公开(公告)号：US20150261354A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-17

申请号：US14656228

申请日：2015-03-12

Applicant: Touchplus Information Corp.

Inventor： Shih-Hsien HU ,  Yi-Feng WEI ,  Yao-Chih CHUANG

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/038

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/0213 ,  G06F3/0219 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/04892 ,  G06F2203/0339

Abstract: An input device and an input method for a data processing device are provided. The input device includes a touch-sensitive module, an operation prompt interface and a controller. According to the input method, the input device issues a first input signal to the data processing device when a first electrical property change resulting from the keystroke or the tap is sensed in a first operation state. The input device is switched from the first operation state to a second operation state in response to a switching operation. The input device issues a second input signal to the data processing device when a second electrical property change resulting from a touch action is sensed in the second operation state.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于数据处理设备的输入设备和输入方法。 该输入装置包括一个触敏模块，一个操作提示界面和一个控制器。 根据该输入方法，当在第一操作状态下感测到由击键或抽头产生的第一电特性改变时，输入装置向数据处理装置发出第一输入信号。 响应于切换操作，输入装置从第一操作状态切换到第二操作状态。 当在第二操作状态下感测到由触摸动作引起的第二电特性改变时，输入装置向数据处理装置发出第二输入信号。

公开(公告)号：US20180101262A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15835414

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Touchplus Information Corp.

Inventor： Shih-Hsien HU ,  Yi-Feng Wei ,  Yao-Chih Chuang

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/1633 ,  G06F1/1692 ,  G06F3/014 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06K9/0002 ,  H03K17/9618 ,  H03K17/962 ,  H03K2217/94036 ,  H03K2217/94052

Abstract: A touch-sensing electronic device includes a housing having first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces; a substrate extensively disposed under the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces; sensing electrodes formed on the same substrate, and having capacitance changes in response to touch operations or gestures respectively performed on or over the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces, wherein the sensing electrodes are grouped into three sensing electrode arrays corresponding to the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces, respectively; and a controller for generating respective control signals corresponding to the touch operations performed on or over the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces. At least two of the three sensing electrode arrays have different configurations for performing different sensing operations.

公开(公告)号：US20170220192A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15493298

申请日：2017-04-21

Applicant: Touchplus Information Corp.

Inventor： Shih-Hsien HU

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate defining thereon a touch sensing region; a sensor array formed in the touch sensing region; and connecting lines arranged on the substrate and corresponding to the sensor elements one on one. The sensor array consists of sensor elements separately positioned on the substrate, and defined as a plurality of groups, wherein the sensor elements in the same group include a central sensor element and a plurality of surrounding sensor elements. Each of the connecting lines is connected to one and only one of the sensor elements corresponding thereto. The surrounding sensor elements are defined as a plurality of sets of surrounding sensor elements, which are respectively driven with corresponding connecting line or lines, and return signals for determining which part of the central sensor element is touched.

公开(公告)号：US20150363026A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-17

申请号：US14740653

申请日：2015-06-16

Applicant: Touchplus Information Corp.

Inventor： Shih-Hsien HU ,  Yi-Feng WEI ,  Yao-Chih CHUANG ,  Hung-Wang HSU

IPC: G06F3/045 ,  G08C17/02

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2203/0381 ,  G08C2201/10 ,  G08C2201/30

Abstract: A control device, operation mode altering method thereof, control method thereof and battery power warning method thereof is provided. The control device comprises a housing structure, a first touch sensing apparatus and a second touch sensing apparatus. The housing structure comprises a surface. The first touch sensing apparatus is disposed in the housing structure and provides a first touch sensing surface for sensing a moving status of a first touching object. The second touch sensing apparatus is disposed in the housing structure and provides a second touch sensing surface for sensing a moving status of a second touching object. The first touch sensing surface and the second touch sensing surface are disposed at different areas of the surface.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种控制装置，其操作模式改变方法，其控制方法和电池电量警告方法。 控制装置包括壳体结构，第一触摸感测装置和第二触摸感测装置。 壳体结构包括表面。 第一触摸感测装置设置在壳体结构中并且提供用于感测第一触摸对象的移动状态的第一触摸感测表面。 第二触摸感测装置设置在壳体结构中并且提供用于感测第二触摸对象的移动状态的第二触摸感测表面。 第一触摸感测表面和第二触摸感测表面设置在表面的不同区域。

公开(公告)号：US20190384451A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16429325

申请日：2019-06-03

Applicant: TOUCHPLUS INFORMATION CORP.

Inventor： Shih-Hsien HU

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: A position-sensing device, a position-sensing method and an associated state-switching method are used with an object to be sensed, a first group of electrodes and a second group of electrodes. The position-sensing method includes: issuing a driving signal to the first group of electrodes; selecting at least first and second electrodes from the second group of electrodes, and performing an electric property measuring operation, wherein a plurality of floating electrodes exist between between the first and second electrodes, and the first and second electrodes respectively generate a capacitive coupling effect to the object and generate first and second electric values in response to the driving signal; and estimating a relative position of the object to the first electrode and to the second electrode according to the first and second electric values.

公开(公告)号：US20170371456A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15700464

申请日：2017-09-11

Applicant: Touchplus Information Corp.

Inventor： Shih-Hsien HU ,  Yi-Feng Wei ,  Yao-Chih Chuang

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G05G9/047 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G05G9/047 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  Y10T29/49105

Abstract: A touch-sensitive module is provided. The touch-sensitive module includes at least one first sub-unit. The first sub-unit includes a first sensor pad, a second sensor pad and a wrapper. The second sensor pad has a first portion and a second portion separated from each other. The first sensor pad passes through a gap between the first portion and the second portion of the first sensor pad. Two ends of a wire are electrically connected to the first portion and the second portion of the first sensor pad, respectively. The wrapper covers the first sensor pad and the second sensor pad. A first lead and a second lead connected to the first sensor pad protrude from the wrapper. A third lead and a fourth lead connected to the second sensor pad protrude from the wrapper.

公开(公告)号：US20170322659A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15590158

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: Touchplus Information Corp.

Inventor： Shih-Hsien HU ,  Chi-Chou HO

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/1671 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F1/1692 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2203/0338 ,  G06F2203/04105

Abstract: A touch-sensitive control device is controlled by a control chip to conduct press sensing and/or touch sensing. The touch-sensitive control device includes: a cover; a circuit board disposed at a side of the cover, having a first surface disposed opposite to the cover, and having a second surface facing the cover; a first electrode disposed on the first surface of the circuit board and electrically connected to a control chip; a socket having a conductor; and a spacer disposed between the socket and the first surface of the circuit board, and deformable to change a distance between the first electrode and the conductor, wherein a capacitance change between the first electrode and the conductor of the socket correlates to the distance change between the first electrode and the conductor resulting from a pressing operation onto the cover.

公开(公告)号：US20160103609A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：US14879150

申请日：2015-10-09

Applicant: Touchplus Information Corp.

Inventor： Shih-Hsien HU ,  Yi-Feng Wei ,  Yao-Chih Chuang ,  Chao-Fu Lin

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/0339 ,  G06F2203/04808 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  H03K17/9622

Abstract: A user input device for use with a controlled device. The user input device includes a substrate; a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed separately on or in the substrate for sensing an object; and a controller electrically coupled to the sensing electrodes and stored therein at least one virtual key allocation table, wherein the controller executes a converting operation to generate a sensed object information according to a capacitance data realized from the sensing electrodes, and generates an input command associated with a specified key in the virtual key allocation table, which corresponds to the sensed object information, for controlling the controlled device. The same sensed object information can be designed to correspond to keys of different definition under different virtual key allocation tables, and/or derive different input commands in different operational.

Abstract translation: 用于与受控设备一起使用的用户输入设备。 用户输入装置包括基板; 多个感测电极，分别设置在所述基板上或所述基板中，用于感测物体; 以及控制器，电耦合到感测电极并存储在其中的至少一个虚拟键分配表，其中控制器执行转换操作，以根据从感测电极实现的电容数据产生感测对象信息，并且生成与之相关的输入命令 在虚拟键分配表中具有与检测到的对象信息相对应的指定键，用于控制受控设备。 可以将相同的感测对象信息设计成对应于不同虚拟键分配表下的不同定义的键，和/或在不同操作中导出不同的输入命令。

公开(公告)号：US20170371449A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15631173

申请日：2017-06-23

Applicant: Touchplus Information Corp.

Inventor： Shih-Hsien HU ,  Chi-Chou Ho

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04107 ,  G06F2203/04112

Abstract: A touch-sensing electronic device with a press-sensing function includes a cover lens formed with a shielding structure at a first side thereof; a display formed with a first group of sensing electrodes and a second group of sensing electrodes at a second side thereof, wherein the second group of sensing electrodes are spaced from and electrically shielded with the shielding structure while the first group of sensing electrodes are unshielded from the shielding structure; and a control chip electrically connected to both the first group of sensing electrodes and the second group. The control chip senses a first capacitance change occurring in response to a touch-sensing operation at a third side of the cover lens, which is opposite to the second side and senses a second capacitance change occurring in response to a press-sensing operation at the third side of the cover lens.

公开(公告)号：US20170075481A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-16

申请号：US15266237

申请日：2016-09-15

Applicant: Touchplus Information Corp.

Inventor： Yen-Han CHOU ,  Shih-Hsien HU ,  YAOSHENG CHOU

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: A wearable device exhibiting a capacitive sensing function includes a fabric having a plurality of touch-sensing electrode patterns and a plurality of signal lines distributed therein; a controlled device integrated into the fabric; and a control circuit disposed at an edge of the fabric and being in communication with the signal lines for controlling the controlled device according to a capacitance change according to a capacitance change caused by a touch or gesture of a user on the fabric.

Abstract translation: 具有电容感测功能的可佩戴装置包括具有多个触摸感测电极图案和分布在其中的多条信号线的织物; 集成到织物中的受控设备; 以及控制电路，其布置在所述织物的边缘处并且与所述信号线通信，用于根据由所述织物上的用户的触摸或手势引起的电容变化根据电容变化来控制所述受控设备。