SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND CHARACTERIZING TOUCH INPUTS AT A HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE

    公开(公告)号:US20240281083A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18607048

    申请日:2024-03-15

    申请人: Sensel, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/041 G06F3/044

    摘要: A system includes: a substrate including an edge supported by a chassis; a first electrode spanning a first area of the substrate and arranged proximal a center of the substrate; and a second electrode spanning a second area, greater than the first area, on the substrate and interposed between the first electrode and the edge of the substrate. The system further includes a first coupling region: facing the first electrode; and electrically coupling to the first electrode to yield a first electrical value at the first electrode responsive to application of a first force magnitude proximal the center of the substrate. The system also includes a second coupling region: facing the second electrode; and electrically coupling to the second electrode to yield a second electrical value, approximating the first electrical value, at the second electrode responsive to application of the first force magnitude proximal the center of the substrate.

    Sensor module and method for detecting and characterizing side inputs at devices

    公开(公告)号:US11656717B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-23

    申请号:US17722994

    申请日:2022-04-18

    申请人: Sensel, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/041

    摘要: One variation of a system includes: a frame; a sensor module; and a controller. The frame includes: a base structure that locates a display defining a front face of a device; and a lateral frame structure extending along and adjacent an edge of the display and supported on a side of the base structure. The base structure and the lateral frame structure cooperate to define a channel arranged behind the display and extending longitudinally between the lateral frame structure and the side of the base structure. The sensor module is arranged in the channel and includes: a substrate; and a linear array of sensors arranged on the substrate and outputting sense signals representing local deflections of the lateral frame structure. The controller detects locations and force magnitudes of side inputs on the device, proximal the edge of the display, based on sense signals output by the linear array of sensors.

    HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220404938A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-22

    申请号:US17853452

    申请日:2022-06-29

    申请人: Sensel Inc.

    摘要: One variation of a method for interfacing a computer to a human includes: detecting application of a first input onto a touch sensor surface and a first force magnitude of the first input; in response to the first force magnitude exceeding a first threshold magnitude, actuating a vibrator coupled to the touch sensor surface during a first click cycle and triggering an audio driver proximal the touch sensor surface to output a click sound during the first click cycle; detecting retraction of the first input from the touch sensor surface and a second force magnitude of the first input; and, in response to the second force magnitude falling below a second threshold magnitude less than the first threshold magnitude, actuating the vibrator during a second click cycle distinct from the first click cycle and triggering the audio driver to output the click sound during the second click cycle.

    System and method for calibrating a touch sensor

    公开(公告)号:US11494034B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US17554985

    申请日:2021-12-17

    申请人: Sensel, Inc.

    摘要: A method for calibrating a touch sensor includes: at a calibration system during a calibration routine, applying a probe, at a target selection force, to a sequence of locations on a touch sensor surface of a touch sensor; at the touch sensor, capturing a sequence of touch images representing magnitudes of forces detected on the touch sensor surface during the calibration routine; fusing the sequence of touch images into a response map representing magnitudes of forces detected on the touch sensor surface by the touch sensor responsive to application of the target selection force on the touch sensor surface by the probe during the calibration routine; generating a force compensation map defining threshold forces for detecting selections at the target selection force on the touch sensor surface based on the response map.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A TOUCH SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220107720A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17554985

    申请日:2021-12-17

    申请人: Sensel, Inc.

    摘要: A method for calibrating a touch sensor includes: at a calibration system during a calibration routine, applying a probe, at a target selection force, to a sequence of locations on a touch sensor surface of a touch sensor; at the touch sensor, capturing a sequence of touch images representing magnitudes of forces detected on the touch sensor surface during the calibration routine; fusing the sequence of touch images into a response map representing magnitudes of forces detected on the touch sensor surface by the touch sensor responsive to application of the target selection force on the touch sensor surface by the probe during the calibration routine; generating a force compensation map defining threshold forces for detecting selections at the target selection force on the touch sensor surface based on the response map.

    System and method for calibrating a touch sensor

    公开(公告)号:US11231812B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-25

    申请号:US17207546

    申请日:2021-03-19

    申请人: Sensel, Inc.

    摘要: A method for calibrating a touch sensor includes: at a calibration system during a calibration routine, applying a probe, at a target selection force, to a sequence of locations on a touch sensor surface of a touch sensor; at the touch sensor, capturing a sequence of touch images representing magnitudes of forces detected on the touch sensor surface during the calibration routine; fusing the sequence of touch images into a response map representing magnitudes of forces detected on the touch sensor surface by the touch sensor responsive to application of the target selection force on the touch sensor surface by the probe during the calibration routine; generating a force compensation map defining threshold forces for detecting selections at the target selection force on the touch sensor surface based on the response map.

    SENSOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND CHARACTERIZING SIDE INPUTS AT DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210382598A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17339857

    申请日:2021-06-04

    申请人: Sensel, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/041

    摘要: One variation of a system includes: a frame; a sensor module; and a controller. The frame includes: a base structure that locates a display defining a front face of a device; and a lateral frame structure extending along and adjacent an edge of the display and supported on a side of the base structure. The base structure and the lateral frame structure cooperate to define a channel arranged behind the display and extending longitudinally between the lateral frame structure and the side of the base structure. The sensor module is arranged in the channel and includes: a substrate; and a linear array of sensors arranged on the substrate and outputting sense signals representing local deflections of the lateral frame structure. The controller detects locations and force magnitudes of side inputs on the device, proximal the edge of the display, based on sense signals output by the linear array of sensors.

    Dynamic adjustment of a click threshold corresponding to a force-based tactile sensor

    公开(公告)号:US11016610B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US16847595

    申请日:2020-04-13

    申请人: Sensel, Inc.

    摘要: Facilitating dynamic adjustment of a click/unclick threshold corresponding to a force-based tactile sensor is presented herein. A system can comprise a tactile sensor comprising force-based sensor(s); and a motion detection component that can determine a rate of change of a movement that has been detected via a group of sensors comprising the force-based sensor(s), and based on the rate of change of the movement, modify a defined sensitivity of the force-based sensor(s) with respect to detection of a click and/or unclick event corresponding to the tactile sensor. Further, the motion detection component can decrease the defined sensitivity with respect to detection of the click and/or unclick event in response to the rate of change being determined to satisfy a defined condition representing an increase in the speed at which the stylus or the finger has moved across the tactile sensor.

    SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND CALIBRATING TOUCH, FORCE, AND HAPTIC OUTPUT AT A TOUCH SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240319822A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18615863

    申请日:2024-03-25

    申请人: Sensel, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/041 G06F3/01

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0418 G06F3/016

    摘要: A touch assembly includes: an outer tip; an inner tip; a circuit board; a vibration sensor; and a spring element. The outer tip includes a distal end defining an outer contact surface. The inner tip: is arranged concentrically within the outer tip; extends from the distal end of the outer tip; and defines an inner contact surface. The circuit board is arranged over a proximal end of the outer tip. The spring element: is interposed between the circuit board and the inner tip; couples the inner tip to a reference potential; and is configured to, during a haptic feedback cycle at a touch sensor in response to application of the inner tip toward the touch sensor, yield to locate the inner contact surface coplanar with the outer contact surface. The vibration sensor is arranged on the circuit board and configured to output vibration signals during the haptic feedback cycle.