公开(公告)号：US09098138B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-04

申请号：US12895778

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

发明人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

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

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06F2203/04111

摘要： Detecting a signal from a touch and hover sensing device, in which the signal can be indicative of concurrent touch events and/or hover events, is disclosed. A touch event can indicate an object touching the device. A hover event can indicate an object hovering over the device. The touch and hover sensing device can ensure that a desired hover event is not masked by an incidental touch event, e.g., a hand holding the device, by compensating for the touch event in the detected signal that represents both events. Conversely, when both a hover event and a touch event are desired, the touch and hover sensing device can ensure that both events are detected by adjusting the device sensors and/or the detected signal. The touch and hover sensing device can also detect concurrent hover events by identifying multiple peaks in the detected signal, each peak corresponding to a position of a hovering object.

摘要翻译： 从触摸和悬停感测装置检测信号，其中信号可以指示同时的触摸事件和/或悬停事件。 触摸事件可以指示触摸设备的对象。 悬停事件可以指示悬停在设备上的对象。 触摸和悬停感测装置可以通过补偿表示这两个事件的检测信号中的触摸事件来确保期望的悬停事件不被偶然的触摸事件（例如，握住设备的手）遮蔽。 相反，当需要悬停事件和触摸事件时，触摸和悬停感测装置可以确保通过调节装置传感器和/或检测到的信号来检测两个事件。 触摸和悬停感测装置还可以通过识别检测到的信号中的多个峰值来检测并发悬停事件，每个峰值对应于悬停物体的位置。

公开(公告)号：US08614693B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-24

申请号：US12895762

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

发明人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06F2203/04111

摘要： Compensation for signal drift in a touch and hover sensing device is disclosed. A touch and hover sensing device can include a sensing panel to sense an object touching or hovering over the panel, a grounding device to periodically interact with the panel, and a control system to measure capacitance of the panel when the grounding device interacts with the panel, where the measurement captures any signal drift in the panel, and to set the measurement as a new baseline capacitance of the panel. Alternatively, the touch and hover sensing device can forgo the grounding device and configure the control system to measure capacitance of the panel either when there has been no touching or hovering object or when there is a substantially stationary touching or hovering object at the panel for a determinative time period, where the measurement captures any signal drift in the panel, and to set the measurement from this time period as the new baseline capacitance. The control system can apply the new baseline capacitance to touch and hover measurements so as to compensate for the signal drift.

摘要翻译： 公开了触摸和悬停感测装置中信号漂移的补偿。 触摸和悬停感测装置可以包括用于感测触摸或悬停在面板上的物体的感测面板，与面板周期性地相互作用的接地装置，以及当接地装置与面板相互作用时测量面板电容的控制系统 ，其中测量捕获面板中的任何信号漂移，并将测量值设置为面板的新基线电容。 或者，触摸和悬停感测装置可以放弃接地装置并且配置控制系统以测量面板的电容，或者当没有接触或悬停物体时，或者当面板上存在基本静止的触摸或悬停物体时 测量时间段，其中测量捕获面板中的任何信号漂移，并将该时间段的测量值设置为新的基线电容。 控制系统可以将新的基准电容应用于触摸和悬停测量，以补偿信号漂移。

公开(公告)号：US08982060B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US12895600

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

发明人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06F2203/04111

摘要： Compensation for sensors in a touch and hover sensing device is disclosed. Compensation can be for sensor resistance and/or sensor sensitivity variation that can adversely affect touch and hover measurements at the sensors. To compensate for sensor resistance, the device can gang adjacent sensors together so as to reduce the overall resistance of the sensors. In addition or alternatively, the device can drive the sensors with voltages from multiple directions so as to reduce the effects of the sensors' resistance. To compensate for sensor sensitivity variation (generally at issue for hover measurements), the device can apply a gain factor to the measurements, where the gain factor is a function of the sensor location, so as to reduce the sensitivity variation at different sensor locations on the device.

摘要翻译： 公开了触摸和悬停感测装置中传感器的补偿。 补偿可用于传感器电阻和/或传感器灵敏度变化，可能会对传感器的触摸和悬停测量产生不利影响。 为了补偿传感器电阻，器件可以将相邻的传感器组合在一起，以减少传感器的整体电阻。 另外或替代地，该装置可以用来自多个方向的电压来驱动传感器，以便减少传感器电阻的影响。 为了补偿传感器灵敏度变化（通常对于悬停测量通常是一个问题），器件可以对测量应用增益因子，其中增益因子是传感器位置的函数，以便减少不同传感器位置处的灵敏度变化 装置。

公开(公告)号：US20120050211A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-01

申请号：US12895778

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Brian Michael KING ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

发明人： Brian Michael KING ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

IPC分类号： G06F3/045

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06F2203/04111

摘要： Detecting a signal from a touch and hover sensing device, in which the signal can be indicative of concurrent touch events and/or hover events, is disclosed. A touch event can indicate an object touching the device. A hover event can indicate an object hovering over the device. The touch and hover sensing device can ensure that a desired hover event is not masked by an incidental touch event, e.g., a hand holding the device, by compensating for the touch event in the detected signal that represents both events. Conversely, when both a hover event and a touch event are desired, the touch and hover sensing device can ensure that both events are detected by adjusting the device sensors and/or the detected signal. The touch and hover sensing device can also detect concurrent hover events by identifying multiple peaks in the detected signal, each peak corresponding to a position of a hovering object.

摘要翻译： 从触摸和悬停感测装置检测信号，其中信号可以指示同时的触摸事件和/或悬停事件。 触摸事件可以指示触摸设备的物体。 悬停事件可以指示悬停在设备上的对象。 触摸和悬停感测装置可以通过补偿表示这两个事件的检测信号中的触摸事件来确保期望的悬停事件不被偶然的触摸事件（例如，握住设备的手）遮蔽。 相反，当需要悬停事件和触摸事件时，触摸和悬停感测装置可以确保通过调节装置传感器和/或检测到的信号来检测两个事件。 触摸和悬停感测装置还可以通过识别检测到的信号中的多个峰值来检测并发悬停事件，每个峰值对应于悬停物体的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20120050209A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-01

申请号：US12895600

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Brian Michael KING ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

发明人： Brian Michael KING ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

IPC分类号： G06F3/045

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06F2203/04111

摘要： Compensation for sensors in a touch and hover sensing device is disclosed. Compensation can be for sensor resistance and/or sensor sensitivity variation that can adversely affect touch and hover measurements at the sensors. To compensate for sensor resistance, the device can gang adjacent sensors together so as to reduce the overall resistance of the sensors. In addition or alternatively, the device can drive the sensors with voltages from multiple directions so as to reduce the effects of the sensors' resistance. To compensate for sensor sensitivity variation (generally at issue for hover measurements), the device can apply a gain factor to the measurements, where the gain factor is a function of the sensor location, so as to reduce the sensitivity variation at different sensor locations on the device.

摘要翻译： 公开了触摸和悬停感测装置中传感器的补偿。 补偿可用于传感器电阻和/或传感器灵敏度变化，可能会对传感器的触摸和悬停测量产生不利影响。 为了补偿传感器电阻，器件可以将相邻的传感器组合在一起，以减少传感器的整体电阻。 另外或替代地，该装置可以用来自多个方向的电压来驱动传感器，以便减少传感器电阻的影响。 为了补偿传感器灵敏度变化（通常对于悬停测量通常是一个问题），器件可以对测量应用增益因子，其中增益因子是传感器位置的函数，以便减少不同传感器位置处的灵敏度变化 装置。

公开(公告)号：US20120050181A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-01

申请号：US12895671

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Brian Michael KING ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

发明人： Brian Michael KING ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06F2203/04111

摘要： Signal processing for a touch and hover sensing display device is disclosed. A touch and hover sensing display device can include a sensing panel for sensing a touch or hover event, a display for displaying graphical information to select based on the touch or hover event, and a control system for processing a signal indicative of the touch or hover event. The control system can process the signal to determine to which display location a hovering object is pointing according to a profile of the object's shape. In addition or alternatively, the control system can process the signal to differentiate between a close small object and a distant large object so as to subsequently perform intended actions of the device based, at least in part, on the object distance and/or area (or size). The display can be positioned at a desirable distance from the panel so as to reduce interference from the display to the panel and avoid adverse effects on the signal.

摘要翻译： 公开了触摸和悬停感测显示装置的信号处理。 触摸和悬停感测显示设备可以包括用于感测触摸或悬停事件的感测面板，用于显示基于触摸或悬停事件来选择的图形信息的显示器，以及用于处理指示触摸或悬停的信号的控制系统 事件。 控制系统可以根据对象形状的轮廓处理信号以确定悬停对象指向哪个显示位置。 另外或替代地，控制系统可以处理信号以区分近距离的小物体和远距离的大物体之间，以便随后至少部分地基于对象距离和/或区域来执行设备的预期动作（ 或大小）。 显示器可以定位在离面板所需的距离处，以便减少从显示器到面板的干扰，并避免对信号的不利影响。

公开(公告)号：US09851829B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US12895671

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

发明人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

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

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06F2203/04111

摘要： Signal processing for a touch and hover sensing display device is disclosed. A touch and hover sensing display device can include a sensing panel for sensing a touch or hover event, a display for displaying graphical information to select based on the touch or hover event, and a control system for processing a signal indicative of the touch or hover event. The control system can process the signal to determine to which display location a hovering object is pointing according to a profile of the object's shape. In addition or alternatively, the control system can process the signal to differentiate between a close small object and a distant large object so as to subsequently perform intended actions of the device based, at least in part, on the object distance and/or area (or size). The display can be positioned at a desirable distance from the panel so as to reduce interference from the display to the panel and avoid adverse effects on the signal.

公开(公告)号：US09268431B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-23

申请号：US12895643

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

发明人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06F2203/04111

摘要： Touch and hover switching is disclosed. A touch and hover sensing device can switch between a touch mode and a hover mode. During a touch mode, the device can be switched to sense one or more objects touching the device. During a hover mode, the device can be switched to sense one or more objects hovering over the device. The device can include a panel having multiple sensors for sensing a touching object and/or a hovering object and a touch and hover control system for switching the device between the touch and hover modes. The device's touch and hover control system can include a touch sensing circuit for coupling to the sensors to measure a capacitance indicative of a touching object during the touch mode, a hover sensing circuit for coupling to the sensors to measure a capacitance indicative of a hovering object during the hover mode, and a switching mechanism for switching the sensors to couple to either the touch sensing circuit or the hover sensing circuit. The device can switch modes based on a condition of the device, such as an expiration of a timer or a relative distance of an object from the panel.

摘要翻译： 公开了触摸和悬停切换。 触摸和悬停感测装置可以在触摸模式和悬停模式之间切换。 在触摸模式期间，可以切换设备以感测触摸设备的一个或多个对象。 在悬停模式期间，可以切换设备以感测悬停在设备上的一个或多个对象。 该装置可以包括具有用于感测触摸物体和/或悬停物体的多个传感器的面板和用于在触摸和悬停模式之间切换装置的触摸和悬停控制系统。 设备的触摸和悬停控制系统可以包括用于耦合到传感器的触摸感测电路，以在触摸模式期间测量指示触摸对象的电容;悬停感测电路，用于耦合到传感器以测量指示悬停物体的电容 在悬停模式期间，以及用于切换传感器以耦合到触摸感测电路或悬停感测电路的切换机构。 设备可以根据设备的状态（例如定时器的到期或对象与面板的相对距离）切换模式。

公开(公告)号：US20120050210A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-01

申请号：US12895762

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

发明人： Brian Michael King ,  Omar Leung ,  Paul G. Puskarich ,  Jeffrey Traer Bernstein ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Avi E. Cieplinski ,  Muhammad U. Choudry ,  Praveen R. Subramani ,  Marc J. Piche ,  David T. Amm ,  Duncan Robert Kerr

IPC分类号： G06F3/045

CPC分类号： G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06F2203/04111

摘要： Compensation for signal drift in a touch and hover sensing device is disclosed. A touch and hover sensing device can include a sensing panel to sense an object touching or hovering over the panel, a grounding device to periodically interact with the panel, and a control system to measure capacitance of the panel when the grounding device interacts with the panel, where the measurement captures any signal drift in the panel, and to set the measurement as a new baseline capacitance of the panel. Alternatively, the touch and hover sensing device can forgo the grounding device and configure the control system to measure capacitance of the panel either when there has been no touching or hovering object or when there is a substantially stationary touching or hovering object at the panel for a determinative time period, where the measurement captures any signal drift in the panel, and to set the measurement from this time period as the new baseline capacitance. The control system can apply the new baseline capacitance to touch and hover measurements so as to compensate for the signal drift.

摘要翻译： 公开了触摸和悬停感测装置中信号漂移的补偿。 触摸和悬停感测装置可以包括用于感测触摸或悬停在面板上的物体的感测面板，与面板周期性地相互作用的接地装置，以及当接地装置与面板相互作用时测量面板电容的控制系统 ，其中测量捕获面板中的任何信号漂移，并将测量值设置为面板的新基线电容。 或者，触摸和悬停感测装置可以放弃接地装置并且配置控制系统以测量面板的电容，或者当没有接触或悬停物体时，或者当面板上存在基本静止的触摸或悬停物体时 测量时间段，其中测量捕获面板中的任何信号漂移，并将该时间段的测量值设置为新的基线电容。 控制系统可以将新的基准电容应用于触摸和悬停测量，以补偿信号漂移。

公开(公告)号：US09329703B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-03

申请号：US13166711

申请日：2011-06-22

申请人： David R. Falkenburg ,  David I. Simon ,  Jonah A. Harley ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Brian Richards Land ,  Christopher Tenzin Mullens ,  Steven Porter Hotelling

发明人： David R. Falkenburg ,  David I. Simon ,  Jonah A. Harley ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Brian Richards Land ,  Christopher Tenzin Mullens ,  Steven Porter Hotelling

IPC分类号： G06F3/0354 ,  G06F21/83 ,  G06F21/36

CPC分类号： G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/03545 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F21/36 ,  G06F21/83 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G06T11/001

摘要： An intelligent stylus is disclosed. The stylus can provide a stylus condition in addition to a touch input. The stylus architecture can include multiple sensors to sense information indicative of the stylus condition, a microcontroller to determine the stylus condition based on the sensed information, and a transmitter to transmit the determined condition to a corresponding touch sensitive device so as to cause some action based on the condition.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种智能手写笔。 触控笔可以提供触控输入以外的触控条件。 触针结构可以包括多个传感器以感测指示触控条件的信息，微控制器基于感测到的信息来确定触控条件，以及发送器将所确定的条件发送到对应的触敏装置，以便基于一些动作 在条件。