硬币）的存在，并且延迟周期性基线调整直到这些物体不再存在。 否则可能会产生不正确的标准化基线传感器输出值。 还公开了全局基线偏移的应用以快速修改传感器偏移值以解决诸如快速温度变化的条件。 可以使用不是任何触摸区域的背景像素来检测对无触摸传感器输出值的变化，并相应地全局地修改传感器偏移值。 还公开了使用运动优势比和轴支配置信度值，以提高作为手势识别的一部分锁定在主要运动分量上的准确性。

公开(公告)号：US09311528B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-12

申请号：US11763908

申请日：2007-06-15

申请人： Wayne Carl Westerman

发明人： Wayne Carl Westerman

IPC分类号： G09B21/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC分类号： G06K9/00355 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04808

摘要： Systems and methods that incorporate various techniques for teaching gestures to a user of a multi-touch sensitive device are disclosed herein. Such techniques can include presenting visible feedback of gestures, such as animated motion trails and/or hand motions, along with affirmative feedback for correctly performed gestures and negative feedback for incorrectly performed gestures. Such techniques can be expanded to provide training exercises that present tasks requiring a particular gesture or sequence of gestures to be performed. These training exercises can take the form of games or other engaging activities to encourage use.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了将用于向多触摸敏感设备的用户教导手势的各种技术的系统和方法。 这样的技术可以包括呈现手势的可见反馈，例如动画运动轨迹和/或手动运动，以及用于正确执行的手势的肯定反馈和用于错误地执行的手势的负反馈。 可以扩展这样的技术以提供训练练习，其提供需要执行特定手势或手势序列的任务。 这些训练可以采取游戏形式或其他有吸引力的活动来鼓励使用。

公开(公告)号：US09310995B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-12

申请号：US13251073

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Wayne Carl Westerman

发明人： Wayne Carl Westerman

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC分类号： G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04808

摘要： Selection of input of a touch sensing surface is provided. Contacts on or near a surface are tracked to obtain touch information of the contacts. A first gesture is detected corresponding to first touch information of a number of contacts performing an activity, and a first input corresponding to the first gesture is selected. A second gesture is detected corresponding to second touch information of a number of contacts performing an activity. A determination of whether to select a second input corresponding to the second gesture is made. The second input is selected if third information satisfies a predetermined criteria, and the first input is maintained if the third information does not satisfy the predetermined criteria.

摘要翻译： 提供了选择触摸感测表面的输入。 跟踪表面上或附近的触点以获得触点的触摸信息。 对应于执行活动的多个联系人的第一触摸信息来检测第一手势，并且选择与第一手势相对应的第一输入。 对应于执行活动的多个联系人的第二触摸信息来检测第二手势。 确定是否选择对应于第二手势的第二输入。 如果第三信息满足预定标准，则选择第二输入，如果第三信息不满足预定标准，则保持第一输入。

公开(公告)号：US09041663B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-26

申请号：US13250955

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Wayne Carl Westerman

发明人： Wayne Carl Westerman

IPC分类号： G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04808 ,  G06F2203/04809

摘要： The selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch sensor panel is disclosed. In addition, by providing certain exceptions to the rejection of edge contacts, the functionality of the touch sensor panel can be maximized. Contacts in edge bands around the perimeter of a touch sensor panel can be ignored. However, if a contact in the edge band moves beyond a threshold distance or speed, it can be recognized as part of a gesture. To accommodate different finger sizes, the size of the edge band can be modified based on the identification of the finger or thumb. Furthermore, if contacts in the center region of a touch sensor panel track the movement of contacts in the edge band, the contacts in the edge band can be recognized as part of a gesture.

摘要翻译： 公开了触摸传感器面板的边缘区域中的触摸触点的选择性拒绝。 此外，通过为边缘接触的拒绝提供某些例外，可以使触摸传感器面板的功能最大化。 可以忽略触摸传感器面板周边边缘带的触点。 然而，如果边​​缘带中的触点移动超过阈值距离或速度，则可以将其识别为手势的一部分。 为了适应不同的手指尺寸，可以基于手指或拇指的识别来修改边缘带的尺寸。 此外，如果触摸传感器面板的中心区域中的触点跟踪边缘带中的触点的移动，则可以将边缘波段中的触点识别为手势的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US08970503B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US11818466

申请日：2007-06-13

申请人： Greg Christie ,  Wayne Carl Westerman

发明人： Greg Christie ,  Wayne Carl Westerman

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G09G5/08 ,  G09G5/34

CPC分类号： G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04808 ,  G09G5/08 ,  G09G5/34 ,  G09G2340/0407 ,  G09G2340/045 ,  G09G2340/0464

摘要： Rolling gestures on a touch sensitive surface of a device can be used to control the device or to remotely control another device. The device detects a roll, determines a parameter of the roll and performs an operation relating to the device or the other device based on the determined parameter. The touch sensitive surface of the device can be positioned on the device to enable a set of gestures for configuring the operation of the device, for operating the device and for enabling additional gestures for operating the device.

摘要翻译： 设备触敏表面上的滚动手势可用于控制设备或远程控制其他设备。 设备检测卷轴，确定卷轴的参数，并基于确定的参数执行与设备或其他设备相关的操作。 设备的触感表面可以位于设备上以使得能够配置手势的一组手势来配置设备的操作，用于操作设备和启用用于操作设备的附加手势。