公开(公告)号：US5861861A

公开(公告)日：1999-01-19

申请号：US671575

申请日：1996-06-28

申请人： James B. Nolan ,  Scott Ellison ,  Brian Boles ,  Rodney Drake ,  Russell E. Cooper

发明人： James B. Nolan ,  Scott Ellison ,  Brian Boles ,  Rodney Drake ,  Russell E. Cooper

IPC分类号： G02F1/133 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/18 ,  G09G3/36 ,  G09G5/00 ,  H02M3/07

CPC分类号： H02M3/07 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G09G3/18 ,  G09G3/006 ,  G09G3/3696 ,  G09G5/001

摘要： Apparatus for providing multiple of discrete voltage levels to drive a liquid crystal display (LCD) from an LCD module on board a microcontroller chip includes a charge pump with a switched-capacitor that develops the discrete voltages as multiples of the value of a base voltage that remains substantially without change irrespective of change in the supply voltage. A switched-capacitor charging circuit selectively charges a capacitor to produce successive additive charges individually retrievable from the capacitor. An LCD drive selectively transmits the discrete voltage levels to activate the LCD according to status of an external system under the control of the microcontroller. Voltage losses that may occur during the switched-capacitor charging are compensated to maintain the levels of the discrete voltages free of decay. Compensation is achieved by overcharging the capacitor by an amount substantially equivalent to the amount of voltage loss on the capacitor, using active feedback obtained from monitoring the charge on the capacitor.

摘要翻译： 用于提供多个离散电压电平以从微控制器芯片上的LCD模块驱动液晶显示器（LCD）的装置包括具有开关电容器的电荷泵，其将离散电压开发为基本电压值的倍数 无论电源电压的变化如何，均保持基本无变化。 开关电容器充电电路选择性地对电容器充电以产生可从电容器单独检索的连续的附加电荷。 LCD驱动器根据微控制器的控制，根据外部系统的状态选择性地发送离散电压电平以激活LCD。 在开关电容器充电期间可能发生的电压损耗被补偿以保持离散电压的电平没有衰减。 通过使用从监视电容器上的电荷获得的有效反馈，使电容器过充电达到与电容器上的电压损失量相当的量。

公开(公告)号：US5670915A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-23

申请号：US644917

申请日：1996-05-24

申请人： Russell E. Cooper ,  Scott Ellison

发明人： Russell E. Cooper ,  Scott Ellison

IPC分类号： H03K3/0231

CPC分类号： H03K3/0231

摘要： An accurate RC oscillator circuit located within a microcontroller chip for generating a signal of a predetermined frequency that accurately oscillates between two precise voltage levels, i.e., a low voltage (VL) and a high voltage (VH) is disclosed. The oscillator circuit uses first and second comparators having their outputs respectively coupled to set and reset inputs of a flip flop. The output of the flip flop is coupled to a series RC network for controlling the charging and discharging of the voltage across a capacitor of the RC network. The interconnection of the series RC network is coupled to an input of both the first and second comparators. The other input of the first comparator is coupled to a circuit for applying a modified high threshold version (VH') of the high voltage such that the signal generated by the oscillator circuit does not exceed the precise high voltage (VH). Similarly, the other input of the second comparator is coupled to a circuit for applying a modified low threshold version (VL') of the low voltage such that the signal generated by the oscillator circuit does not fall below that precise low voltage (VL). Additionally, means are provided to select different input voltages for the low voltage (VL) such that the desired output frequency of the oscillator may be adjusted to accurately oscillate between the high voltage (VH) and the selected low voltage (VL).

摘要翻译： 公开了一种位于微控制器芯片内的精确RC振荡器电路，用于产生准确地在两个精确电压电平（即低电压（VL））和高电压（VH）之间振荡的预定频率的信号。 振荡器电路使用其输出的第一和第二比较器分别耦合到触发器的设置和复位输入。 触发器的输出耦合到串联RC网络，用于控制跨越RC网络的电容器的电压的充电和放电。 串联RC网络的互连耦合到第一和第二比较器的输入端。 第一比较器的另一输入端耦合到用于施加高电压的修改的高阈值版本（VH'）的电路，使得由振荡器电路产生的信号不超过精确的高电压（VH）。 类似地，第二比较器的另一输入端耦合到用于施加低电压的修改的低阈值版本（VL'）的电路，使得由振荡器电路产生的信号不会低于该精确低电压（VL）。 此外，提供了用于为低电压（VL）选择不同输入电压的装置，使得可以调节振荡器的期望输出频率以在高电压（VH）和所选择的低电压（VL）之间精确地振荡。

公开(公告)号：US6031510A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-29

申请号：US671950

申请日：1996-06-28

申请人： Rodney Drake ,  Scott Ellison

发明人： Rodney Drake ,  Scott Ellison

IPC分类号： G02F1/133 ,  G09G3/18 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/36

CPC分类号： G09G3/18 ,  G09G2330/02

摘要： Method and apparatus for controlling the updating of a random access memory (RAM) that stores data for coding the activation of segments of one or more alphanmeric characters of a liquid crystal display (LCD), to maintain substantially a direct current (DC) voltage value of zero across transparent conductive plates of the LCD, is performed or provided in a microcontroller having internal LCD control capabilities. A type B waveform is employed for activating the LCD, the waveform being of a type in which data is transmitted over two frames, the data in the second frame of which is the inverse of data in the first frame thereof to maintain an average DC voltage value over each two-frame portion of the waveform at substantially zero volt. The RAM is allowed to be written to for updating the data therein only after completion of an entire two-frame portion of the waveform and before commencement of a new two-frame portion, to avoid a non-zero average DC voltage across the LCD glass during a two-frame portion. An error bit is set whenever an attempt is made to write to the RAM at times other than between the end of a two-frame portion and the commencement of a new two-frame portion. A response to the error bit is made by returning to the write step that prompted it, to determine whether all of the data intended to be written has been stored in the RAM.

摘要翻译： 用于控制随机存取存储器（RAM）的更新的方法和装置，其存储用于对液晶显示器（LCD）的一个或多个字母字符的段的激活进行编码的数据，以维持基本上直流（DC）电压值 在LCD的透明导电板上的零位被执行或提供在具有内部LCD控制能力的微控制器中。 采用B型波形来激活LCD，该波形是数据在两帧上传输的类型，第二帧中的数据是其第一帧中的数据的倒数，以保持平均DC电压 波形的每个两帧部分基本上为零伏。 在完成波形的整个两帧部分之后并且在新的两帧部分开始之前，允许RAM被写入以用于更新其中的数据，以避免LCD玻璃上的非零平均DC电压 在两帧部分。 每当尝试在两帧部分的结束之前的时间和新的两帧部分的开始之间的时间尝试写入RAM时，设置错误位。 通过返回提示它的写入步骤来确定对错误位的响应，以确定所有要写入的数据是否已经存储在RAM中。

公开(公告)号：US06483183B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-19

申请号：US09522026

申请日：1998-10-08

申请人： Scott Fink ,  Gregory Bingham ,  Richard Hull ,  Scott Ellison

发明人： Scott Fink ,  Gregory Bingham ,  Richard Hull ,  Scott Ellison

IPC分类号： H01L2348

CPC分类号： G06F13/40 ,  G06F15/7832 ,  G06F15/7867 ,  G11C5/066

摘要： An Integrated Circuit (IC) package is disclosed comprising an IC chip with a microcontroller therein having an n-bit data bus, and up to n pins electrically coupled to the microcontroller. The IC package also includes a control register coupled to the microcontroller for receiving enable and disable signals from the microcontroller. One or more of the pins have one or more functional block associated thereto. Each functional block defines a specified function for its corresponding pin. Thus, each pin having a plurality of corresponding functional blocks has a number of potential functions equal to the number of corresponding functional blocks. The specific function for a given pin is selected by the enable signal from the control register which selects the appropriate functional block appropriate command from the microcontroller. By using pins with multiple functions, the instant invention permits an n-bit architecture microcontroller to use less than or equal to n pins.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种集成电路（IC）封装，其包括具有其中的微控制器的IC芯片，其具有n位数据总线，以及多达n个引脚，电耦合到微控制器。 IC封装还包括耦合到微控制器的控制寄存器，用于接收来自微控制器的使能和禁止信号。 一个或多个销具有与其相关联的一个或多个功能块。 每个功能块为其相应的引脚定义一个指定的功能。 因此，具有多个对应功能块的每个引脚具有等于相应功能块数量的多个潜在功能。 给定引脚的具体功能由来自控制寄存器的使能信号选择，该控制寄存器从微控制器中选择适当的功能块适当命令。 通过使用具有多个功能的引脚，本发明允许n位架构微控制器使用小于或等于n个引脚。

公开(公告)号：US5912593A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-15

申请号：US871334

申请日：1997-06-09

申请人： David M. Susak ,  Scott Ellison

发明人： David M. Susak ,  Scott Ellison

IPC分类号： H03K3/017 ,  H03K3/0231 ,  H03K3/00 ,  H03B5/00

CPC分类号： H03K3/0231 ,  H03K3/017 ,  Y10S331/03

摘要： A precision oscillator circuit having a wide adjustable operating frequency range and an adjustable duty cycle. The precision oscillator use a window comparator circuit for monitoring a voltage of a capacitive element. The window comparator circuit has a first operating voltage edge and a second operating voltage edge wherein the first operating voltage edge latches an output signal of the window comparator circuit at one level when the voltage of the capacitive element is greater than the first operating voltage edge. The second operating voltage edge brings the output signal of the window comparator circuit back to an initial level when the voltage of the capacitive element is greater than the second operating voltage edge. A precision current reference source is coupled to the capacitive element and to the window comparator circuit. The precision current reference is used for generating currents which are insensitive to temperature, supply voltage, and process variations. The currents are used for charging and discharging the capacitive element. The currents are adjustable in order to vary an amount of time it takes to charge and discharge the capacitive element. This allows for the altering of the frequency as well as the duty cycle of the output signal of the window comparator circuit.

摘要翻译： 精密振荡器电路具有宽的可调工作频率范围和可调整的占空比。 精密振荡器使用窗口比较器电路来监视电容元件的电压。 窗口比较器电路具有第一工作电压边缘和第二工作电压边缘，其中当电容元件的电压大于第一工作电压边沿时，第一工作电压边沿将窗口比较器电路的输出信号锁存在一个电平。 当电容元件的电压大于第二工作电压边沿时，第二工作电压边沿使窗口比较器电路的输出信号回到初始电平。 精密电流参考源耦合到电容元件和窗口比较器电路。 精密电流基准用于产生对温度，电源电压和工艺变化不敏感的电流。 电流用于充电和放电电容元件。 电流是可调节的，以便改变对电容元件充电和放电所花费的时间。 这允许改变窗口比较器电路的输出信号的频率以及占空比。

公开(公告)号：US20150026010A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-22

申请号：US13945670

申请日：2013-07-18

申请人： Scott Ellison

发明人： Scott Ellison

IPC分类号： G06Q30/06

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0613

摘要： Systems and methods for providing a merchant-customer engagement system include a physical merchant location in which a customer may be tracked to determine products within the physical merchant location that the customer is interested in. A merchant may use a wearable merchant device that is configured to identify the customer via a camera that captures an image of the customer, and that image may be used to retrieve customer account information for that customer. Using the customer account information and the products that the customer is showing interest in, the wearable merchant device may be used to display merchant-customer engagement information next to a view of the customer to allow the merchant to help the customer while utilizing a variety of displayed information about the customer including, for example, past purchases, products browsed in-store and previously browsed online, time spent in an area of the physical merchant location, etc.

摘要翻译： 用于提供商家 - 客户参与系统的系统和方法包括物理商家位置，在该物理商家位置可以跟踪客户以确定客户感兴趣的物理商家位置内的商品。商家可以使用被配置为 通过捕获客户图像的相机识别客户，该图像可用于检索该客户的客户帐户信息。 使用客户帐户信息和客户显示感兴趣的产品，穿戴式商家设备可以用于在客户的视图旁边显示商家 - 客户参与信息，以允许商家在使用各种 显示关于客户的信息，包括例如过去的购买，在店内浏览的产品和以前在线浏览的产品，在物理商家位置的区域中花费的时间等。

公开(公告)号：US5847450A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-08

申请号：US644916

申请日：1996-05-24

申请人： Scott Fink ,  Gregory C. Bingham ,  Richard Hull ,  Scott Ellison

发明人： Scott Fink ,  Gregory C. Bingham ,  Richard Hull ,  Scott Ellison

IPC分类号： G06F13/40 ,  G06F15/78 ,  G11C5/06 ,  H01L23/02

CPC分类号： G06F13/40 ,  G06F15/7832 ,  G06F15/7867 ,  G11C5/066

摘要： An Integrated Circuit (IC) package is disclosed comprising an IC chip with a microcontroller therein having an n-bit data bus, and up to n pins electrically coupled to the microcontroller. The IC package also includes a control register coupled to the microcontroller for receiving enable and disable signals from the microcontroller. One or more of the pins have one or more functional block associated thereto. Each functional block defines a specified function for its corresponding pin. Thus, each pin having a plurality of corresponding functional blocks has a number of potential functions equal to the number of corresponding functional blocks. The specific function for a given pin is selected by the enable signal from the control register which selects the appropriate functional block upon appropriate command from the microcontroller. BY using pins with multiple functions, the instant invention permits an n-bit architecture microcontroller to use less than or equal to n pins.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种集成电路（IC）封装，其包括具有其中的微控制器的IC芯片，其具有n位数据总线，以及多达n个引脚，电耦合到微控制器。 IC封装还包括耦合到微控制器的控制寄存器，用于接收来自微控制器的使能和禁止信号。 一个或多个销具有与其相关联的一个或多个功能块。 每个功能块为其相应的引脚定义一个指定的功能。 因此，具有多个对应功能块的每个引脚具有等于相应功能块数量的多个潜在功能。 给定引脚的具体功能由来自控制寄存器的使能信号选择，该控制寄存器根据微控制器的适当命令选择适当的功能块。 通过使用具有多个功能的引脚，本发明允许n位架构微控制器使用小于或等于n个引脚。

公开(公告)号：US06696316B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-24

申请号：US10298504

申请日：2002-11-18

申请人： Scott Fink ,  Gregory Bingham ,  Richard Hull ,  Scott Ellison

发明人： Scott Fink ,  Gregory Bingham ,  Richard Hull ,  Scott Ellison

IPC分类号： H01L2144

CPC分类号： G06F13/40 ,  G06F15/7832 ,  G06F15/7867 ,  G11C5/066

摘要： An Integrated Circuit (IC) package is disclosed comprising an IC chip with a microcontroller therein having an n-bit data bus, and up to n pins electrically coupled to the microcontroller. The IC package also includes a control register coupled to the microcontroller for receiving enable and disable signals from the microcontroller. One or more of the pins have one or more functional block associated thereto. Each functional block defines a specified function for its corresponding pin. Thus, each pin having a plurality of corresponding functional blocks has a number of potential functions equal to the number of corresponding functional blocks. The specific function for a given pin is selected by the enable signal from the control register which selects the appropriate functional block upon appropriate command from the microcontroller. By using pins with multiple functions, the instant invention permits an n-bit architecture microcontroller to use less than or equal to n pins.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种集成电路（IC）封装，其包括具有其中的微控制器的IC芯片，其具有n位数据总线，以及多达n个引脚，电耦合到微控制器。 IC封装还包括耦合到微控制器的控制寄存器，用于接收来自微控制器的使能和禁止信号。 一个或多个销具有与其相关联的一个或多个功能块。 每个功能块为其相应的引脚定义一个指定的功能。 因此，具有多个对应功能块的每个引脚具有等于相应功能块数量的多个潜在功能。 给定引脚的具体功能由来自控制寄存器的使能信号选择，该控制寄存器根据微控制器的适当命令选择适当的功能块。 通过使用具有多个功能的引脚，本发明允许n位架构微控制器使用小于或等于n个引脚。

公开(公告)号：US20150025967A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-22

申请号：US13946575

申请日：2013-07-19

申请人： Scott Ellison

发明人： Scott Ellison

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0261 ,  G06Q30/0267

摘要： Systems and methods for providing a merchant-customer engagement system include a physical merchant location in which a customer may be tracked to determine products within the physical merchant location that the customer is interested in. A merchant may use a wearable merchant device that is configured to identify the customer via a camera that captures an image of the customer, and that image may be used to retrieve customer account information for that customer. Using the customer account information and the products that the customer is showing interest in, the wearable merchant device may be used to display merchant-customer engagement information next to a view of the customer to allow the merchant to help the customer while utilizing a variety of displayed information about the customer including, for example, past purchases, products browsed in-store and previously browsed online, time spent in an area of the physical merchant location, etc.

公开(公告)号：US5991910A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-23

申请号：US960636

申请日：1997-10-29

申请人： Richard L. Hull ,  Scott Ellison ,  Paul Hofhine

发明人： Richard L. Hull ,  Scott Ellison ,  Paul Hofhine

IPC分类号： G06F11/22 ,  G06F1/22 ,  G06F1/24 ,  H03K19/173 ,  G01R31/28

CPC分类号： H03K19/1732 ,  G06F1/22

摘要： A free-running microcontroller (i.e., one without any reset signal) is shown with special mode enable detect logic for placing the microcontroller into the test or special operations mode, without the benefit of a dedicated pin for such purposes. Rather, the instant invention implements the methodology of first applying a test voltage to indicate to the free-running microcontroller that the test mode is to be entered. Since the device has no reset signal to interrupt normal operation once it has begun, the test voltage is applied before the power supply V.sub.DD to ensure that the device enters test mode before it can enter normal operation.

摘要翻译： 具有独立运行的微控制器（即，没有任何复位信号的微控制器）被显示为具有专用模式使能检测逻辑，用于将微控制器放置在测试或特殊操作模式中，而无需为此目的而使用专用引脚。 相反，本发明实现了首先施加测试电压以向自由运行的微控制器指示要输入测试模式的方法。 由于器件一旦开始就没有复位信号中断正常工作，所以在电源VDD之前施加测试电压，以确保器件在进入正常工作之前进入测试模式。