公开(公告)号：US20170242506A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15435649

申请日：2017-02-17

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Dhaval C. Patel ,  Eugene C. Cheung ,  Pey-Jiun Ko ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Robert W. Rumford ,  Steve L. Terry ,  Wei Lin ,  Xiaofan Niu ,  Xiaoqi Zhou ,  Yi Gu ,  Yindar Chuo ,  Rasmi R. Das ,  Steven M. Scardato ,  Se Hyun Ahn ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wookyung Bae ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Chun-Hao Tung ,  Mookyung Son ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC分类号： G06F3/044

摘要： An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.

公开(公告)号：US10936135B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US16459314

申请日：2019-07-01

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Alexandre Gourevitch ,  Christophe Blondin ,  Ashray Vinayak Gogte ,  Xiaoqi Zhou ,  Vipul Chawla ,  Robert Leo Sheridan

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

摘要： A touch sensor panel is disclosed. In some examples, the touch sensor panel comprises a first layer including a plurality of drive lines including drive electrodes, wherein the drive lines are configured to be coupled to drive circuitry during touch sensing on the touch sensor panel. In some examples, the first layer includes a plurality of sense lines including sense electrodes, wherein the sense lines are configured to be coupled to sense circuitry during the touch sensing on the touch sensor panel. In some examples, the first layer includes a plurality of first shielding electrodes, wherein the first shielding electrodes are disposed between the drive electrodes and the sense electrodes. In some examples, the touch sensor panel comprises a second layer, different than the first layer, including one or more bridges electrically coupling at least two of the first shielding electrodes together.

公开(公告)号：US20210089168A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-25

申请号：US17116907

申请日：2020-12-09

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Dhaval C. Patel ,  Eugene C. Cheung ,  Pey-Jiun Ko ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Robert W. Rumford ,  Steve L. Terry ,  Wei Lin ,  Xiaofan Niu ,  Xiaoqi Zhou ,  Yi Gu ,  Yindar Chuo ,  Rasmi R. Das ,  Steven M. Scardato ,  Se Hyun Ahn ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wookyung Bae ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Chun-Hao Tung ,  Mookyung Son ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

摘要： An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.

公开(公告)号：US11662867B1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17306318

申请日：2021-05-03

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Christoph H. Krah ,  Jesse Michael Devine ,  Xiaoqi Zhou

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G06F3/0446 ,  G06F3/0445

摘要： Some touch screens can be formed with rows and columns of touch electrodes. In some examples, during a first time period, a first set of row electrodes are driven while a second set of row electrodes are sensed. In some examples, during a second time period, the first set of row electrodes are sensed while the second set of row electrodes are driven. In some examples, during a third time period, a first set of column electrodes are driven while a second set of column electrodes are sensed. In some examples, during a fourth time period, the first set of column electrodes are sensed while the second set of column electrodes are driven. In some examples, a touch image can be generated based on the data sensed from the first, second, third, and fourth time periods.

公开(公告)号：US12045427B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US18154693

申请日：2023-01-13

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Christophe Blondin ,  Xiaoqi Zhou

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/0446 ,  G06F3/0443 ,  G06F3/0445 ,  G06F3/04166 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04111 ,  G06F2203/04112

摘要： This relates to touch sensor panels/touch screens including touch electrodes in a bar-and-stripe pattern. The bar-and-stripe pattern can improve touch signal levels for touch detection and improve uniformity of touch signal as objects move across the touch sensor panel/touch screen. Touch electrodes in a bar-and-stripe pattern can be formed from metal mesh in one or more layers of metal mesh. In some examples, “stripes” can be formed from groups of touch electrode segments in a first layer of metal mesh and can be interconnected by bridges formed in a second layer of metal mesh, different from the first layer of metal mesh, in the active area of the touch screen. Multiple stripes can be interconnected in the border area and/or in the active area to form a row touch electrode. In some examples, “bars” may also include bridges in the second layer of metal mesh.

公开(公告)号：US11803276B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-31

申请号：US17116907

申请日：2020-12-09

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Dhaval C. Patel ,  Eugene C. Cheung ,  Pey-Jiun Ko ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Robert W. Rumford ,  Steve L. Terry ,  Wei Lin ,  Xiaofan Niu ,  Xiaoqi Zhou ,  Yi Gu ,  Yindar Chuo ,  Rasmi R. Das ,  Steven M. Scardato ,  Se Hyun Ahn ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wookyung Bae ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Chun-Hao Tung ,  Mookyung Son ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G02F1/1339 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G01L1/14 ,  G01L9/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0443 ,  G01L1/146 ,  G02F1/13394 ,  G02F1/13398 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0446 ,  G06F3/0447 ,  G01L9/0052 ,  G06F3/04146 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04105

摘要： An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.

公开(公告)号：US11556216B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US16998812

申请日：2020-08-20

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Christophe Blondin ,  Xiaoqi Zhou

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

摘要： This relates to touch sensor panels/touch screens including touch electrodes in a bar-and-stripe pattern. The bar-and-stripe pattern can improve touch signal levels for touch detection and improve uniformity of touch signal as objects move across the touch sensor panel/touch screen. Touch electrodes in a bar-and-stripe pattern can be formed from metal mesh in one or more layers of metal mesh. In some examples, “stripes” can be formed from groups of touch electrode segments in a first layer of metal mesh and can be interconnected by bridges formed in a second layer of metal mesh, different from the first layer of metal mesh, in the active area of the touch screen. Multiple stripes can be interconnected in the border area and/or in the active area to form a row touch electrode. In some examples, “bars” may also include bridges in the second layer of metal mesh.

公开(公告)号：US10963095B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

申请号：US16778796

申请日：2020-01-31

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Siddharth Dedhia ,  Xiaoqi Zhou

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

摘要： An electronic device including a touch screen or touch sensor panel can operate in a bare finger touch detection mode or a glove touch detection mode. While operating in the bare finger touch detection mode, in response to detecting a signal density slope corresponding to a gloved object touching the panel and lifting off without re-approaching the panel within a predetermined time or in response to detecting a signal density slope corresponding to a gloved object touching the panel continuously for a predetermined period of time, the electronic device can transition from the bare finger mode to the glove touch mode, for example. While in the glove touch detection mode, the electronic device can transition to the bare finger touch detection mode in response to detecting a touch signal density that exceeds a predetermined threshold or in response to detecting a touch signal that exceeds a predetermined threshold.