Wireless Optical Input Device
    1.
    发明申请
    Wireless Optical Input Device 有权
    无线光输入设备

    公开(公告)号:US20090027341A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-29

    申请号:US12179490

    申请日:2008-07-24

    IPC分类号: G09G5/08

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0317

    摘要: One embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless input device that employs optical sensing to effect the likes of cursor movement and scrolling. Power management techniques can be optionally employed to avoid premature depletion of the wireless input device's power source. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless device having a power management algorithm controlling its power consumption. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing the power consumption of a wireless device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例提供一种使用光学感测来实现光标移动和滚动的无线输入设备。 可以可选地使用电源管理技术来避免无线输入设备的电源的过早耗尽。 本发明的另一个实施例提供一种具有控制其功率消耗的功率管理算法的无线设备。 本发明的另一实施例提供一种用于管理无线设备的功耗的方法。

    Wireless optical input device
    2.
    发明授权
    Wireless optical input device 有权
    无线光输入设备

    公开(公告)号:US08207940B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-26

    申请号:US12179490

    申请日:2008-07-24

    IPC分类号: G09G5/08

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0317

    摘要: One embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless input device that employs optical sensing to effect the likes of cursor movement and scrolling. Power management techniques can be optionally employed to avoid premature depletion of the wireless input device's power source. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless device having a power management algorithm controlling its power consumption. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing the power consumption of a wireless device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例提供一种使用光学感测来实现光标移动和滚动的无线输入设备。 可以可选地使用电源管理技术来避免无线输入设备的电源的过早耗尽。 本发明的另一个实施例提供一种具有控制其功率消耗的功率管理算法的无线设备。 本发明的另一实施例提供一种用于管理无线设备的功耗的方法。

    Wireless optical input device
    3.
    发明授权
    Wireless optical input device 有权
    无线光输入设备

    公开(公告)号:US07425945B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-16

    申请号:US10809626

    申请日:2004-03-24

    IPC分类号: G09G5/08

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0317

    摘要: One embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless input device that employs optical sensing to effect the likes of cursor movement and scrolling. Power management techniques can be optionally employed to avoid premature depletion of the wireless input device's power source. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless device having a power management algorithm controlling its power consumption. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing the power consumption of a wireless device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例提供一种使用光学感测来实现光标移动和滚动的无线输入设备。 可以可选地使用电源管理技术来避免无线输入设备的电源的过早耗尽。 本发明的另一个实施例提供一种具有控制其功率消耗的功率管理算法的无线设备。 本发明的另一实施例提供一种用于管理无线设备的功耗的方法。

    Wireless optical input device
    4.
    发明授权
    Wireless optical input device 有权
    无线光输入设备

    公开(公告)号:US06781570B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-24

    申请号:US09709046

    申请日:2000-11-09

    IPC分类号: G09G508

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0317

    摘要: One embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless input device that employs optical sensing to effect the likes of cursor movement and scrolling. Power management techniques can be optionally employed to avoid premature depletion of the wireless input device's power source. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless device having a power management algorithm controlling its power consumption. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing the power consumption of a wireless device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例提供一种使用光学感测来实现光标移动和滚动的无线输入设备。 可以可选地使用电源管理技术来避免无线输入设备的电源的过早耗尽。 本发明的另一个实施例提供一种具有控制其功率消耗的功率管理算法的无线设备。 本发明的另一实施例提供一种用于管理无线设备的功耗的方法。

    Notification mechanisms on a control device
    5.
    发明授权
    Notification mechanisms on a control device 有权
    控制装置上的通知机制

    公开(公告)号:US06937225B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-30

    申请号:US09750889

    申请日:2000-12-27

    IPC分类号: G09G5/00

    摘要: The method and system serve to notify the user of an event through a control device. Active notification takes place even when the computer sound and screen are disabled, for example, when in a power saving mode or screen saving mode. Notification may include visual notification, audio notification, vibratory notification, or tactile notification. Tactile notification can also serve to provide a private notification system which will not alert or disturb other people in the vicinity of the user. Such tactile notification can be provided by means of a texture change in the surface of the control device. One way in which this could be done is by raising a plurality of pegs through the surface of a control device to change its texture.

    摘要翻译: 方法和系统通过控制装置通知用户事件。 即使计算机声音和屏幕被禁用,例如在省电模式或屏幕保存模式下,也会发生主动通知。 通知可能包括视觉通知,音频通知,振动通知或触觉通知。 触觉通知还可用于提供私人通知系统,该系统不会警告或打扰用户附近的其他人。 这种触觉通知可以通过控制装置的表面中的纹理变化来提供。 可以做到这一点的一种方式是通过将多个钉抬起通过控制装置的表面来改变其纹理。

    Pointing device with solid-state roller
    6.
    发明申请
    Pointing device with solid-state roller 有权
    带固定辊的定位装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070139379A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-21

    申请号:US11657973

    申请日:2007-01-24

    IPC分类号: G09G5/08

    摘要: A solid-state roller on a pointing device with enhanced features. The solid-state design described herein allows the sensor to be placed on any shape of surface, such as one that has curvature in two directions. In one embodiment, a trench or downward curve contains sensors for detecting finger movement. The user's finger can thus bend about a knuckle in a curved motion to activate the sensor, requiring little or no movement of the finger up and down. The solid-state sensors can be of one of a number of designs. In one embodiment, multiple electrodes are contacted by a finger as it moves. Each electrode is coupled to a capacitive detection circuit, for detecting the change in capacitance as the electrode is contacted by the finger.

    摘要翻译: 指向装置上的固态辊,具有增强的特征。 本文所述的固态设计允许传感器放置在任何形状的表面上,例如在两个方向上具有曲率的表面。 在一个实施例中,沟槽或向下曲线包含用于检测手指移动的传感器。 因此使用者的手指可以以弯曲的方式弯曲转向节,以激活传感器,需要手指上下移动很少或不会移动。 固态传感器可以是许多设计之一。 在一个实施例中,当手指移动时,多个电极被手指接触。 每个电极耦合到电容检测电路,用于在手指接触电极时检测电容的变化。

    Pointing device for use in air with improved cursor control and battery life
    7.
    发明授权
    Pointing device for use in air with improved cursor control and battery life 有权
    指点设备用于空气,改善光标控制和电池寿命

    公开(公告)号:US07696980B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-13

    申请号:US11455230

    申请日:2006-06-16

    IPC分类号: G06F3/033 G09G5/08

    摘要: One aspect of the present invention is an apparatus and method for improved cursor control in a device which can operate both on a work surface and in air. Cursor resolution is reduced as the user engages with the device for clicking, leading to more precise movement closer to the target, as well as reduced parasitic and other unintentional motion of the cursor during clicking. Moreover, one aspect of the present invention is an apparatus and method for improved battery life in an in-air pointing device. In another aspect, the present invention is a method a system for improved user interface interaction, for UI controls such as sliders, pop-up boxes, menus, lists and button groups.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个方面是一种用于在能够在工作表面和空气中操作的装置中改进光标控制的装置和方法。 当用户与设备接合点击时,光标分辨率降低,导致更接近目标的更精确的移动,以及减少点击期间光标的寄生和其他无意的运动。 此外,本发明的一个方面是一种用于改善空中指示装置中的电池寿命的装置和方法。 在另一方面,本发明是一种用于改善用户界面交互的系统,用于诸如滑块,弹出框,菜单,列表和按钮组之类的UI控件的方法。

    Electromagnetic joystick using varying overlap of coils and conductive
elements
    8.
    发明授权
    Electromagnetic joystick using varying overlap of coils and conductive elements 失效
    电磁操纵杆使用线圈和导电元件的不同重叠

    公开(公告)号:US5911627A

    公开(公告)日:1999-06-15

    申请号:US956840

    申请日:1997-10-23

    IPC分类号: G05G9/047 A63F9/22

    摘要: A joystick having an electromagnetic element coupled to a movable stick, with at least a pair of orthogonal coils on an underlying substrate. Alternately, the coils and electromagnetic elements can be reversed. The movement of the stick is detected by the amount of overlap of the electromagnetic element and the coils in each direction. The quality factor of the coil changes as more or less of the coil is overlapped, which can be measured by an electric circuit to determine the direction of movement and the amount of movement of the joystick. The electromagnetic element could be, for instance, a conductive steel plate, or a piece of another metal or of another conductive material, or ferrite particles. The coil could be wound (preferably on air only or, if needed to reach a higher value of inductance, on a magnetic core, provided this is small enough to not hide the effect of the mobile electromagnetic element). Or the coils could be made from traces on a printed circuit board (PCB), provided the use of a high enough (greater than 1 MHz) driving frequency, eliminating the need for a large, expensive wound coil.

    摘要翻译: 具有耦合到可移动棒的电磁元件的操纵杆,在下面的衬底上具有至少一对正交线圈。 或者,线圈和电磁元件可以相反。 棒的移动通过电磁元件和线圈在每个方向上的重叠量来检测。 线圈的质量因素随着线圈的多或少重叠而变化,这可以通过电路来测量以确定操纵杆的运动方向和移动量。 电磁元件可以是例如导电钢板,或另一种金属或其它导电材料的片,或铁氧体颗粒。 线圈可以被卷绕(优选仅在空气上,或者如果需要达到较高的电感值,则在磁芯上,只要这足够小以至不能隐藏移动电磁元件的影响)。 或者线圈可以由印刷电路板(PCB)上的迹线制成,只要使用足够高(大于1 MHz)的驱动频率,就不需要大型,昂贵的绕线线圈。

    Dual mode touchpad with a low power mode using a proximity detection mode
    9.
    发明授权
    Dual mode touchpad with a low power mode using a proximity detection mode 有权
    使用接近检测模式的低功耗模式的双模式触摸板

    公开(公告)号:US08743083B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-03

    申请号:US13273167

    申请日:2011-10-13

    IPC分类号: G06F3/045

    摘要: A system includes a touchpad sensor array, a touch circuit, and a proximity circuit. The touch circuit executes a touch mode configured to track the position of a user or conductive object on the touchpad sensor array by detecting a change in an electrical property of the touchpad. The proximity circuit executes a proximity detection mode configured to track the position of a user or conductive object near or proximate to the touchpad sensor array by detecting a change in an electrical property of the touchpad. The system is configured to switch from the touch mode to the proximity detection mode after a predetermined period of inactivity, where the proximity detection mode can operate at one or more reduced polling rates, resulting in a reduced overall power dissipation. The system is configured to switch back to the touch mode when activity is detected by the proximity circuit.

    摘要翻译: 系统包括触摸板传感器阵列,触摸电路和接近电路。 触摸电路执行触摸模式,其被配置为通过检测触摸板的电气特性的变化来跟踪触摸板传感器阵列上的用户或导电物体的位置。 接近电路执行接近检测模式,其被配置为通过检测触摸板的电气特性的变化来跟踪触摸板传感器阵列附近或靠近触摸板传感器阵列的用户或导电物体的位置。 该系统被配置为在预定的不活动时间段之后从触摸模式切换到接近检测模式,其中接近检测模式可以以一个或多个降低的轮询速率操作,导致整体功率消耗的降低。 该系统配置为在接近电路检测到活动时切换回触摸模式。

    Dual Mode Touchpad with a Low Power Mode Using a Proximity Detection Mode
    10.
    发明申请
    Dual Mode Touchpad with a Low Power Mode Using a Proximity Detection Mode 有权
    使用接近检测模式的低功耗模式双模触摸板

    公开(公告)号:US20120127124A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-24

    申请号:US13273167

    申请日:2011-10-13

    IPC分类号: G06F3/045 G06F3/044

    摘要: A system includes a touchpad sensor array, a touch circuit, and a proximity circuit. The touch circuit executes a touch mode configured to track the position of a user or conductive object on the touchpad sensor array by detecting a change in an electrical property of the touchpad. The proximity circuit executes a proximity detection mode configured to track the position of a user or conductive object near or proximate to the touchpad sensor array by detecting a change in an electrical property of the touchpad. The system is configured to switch from the touch mode to the proximity detection mode after a predetermined period of inactivity, where the proximity detection mode can operate at one or more reduced polling rates, resulting in a reduced overall power dissipation. The system is configured to switch back to the touch mode when activity is detected by the proximity circuit.

    摘要翻译: 系统包括触摸板传感器阵列,触摸电路和接近电路。 触摸电路执行触摸模式,其被配置为通过检测触摸板的电气特性的变化来跟踪触摸板传感器阵列上的用户或导电物体的位置。 接近电路执行接近检测模式,其被配置为通过检测触摸板的电气特性的改变来跟踪触摸板传感器阵列附近或靠近触摸板传感器阵列的用户或导电物体的位置。 该系统被配置为在预定的不活动时间段之后从触摸模式切换到接近检测模式,其中接近检测模式可以以一个或多个降低的轮询速率操作,导致整体功率消耗的降低。 该系统配置为在接近电路检测到活动时切换回触摸模式。