公开(公告)号：US20180299996A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-18

申请号：US15490756

申请日：2017-04-18

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Tyler Reed Kugler ,  Alexey Polyudov ,  Seungyon Lee ,  Yun-Ling Lee ,  Philip Quinn ,  Kishore Sundara-Rajan ,  Shumin Zhai ,  Debanjan Mukherjee ,  James B. Miller ,  Isaac William Reynolds

IPC: G06F3/045 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: A method includes a processor of an electronic device receiving first input signals from a first sensor in response to user contact at a first edge of the device and second input signals from a second sensor in response to user contact at a second edge of the electronic device. The first and second sensors are covered by a housing of the device. The processor determines an external context of the device based on analysis of the first input signals and the second input signals. The determined external context indicates at least a position of the device relative to a user or an orientation of the device relative to a user. Responsive to determining the external context, the electronic device executes a particular user input action.

公开(公告)号：US20180292938A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US15483577

申请日：2017-04-10

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Ramon Karlo ,  Isaac Reynolds ,  Kishore Sundara-Rajan

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2200/1636

Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for routing user inputs to an operating system or an application based on other inputs received at pressure sensors. In one example, computing device receives an indication of a first user input that is detected by pressure sensors of the computing device. The pressure sensors are positioned along two or more sides of a housing of the computing device. The computing device also receives an indication of a second user input, detected by a presence-sensitive display of the computing device. The computing device determines, based on the first user input, whether the second user input is associated with an application or an operating system executing at the computing device. Responsive to determining that the second user input is associated with the operating system, the computing device performs a system-level action.

公开(公告)号：US10254871B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15483577

申请日：2017-04-10

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Ramon Karlo ,  Isaac Reynolds ,  Kishore Sundara-Rajan

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for routing user inputs to an operating system or an application based on other inputs received at pressure sensors. In one example, computing device receives an indication of a first user input that is detected by pressure sensors of the computing device. The pressure sensors are positioned along two or more sides of a housing of the computing device. The computing device also receives an indication of a second user input, detected by a presence-sensitive display of the computing device. The computing device determines, based on the first user input, whether the second user input is associated with an application or an operating system executing at the computing device. Responsive to determining that the second user input is associated with the operating system, the computing device performs a system-level action.

公开(公告)号：US20180300004A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-18

申请号：US15490760

申请日：2017-04-18

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Tyler Reed Kugler ,  Stuart Murray Scott ,  Alexey Polyudov ,  Seungyon Lee ,  Philip Quinn ,  Kishore Sundara-Rajan ,  Shumin Zhai ,  Debanjan Mukherjee ,  James B. Miller

IPC: G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/0339 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04105

Abstract: A method includes one or more processors of an electronic device receiving signals from multiple sensors located along an edge of the device. The signals are received in response to external contact being provided to the edge of the device. At least one processor determines a distribution of forces applied to the sensors based on the input signals. Based on the determined distribution of forces, the processor determines: i) a location of the external contact that is offset from a location of each of the multiple sensors, and ii) a magnitude of the force of the external contact. The processor detects whether sensing criteria has been satisfied based on an analysis of: i) the location of the external contact and ii) the magnitude of the force of the external contact. Responsive to detecting that sensing criteria has been satisfied, the processor executes a user input action.

公开(公告)号：US09898153B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US15058584

申请日：2016-03-02

Applicant: GOOGLE INC.

Inventor： Kishore Sundara-Rajan

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0418

Abstract: In one general aspect, a method can include identifying contact with a surface of a touch-sensitive input device, identifying a location of the contact on the surface of the touch-sensitive input device, and calculating a change in a mutual capacitance between a first electrode and a second electrode included in a sensor module disposed below the surface of the touch-sensitive input device. The first electrode can be adjacent to the second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode can be located approximate to the identified location of the contact on the surface of the touch-sensitive input device. The method can include estimating a contact-coupled capacitance based on the calculated change in a mutual capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode, and calculating a force applied to the surface of the touch-sensitive input device at the identified location.