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20080197909 | Capacitative Proximity Switch, and Domestic Appliance Equipped With the Same - A capacitive proximity switch has an electrically conductive sensor surface, which is covered by an electrically non-conductive covering plate and which serves as a part of a capacitor with a capacitance that varies with proximity. A household appliance is equipped with a proximity switch of this type. The sensor surface has an active shielding, which is formed by a shielding surface to which a clock signal is applied at the same time as it is applied to the sensor surface. | 08-21-2008 |
20080204116 | Sensing Apparatus And Method - There is described a sensor for sensing the parameter, the sensor comprising a transmit aerial, an intermediate coupling element, a receive aerial electromagnetically coupled to the transmit aerial via the intermediate coupling element, a signal generator operable to generate a periodic excitation signal at a first frequency, and arranged to apply the generated excitation signal to the transmit aerial in order to generate a sense signal in the receive aerial indicative of the value of the parameter to be measured and a signal processor operable to process the signal induced in the receive aerial to determine a value representative of the parameter being measured. The intermediate coupling element includes a frequency shifter which, in response to the periodic excitation signal being applied to the transmit aerial, generates a sense signal in the receive aerial having a signal component at a second frequency which is different from the first frequency, and the signal processor is operable to process the signal at the second frequency to determine the value representative of the parameter being measured. | 08-28-2008 |
20080204117 | Electrical Circuit Arrangement - The invention relates to an electrical circuit arrangement for generating signal events for initiating or carrying out switching, adjusting or releasing processes. According to the first invention aspect, the inventive electric circuit arrangement comprises an input component for carrying out a selection process for generating an input event and a switching component for generating a switching signal according to the input event evaluation, wherein said input component is constructed in such a way that, in framework of said selection process, the input event is injected into the user actuating the switching component on the base of the interactive effect of electric fields and said switching component is provided with an interface device for detecting the input event injected into the user or acting therein, the input component and the interface device are placed in the operating position in such a way that the signal transmission therebetween is carried out in a signal transmission path integrating the user when it actuates the input component, thereby making it advantageously possible to transmit the user input operation indicative signals to the switching component through said user, wherein said transmission can be carried out only when the user actually initiates an input and thereby can be used in the form of a signal transmitting medium. | 08-28-2008 |
20080204118 | Inductive Proximity Switch Based on a Transformer Coupling Factor Principle - The invention relates to a preferably ferriteless inductive proximity switch having at least one transmitting coil, one oscillator circuit and at least two receiving coils arranged in the alternating magnetic field of the transmitting coil, whereby the transmitting coil and the receiving coil are arranged adjacent to each other on a printed circuit board, and also having an evaluation circuit connected to the receiving coil for evaluating the received signal of the receiving coils when a target approaches the proximity switch. The receiving coils (E | 08-28-2008 |
20080224758 | Capacitive Proximity Switch, and Domestic Appliance Comprising the Same - A capacitive proximity switch includes an electrically conductive sensor area, which is covered by an electrically-insulating cover plate, as part of a capacitor having a capacitance which varies as a result of proximity. An associated evaluation circuit is provided, and an electrically-conducting body, via which the sensor area is connected to the evaluation circuit and which is arranged between the electrically-insulating cover plate and a mount disposed at a distance therefrom. A domestic appliance includes such a proximity switch. At least one electronic component of the evaluation circuit is arranged on the mount such that it protrudes into a cavity, which is surrounded by the electrically conductive body. | 09-18-2008 |
20080290929 | Proximity detection system and method - Proximity detection is accomplished by determining with a moving average calculation a moving average level of input data; setting a threshold level in response to the average level and a sensitivity factor; producing a proximity detection output when the input data meets the threshold level; and changing the weighting used by the average level calculation in response to a proximity detection output. | 11-27-2008 |
20080303582 | INPUT DEVICE FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is an input device of a portable terminal, which includes at least one key groove at an outer peripheral surface of the portable terminal, a push detector in the key groove, and a sliding pad. The sliding pad is in the key groove and disposed on the push detector, and the sliding pad is movable within the first key groove. The input device generates an input signal according to movement of the sliding pad or an operation of the push detector. | 12-11-2008 |
20090072883 | Operating Panel Arrangement for Domestic Appliances and Method For Manufacturing An Operating Panel Arrangement - The invention relates to an operating panel arrangement, in particular for domestic appliances such as washing machines and tumble dryers. An operating panel has formed on its outside actuating sections and display sections for operating or monitoring purposes. An electrical circuit arrangement is coupled to the actuating sections and the display sections and is arranged in the region of the inside of the operating panel. | 03-19-2009 |
20090072884 | DOOR POSITION SENSOR - The present invention relates to a capacitive sensor system comprising a sensor circuit connected to a first ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090108914 | ADAPTIVE CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSE CONTROL CIRCUIT - An adaptive capacitive touch sense control circuit includes a voltage buffer, a current setting resistor, a current mirror, a capacitor, a start comparator, an end comparator and a time-to-digital converter. The capacitor is connected with the current setting resistor. The circuit further includes a latch with a first control switch and a second control switch. The current setting resistor is switched between the ground and a voltage source through a switching element, so that when the current setting resistor is grounded, the first control switch is closed and the second control switch is opened, and when the current setting resistor is connected with the voltage source, the second control switch is closed and the first control switch is opened. An adaptive charging mode is adopted to sense a capacitance variation with a great ability of interference recognition, a simple structure, low power consumption and real time processing. | 04-30-2009 |
20090160529 | Touch Sensor System - A touch sensor assembly. The touch sensor assembly may include a housing, at least one touch sensor and a sensor cover. The sensor cover may identify a touch area associated with each touch sensor. The housing may form a water tight cavity for the sensor cover and the touch sensor when coupled to an housing cover. A raised dome may be provided, e.g. on the sensor cover or another element, to provided tactile feed back. LEDs may be provided for illuminating the touch areas and/or sensing ambient light. A controller may control the illumination level of the LEDs in response to sensed ambient light. Adjacent key suppression algorithms are also provided. | 06-25-2009 |
20090174462 | CIRCUIT BOARD ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE INPUT COMPONENTS - Electronic devices may be provided with one or more input components and one or more circuit boards. An input component may include sensor circuitry supported by a first circuit board and controller circuitry supported by a second circuit board. In other embodiments, the sensor circuitry may be coupled to a first portion of a first surface of a circuit board and the controller circuitry may be coupled to a second portion of the first surface of the same circuit board. The input component may be a multi-touch input component, such as a multi-touch trackpad. | 07-09-2009 |
20090212848 | Power supply unit for mobile workstation and method - A power supply unit for a mobile computerized device includes a housing having a handle, a battery positioned within the housing, and a detector configured to detect user interaction with the handle. The power supply unit may comprise a removable power supply unit for a mobile computerized device, having a detector generating a signal in response to detecting user interaction with the handle. | 08-27-2009 |
20090212849 | CAPACITIVE MOISTURE INDEPENDENT CRUSH PROTECTION - A protective arrangement for preventing parts of the body from being trapped between at least two mutually relatively moveable parts including at least one strip which is associated with at least one part. There are provided in the strip at least two mutually spaced conductive elements extending in the longitudinal direction of the strip. An electronic sensor system serves to produce an output signal for a capacitance that is adapted to vary as a result of external influences. Due to the fact that at least one first conductive element sends out a signal which is received by at least one second conductive element due to the capacitive effect of the first conductive element and that the second conductive element is at substantially the same electrical potential as the first conductive element and likewise sends out the received signal, there is provided a capacitive crush protection arrangement which does not react to splashes of water or the formation of dew or frost. | 08-27-2009 |
20090322410 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A CAPACITIVE SENSOR ARRAY - A capacitive touch sensor circuitry comprises an interface for interconnecting with a plurality of I/O pins that connect to rows and columns of a capacitive sensor array. Monitoring circuitry, responsive to inputs from the plurality of I/O pins, determines when a capacitive switch in the capacitive sensor array has been actuated and stores an indication of the actuation of the capacitive switch. The monitoring circuitry then generates an interrupt responsive to the determined actuation. A control engine controls a manner in which the monitoring circuitry monitors the plurality of I/O pins. The control engine and the monitoring circuitry may be configured to monitor the plurality of I/O pins in a plurality of operating modes. | 12-31-2009 |
20100007405 | NON-CONTACT TOUCH SWITCH - A non-contact touch switch allows a control circuit to do an accurate change-over start to AC switch power supply by using a human body advanced medium induction manner and comprises an outer cover, correspondingly installed at an outlet of a switch power cord; a microcomputer control circuit, installed on an inner side of the outer cover; a medium transferring interface, installed on the outer cover and having an interconnection with the microcomputer control circuit; a start switch, one end thereof being connected with the microcomputer control circuit and another end thereof being disposed with a control contact connected with an AC switch power cord so as to control an electrification time of an electric facility connected therewith afterwards; and a power interceptor, connected between the microcomputer control circuit and the control contact of the start switch, capable of directly intercepting a power supply from a general public power through the switch power cord to act as a power supply of a normal operation of an internal circuit after being rectified and stabilized. whereby, a volume of a combined switch is allowed to reduce substantially, no additional attached battery is required and the control function can then be brought into full play, a normal work can be maintained once the public power is connected. | 01-14-2010 |
20100052769 | INPUT DEVICE, AND MULTI-FUNCTION PERIPHERAL - An input device including an electrode a width dimension of which changes in its direction of extension, an output portion an output signal of which corresponds to an electrostatic capacity induced between the electrode and an electrically charged body when the body approaches or touches the electrode, a detecting portion to detect a change of an output signal value of the output portion, and an operation recognizing portion configured to recognize, on the basis of the detected change of the output signal value, one of a pressing operation and a sliding operation of the body performed with respect to the electrode, wherein the pressing operation is performed by a moving action of the body in which the body approaches or touches the electrode, while the sliding operation is performed by a sliding action of the body in the direction of extension of the electrode while the body is held in close proximity to or in touch with the electrode. | 03-04-2010 |
20100156508 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, an operation area, at least one display, an input detector, a light source device, and a controller. The operation area is provided on an outer surface of the housing. The display is located in the operation area, and includes a first indicator and a second indicator made of a light transmissive material. The first indicator corresponds to a design that indicates operation content, while the second indicator is located in a position not covered by an operation tool with which operation is performed on the first indicator and indicates operation state. The input detector faces the operation area in the housing and detects electrostatic capacitance in the operation area. The light source device emits light to the display in the operation area. The controller controls the light source device based on a variation in electrostatic capacitance detected by the input detector to turn on or off at least the second indicator. | 06-24-2010 |
20100271109 | DUAL REFERENCE CAPACITIVE SENSING USER INTERFACE - A module for controlling power supply to a load in a product which includes a microchip, and an electromechanical switch and a proximity/touch sensor connected to the microchip, preferably to the same input. The switch is primarily used to activate or deactivate the load and the proximity/touch sensor to vary the effect of operating the switch, or to control additional functions such as the activation of a signal, typically a light signal, which helps to locate the product, particularly in the dark, and to vary the duration of an automatic time-out period at the end of which the load is deactivated. | 10-28-2010 |
20100289554 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PLAYING DIGITAL CONTENT - An electronic device includes a detecting module, a signal processing module connected to the detecting module, a controlling module connected to the signal processing module and a display connected to the controlling module. The detecting module outputs a first detect signal to the signal processing module when a human body is present in front of the display. The signal processing module transforms the first detect signal into a first control signal and outputs the first control signal to the controlling module. The controlling module causes digital content to be played on the display. | 11-18-2010 |
20100295604 | OLED ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED PROXIMITY SENSOR - The invention concerns an OLED device with a cathode | 11-25-2010 |
20100308894 | MEDICAL ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A medical electronic apparatus includes an operation unit corresponding to a certain operation; a non-contact temperature sensor sensing, in a non-contact manner, an entry of an object, with a temperature in a particular temperature range, at a predetermined distance from the operation unit; and a control unit controlling execution of an operation corresponding to the operation unit based on a signal output when the non-contact temperature sensor senses the object with a temperature in the particular temperature range. | 12-09-2010 |
20100327953 | AUTOMATIC IMPEDANCE ADJUSTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an automatic impedance adjuster and a control method thereof. The automatic impedance adjuster includes: a pulse signal generating part for generating a pulse signal having a pulse width varied in response to a pulse width control signal; a signal processing part including a plurality of channels having a plurality of first input sensors and a pulse width correction channel having a second input sensor, not outputting the pulse signal when a touch object is in contact with the first and second input sensors, and outputting the pulse signal when the touch object is not in contact with the first and second input sensors; and a controller for outputting a non-contact state when the pulse signal is detected and outputting a contact state when the pulse signal is not detected during a normal mode, entering an automatic impedance adjustment mode to control the pulse width control signal when a pre-determined time elapses, and entering the automatic impedance adjustment mode to control the pulse width control signal when the pulse signal is not detected through all the plurality of channels or the pulse width correction channel. The automatic impedance adjuster includes a specific channel for checking an operating environment. When an operation signal of the specific channel is detected or operation signals of all the channels are detected, the automatic impedance adjustment operation is performed to prevent malfunction of the impedance adjustment operation. In addition, malfunction of a touch sensor due to variation of the operating environment can be prevented to improve operating reliability of the touch sensor. | 12-30-2010 |
20110001548 | Device and method for detecting an approach or contact - A device for detecting an approach or a touch related to at least one sensor element, in particular in an electrical appliance, the device comprising an input side and an output side, between which a first signal path with a first input and a first output and a second signal path with a second input and a second output are arranged, wherein the first signal path comprises a delay device with a delay, the delay device configured to delay a digital first input signal at the first input into a digital first output signal at the first output, wherein the delay is dependent on a capacitance value resulting from the approach or the touch related to the sensor element, and wherein the second signal path comprises an XOR-element, which is configured to generate an edge in a digital second output signal at the second output, when the digital first output signal outputted by the delay device exhibits an edge. | 01-06-2011 |
20110001549 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR ARRANGEMENT WITH A SENSOR ELECTRODE, A SCREEN ELECTRODE AND A BACKGROUND ELECTRODE - A capacitive sensor array comprises a sensor electrode by which the intrusion of an object into a space in front of the sensor electrode is detected, a shield electrode and a background electrode. A control and evaluation circuit is coupled with the sensor electrode. This control and evaluation circuit detects a change in the capacitance of the sensor electrode in comparison to a reference potential, in that the sensor electrode, at a given frequency, periodically and repeatedly couples with a given first potential evaluates at least one parameter of a current and voltage profile dependent on the periodic charging and discharging of the sensor electrode in order to detect the capacitance change, The background electrode is arranged at a distance behind the sensor electrode. The shield electrode is arranged between the sensor electrode and the background electrode and coupled with the sensor electrode through the control and evaluation circuit such that it has no influence on the capacitance measured in comparison to the reference potential and its potential is essentially adjusted to the potential of the sensor electrode. The background electrode is controlled by the control and evaluation circuit such that its potential is periodically switched, at the given frequency, between the reference potential and a second potential that has the same polarity as the first potential in comparison to the reference potential. At least during part of those times in which the sensor electrode is coupled with the first potential, the background electrode is located on the reference potential. At least during part of those times in which the sensor electrode is not coupled with the first potential, the background electrode is located on the second potential. | 01-06-2011 |
20110001550 | PROXIMITY SWITCH - The invention relates to a proximity switch for the detection of objects, comprising a sleeve-type housing, comprising a transducer unit disposed at a measuring end of said sleeve-type housing, the transducer unit comprising a transducer receptacle and a transducer element disposed therein for detecting a physical measurand, comprising a connecting piece disposed at a connecting end of said sleeve-type housing, comprising an electronic assembly disposed on a printed circuit board accommodated in said sleeve-type housing and having a control and evaluation unit adapted to control said transducer element, to evaluate signals measured by said transducer element and to emit switching signals to an environment, wherein variously colored light-emitting diodes are disposed on said printed circuit board at the measuring end and at the connecting end for indicating operational and/or switching states, wherein said transducer receptacle exhibits a transparent region disposed around a housing axis and/or a transparent region at an end face. The proximity switch is characterized in that said connecting piece has a peripheral transparent region, that said transparent regions at said measuring end and at said connecting end are optically homogeneous, that said transparent regions are each capable of being monochromatically illuminated by said light-emitting diodes and that said control and evaluation unit is adapted to control the respective variously colored light-emitting diodes for indicating different operational and/or switching states. | 01-06-2011 |
20110006832 | Negative Pixel Compensation - Negative pixel compensation in a touch sensitive device is disclosed. The device can compensate for a negative pixel effect in touch signal outputs due to poor grounding of an object touching the device. To do so, the device can switch to a configuration to measure the grounding condition of the touching object and use the measurement to compensate the touch output values from the device accordingly. In the switched configuration, a first set of lines of the device can be switched between a coupling to a stimulation signal input to drive the device, a coupling to a capacitance signal output to output a signal indicative of the object's grounding condition, and a coupling to ground. A second set of lines of the device can be coupled to a touch signal output to output a signal indicative of the object's touch at the device. In addition or alternatively, in the switched configuration, the first set of lines of the device can be switched to function as the second set of lines and vice versa. The grounding signal can be applied to the touch signal to compensate for the negative pixel effect. | 01-13-2011 |
20110006833 | Micro-Controller-Based Electronic Switch Using a Proximity Detector to Facilitate Hands-Free Control of an AC Device - This system is a no touch single pole single throw (spst) two wire electronic light switch that uses an Infrared Proximity Detector to create a working system designed to replace existing mechanical switches common in households. The use of a Micro Controller enables the system to adapt to different loads and load types while requiring a minimum number of parts to perform the necessary tasks. | 01-13-2011 |
20110018610 | FORCE INVARIANT TOUCH SENSITIVE ACTUATOR - A load control device for controlling an amount of power delivered to an electrical load from an AC power source, the load control device comprising a semiconductor switch operable to be coupled in series electrical connection between the source and the load, the semiconductor switch having a control input for controlling the semiconductor switch between a non-conductive state and a conductive state; a controller operatively coupled to the control input of the semiconductor switch for controlling the semiconductor switch between the non-conductive state and the conductive state; a touch sensitive front surface; a touch sensitive device responsive to a point actuation on the touch sensitive front surface, the point actuation characterized by a position and a force, the touch sensitive device comprising a resistive divider and an output operatively coupled to the controller for providing a control signal to the controller; and a capacitor coupled to the output of the touch sensitive device for stabilizing the control signal; wherein the capacitor is operable to charge and discharge through the resistive divider of the touch sensitive device, such that the control signal is representative of the position of the point actuation. | 01-27-2011 |
20110018611 | FORCE INVARIANT TOUCH SENSITIVE ACTUATOR - A user interface for a lighting control, the user interface comprising a touch sensitive front surface having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis; a four-wire resistive touch pad responsive to a point actuation on the touch sensitive front surface, the resistive touch pad having a longitudinal resistive element for providing a first control signal representative of the position of the point actuation along the longitudinal axis, and a lateral resistive element for providing a second control signal representative of the position of the point actuation along the lateral axis; a controller operable to receive the first and second control signals; a first capacitor adapted to be coupled between the lateral resistive element and a circuit common, the first capacitor operable to charge and discharge through the longitudinal resistive element of the resistive touch pad to stabilize the first control signal; and first, second, and third switches responsive to the controller, each of the switches comprising first, second, and third terminals, and operable to be controlled between a first position in which the first terminal is electrically connected to the second terminal, and a second position in which the first terminal is electrically connected to the third terminal, the switches coupled to the touch sensitive device, such that when the controller controls all of the switches to the first position, a DC supply voltage is coupled across the longitudinal resistive element, the controller is coupled to the lateral resistive element, and the first capacitor is coupled between the lateral resistive element and the circuit common, and when the controller controls all of the switches to the second position, the DC supply voltage is coupled across the lateral resistive element and the controller is coupled to the longitudinal resistive element;
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20110043274 | Apparatus and Methods for Registering Inputs from a User - Embodiments of an electronic apparatus and method for are registering inputs from a user a generating corresponding output provided. The electronic apparatus may comprise a switching system and a monitoring system. The switching system may comprise a base surface, insulating blocks disposed on the base surface, an array of conductive pads, and conductive wires. The array of conductive pads comprises one or more rows and one or more columns of conductive pads that are provided with a first electric potential. The switching system may further comprise conductive wires suspended from the insulating blocks and may be suspended at a physical distance over the rows of conductive pads. The conductive wires are provided with a second electric potential. The inputs are registered when the user contacts the conductive wires with the conductive pads. Thereafter, the monitoring system analyzes the inputs to generate a corresponding output to the user. | 02-24-2011 |
20110102060 | RESISTIVE SHEET, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE SWITCH, AND INPUT DEVICE - A resistive sheet includes a flexible cover sheet, a wiring part provided on the bottom face of the cover sheet, and ring, circular-arc, or spiral resistive layer connected to the wiring part. This resistive layer has uneven bottom face. The resistive sheet also includes a spacer layer whose bottom face is disposed at a position lower than the resistive layer. The wiring part is sandwiched between the bottom face of the cover sheet and the spacer layer. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102061 | Touch panel sensing circuit - A touch panel sensing circuit senses a voltage variation of a coupling capacitor formed between a first directional signal line and a second directional signal line separated from the first directional signal line by a dielectric when an object approaches. The sensing circuit eliminates the parasitic capacitance effect on the signal lines and rapidly accumulates charges for an amplifier in sensing to thereby increase the operational speed of the sensing circuit. | 05-05-2011 |
20110156800 | SENSOR, SENSING METHOD THEREOF, AND FILTER THEREFOR - A sensor, a sensing method of the sensor, and a filter of the sensor are provided. The sensor includes a sensing data output unit configured to output sensing data that varies depending on touch or proximity of an object, and a determiner configured to compare a threshold value with the sensing data to recognize touch or proximity, vary a first strength value indicating the sensing data in a state of no touch or no proximity and a second strength value indicating the sensing data in a state of touch or proximity, vary the threshold value using the first and second strength values, and output an output signal indicating touch or proximity. | 06-30-2011 |
20110175671 | INPUT DEVICE WITH FLOATING ELECTRODES HAVING AT LEAST ONE APERTURE - Devices and methods are provided that facilitate improved input device performance. The devices and methods utilize a transmitter sensor electrode and a receiver sensor electrode that are capacitively coupled to form a transcapacitance for capacitively sensing input objects in a sensing region. A measure of the transcapacitance may be used to determine positional information for the input objects in the sensing region. In accordance with the various embodiments, the devices and methods include a floating electrode that is ohmically insulated from other electrical elements during operation. A first portion of the floating electrode overlaps a portion of the transmitter sensor electrode and a second portion of the floating electrode overlaps a portion of the receiver sensor electrode. The floating electrode additionally includes at least one aperture within the first portion of the floating electrode, where the at least one aperture at least in part overlaps the transmitter sensor electrode. | 07-21-2011 |
20110221509 | SENSITIVE PANEL - Touch-sensitive or User's finger movement-sensitive panel ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110227633 | Capacitive touch panel detection circuit and boost circuit thereof - The invention discloses a capacitive touch panel detection circuit and a boost circuit thereof, wherein the boost circuit comprises a plurality of charge pumps in series, a sequence circuit and a voltage-stabilizing circuit. The charge pump comprises a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The switches are controlled by the sequence circuit. During the first half of the working cycle of the charge pump, the first capacitor is charged. During the second half of the working cycle of the charge pump, the second capacitor is charged so that the voltage is two times of the power voltage, after the first capacitor is connected with the power supply in sequence. The boost circuit of the invention does not need an induction and a Schottky diode. All of the capacitors except a voltage-stabilizing capacitor can be integrated into a chip. Therefore, the number of off-chip ancillary components can be reduced. Furthermore, the problem of electromagnetic interference in an inductive boost circuit can be solved. | 09-22-2011 |
20110241759 | OPERATING UNIT FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - The invention relates to an operating unit for operation of household appliances, especially for operation of a hob or a washing machine. In this connection, operating elements are arranged on an electrically conductive operating plate, by which they are capacitively coupled with a receiving device that is located in or at the household appliance. Transmission of the operation of the operating elements to the receiving device takes place by detection a load change in the receiving device, the load change being caused by the operating elements. | 10-06-2011 |
20110248773 | System And Method For Sensing Human Activity By Monitoring Impedance - A system for sensing human activity by monitoring impedance includes a signal generator for generating an alternating current (AC) signal, the AC signal applied to an object, a reactance altering element coupled to the AC signal, an envelope generator for converting a returned AC signal to a time-varying direct current (DC) signal, and an analog-to-digital converter for determining a defined impedance parameter of the time-varying DC signal, where the defined impedance parameter defines an electromagnetic resonant attribute of the object. | 10-13-2011 |
20110279169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LOCATIONS OF TOUCHES ON A PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR - A projected capacitive touch sensor includes a substrate and sets of electrodes coupled to corresponding areas of the substrate. The areas are non-overlapping with respect to each other. The sets of electrodes include a horizontal sensing electrode that extends along a height of a first column within the area and vertical sensing electrodes that extend partially along the height of at least one column within the area. The at least one column includes at least two vertical sensing electrodes that are physically separate with respect to each other and electrically connected to each other. | 11-17-2011 |
20110279170 | EMBEDDED SAR BASED ACTIVE GAIN CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for measuring a capacitor (C | 11-17-2011 |
20110285454 | INDUCTIVE TOUCH SENSOR AND DETECTING METHOD - An inductive touch sensor is provided. The inductive touch sensor comprises a driving layer for generating a magnetic field, an induced layer facing to the driving layer for identifying at least one induced electrical signal representing a change, in inductance corresponding to at least one touch location on the inductive touch sensor and at least one inductive circuit connected to the driving layer and the induced layer for detecting at least one induced electrical signal to determine at least one touch location on the inductive touch sensor. Furthermore, a detecting method of detecting at least one touch location on the inductive touch sensor is also provided. | 11-24-2011 |
20110291743 | SIGNAL SAMPLE TRIGGER APPARATUS, DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SAMPLING AN ANALOGUE SIGNAL - A signal sample trigger apparatus ( | 12-01-2011 |
20110304383 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE PASSING OF INDIVIDUALS - The invention relates to a device ( | 12-15-2011 |
20120001678 | CAPACITIVE TOUCHING APPARATUS - The invention provides a capacitive touching apparatus, which includes at least an equivalent capacitor module, a first comparator, a first reference current generator, a first detection capacitor module and a selection switch module. The equivalent capacitor module receives a periodic driving signal and produces an output voltage according to the driving signal. The first comparator compares the output voltage with a first reference voltage and thereby produces a first comparison result. The first reference current generator produces a first reference current and a second reference current according to a base current, in which the first reference current generator decides whether to respectively output the first reference current and the second reference current according to the first comparison result, and the first reference current is output to the equivalent capacitor module. The first detection capacitor module produces a first detection output signal according to the second reference current. | 01-05-2012 |
20120013393 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYZING POSITIONS - The method and device for analyzing position are disclosed. By analyzing sensing information with at least one zero-crossing, each position can be analyzed. The number of analyzed positions may be different from the number of zero-crossings. When the number of analyzed positions is different from the number of zero-crossing, the number of analyzed positions is more than one. | 01-19-2012 |
20120044013 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITANCE-TYPE INPUT DEVICE - An electrostatic capacitance-type input device includes X driving electrodes and Y driving electrodes on an operation face operated by a finger. A correction electrode and a correction detection electrode are provided to be opposed at a place which is not affected by the finger operating the operation face. Driving voltage is sequentially applied to the X driving electrodes by an X driving unit, and the voltage is also applied to the correction electrode. An input detection signal for detecting a contact position of the finger and a correction detection signal obtained from the correction detection electrode changed on the basis of environmental changes are detected by the same detection unit, and the correction detection signal and the input detection signal are corrected in a data processing unit. | 02-23-2012 |
20120056662 | MASTER/SLAVE CONTROL OF TOUCH SENSING - Touch sensing can be accomplished using master/slave touch controllers that transmit drive signals to a touch surface and process sense signals including superpositions resulting from master/slave drive signals. The master/slave can drive and sense different sets of lines, respectively, of the touch surface. A communication link between master/slave can be established by transmitting a clock signal between master/slave, transmitting a command including sequence information to the slave, and initiating a communication sequence from the clock signal and sequence information. The slave can receive/transmit communications from/to the master during first/second portions of the communication sequence, respectively. Touch sensing operations can be synchronized between master/slave by transmitting a command including phase alignment information from master to slave, and generating slave clock signals based on the clock signal and the phase alignment information, such that sense signal processing by master clock signals are in-phase with sense signal processing by slave clock signals. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056663 | Readout Circuit for Touch Sensor - The present invention relates to a readout circuit for a touch sensor which can increase touch sensing sensitivity regardless of a process variation and a driving voltage of the touch sensor. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056664 | TOUCH PANEL SENSOR - A touch panel sensor for sensing a contact position of part of body comprises a substrate, a resist electrode part including resist electrodes formed on the substrate to have a capacitance changeable according to approaching of the part of body, and a signal electrode part including signal electrodes formed on the resist electrode having resistance coefficient less than the resist electrode. | 03-08-2012 |
20120068759 | CONTACT SENSORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Disclosed herein are novel contact sensors. The contact sensors disclosed herein include a conductive composite material formed of a polymer and a conductive filler. In one particular aspect, the composite materials can include less than about 10 wt % conductive filler. Thus, the composite material of the contact sensors can have physical characteristics essentially identical to the polymer, while being electrically conductive with the electrical resistance proportional to the load on the sensor. The sensors can provide real time dynamic contact information for joint members under conditions expected during use. | 03-22-2012 |
20120068760 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TOUCH INPUT - A capacitive sensor for detecting a stimulus. The capacitive sensor includes an electrode and a processing unit electrically coupled to the electrode and configured to determine the presence of a stimulus based on the rate of change of the electrode capacitance. A substrate is positioned adjacent the electrode, wherein the stimulus corresponds to the placement of an object against the substrate. The processing unit is operative to determine a time rate of change based on successive measurements of the electrode capacitance. In addition, the processing unit is operative to determine the presence of a stimulus in response to the time rate of change being less than a reference value. | 03-22-2012 |
20120098588 | PROXIMITY DETECTION - For proximity detection, capacitance of a sensing element to ground is measured as one or more objects move into or out of proximity to the sensing element. | 04-26-2012 |
20120105133 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a window, a transparent electrode disposed on each of a plurality of areas under the window, and a wire connected to the transparent electrode. The transparent electrode includes first and second electrodes. Each of the first and second electrodes includes at least two or more electrode parts and a connection part connecting the at least two or more electrode parts to each other. At least one electrode part of the first electrode is disposed between the electrode parts of the second electrode. The wire is connected to each of the first and second electrodes to extend outside an area which does not contact the other area contacting an area on which the transparent electrode is disposed. | 05-03-2012 |
20120112817 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPACITANCE SENSING - A capacitance-to-digital converter for an extended range of capacitances includes a reference capacitor and one or more offset capacitors. Electrical charge accumulated in the offset capacitors is used to at least partially cancel the charge accumulated in a sensed capacitance to facilitate matching with a charge accumulated in the reference capacitor. The residual charge is passed to an integrator, the output from which is quantized and used to control switching of the capacitors. Immunity to tonal external noises and improved conversion speed are achieved by controlling the capacitor switching with a spread spectrum clock. The capacitance-to-digital converter may be used, for example, for sensing of the capacitances of capacitive elements in touch and proximity displays or other user interfaces. | 05-10-2012 |
20120112818 | OPERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRICAL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - An operator control apparatus for an electrical household appliance has an operator control panel on that side of the operator control apparatus that faces a user and defines an operator control area. A functional assembly is arranged on that face of the operator control panel that is averted from the user. The functional assembly has touch- and/or proximity-sensitive touch-operated switch. The at least one touch-operated switch of the functional assembly is positioned so as to correspond to operator control area of the operator control panel. A connecting apparatus is permanently connected to the operator control panel and releasably connected to the functional assembly, or in the alternative it is permanently connected to the functional assembly while it is releasably connected to the operator control panel. In this way, the functional assembly is releasably attached to the operator control panel but without play. | 05-10-2012 |
20120139618 | PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A projected capacitive touch panel has an X-axis sensing layer and a Y-axis sensing layer. The X-axis sensing layer includes a plurality of sensing rows, each of which has two or more electrode sequences connected in parallel. The Y-axis sensing layer includes a plurality of sensing columns, each of which has two or more electrode sequences connected in parallel. Each electrode sequence has a plurality of Y-axis electrodes connected in series. Each of the Y-axis electrodes interposes or aligns with an X-axis electrode. The projected capacitive touch panel effectively reduces the impedance of each of the sensing columns and sensing rows, thus having higher sensitivity for a controller. The arrangement of the X-axis sensing layer and the Y-axis sensing layer is also useful for enlarging the size of the projected capacitive touch panel. | 06-07-2012 |
20120169400 | DUAL MODE TOUCH SENSING MODULE AND DUAL MODE TOUCH SENSING DISPLAY - A dual mode touch sensing display includes a display module, and a dual mode touch sensing module disposed at the display module. The dual mode touch sensing module includes a plurality of first conductors, a plurality of second conductors, and a switch unit. The first conductors extend in a first direction. The second conductors extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The switch unit includes a first switch circuit coupled to the first conductors and capable of interconnecting at least a portion of the first conductors to form sensing loops, and a second switch circuit coupled to the second conductors and capable of interconnecting at least a portion of the second conductors to form sensing loops. | 07-05-2012 |
20120169401 | Electrode Crossovers - In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes drive electrodes. The drive electrodes include drive electrode structures that are each coupled to an adjacent drive electrode structure by a first strip of conductive material. The touch sensor also includes sense electrodes. The sense electrodes include sense electrode structures that are each coupled to an adjacent sense electrode structure by a second strip of conductive material. The sense electrode structures are formed on a same layer as the drive electrode structures. The first or second strip of conductive material include one or more conductive crossovers that each couple two drive electrode structures to each other or couple two sense electrode structures to each other. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176179 | SAMPLING - Integrated circuitry, comprising: a sampling terminal for connecting the integrated circuitry to an external capacitance; sampling means operatively connected to the terminal to take samples, each sample having a sample value; and control means configured, whilst said external capacitance is connected to the sampling terminal, to: internally connect the sampling terminal, or another terminal of the integrated circuitry to which the external capacitance is also connected, to a given voltage-potential source to effect a change in charge stored on the external capacitance, the given voltage-potential source being available within the integrated circuitry when it is in use; cause the sampling means to take a plurality of samples over a period whilst that external capacitance charges or discharges following and/or during said change in charge; and judge whether an event has occurred in dependence upon the plurality of samples. | 07-12-2012 |
20120188004 | Housing For An Inertial Switch - An apparatus that provides switch signals includes an upper portion, a lower portion, compressible material disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion, memory and a processor. The upper portion includes an outer surface having portions that define at least two different regions. At least one of the different regions has a switch function. The upper portion also includes a three-dimensional orientation sensor that generates three-dimensional orientation signals in response to movement of the upper portion. The lower portion has a bottom surface adapted to be placed against an immovable surface. The memory electronically stores information regarding the portions of the outer surface that define at least one region having a switch function. The processor includes processor logic that uses the electronically stored information in the memory and the orientation signals to detect whether a region having a switch function was pressed, and if so, outputs a switch signal. | 07-26-2012 |
20120194259 | TOUCH PANEL WITH INTERFERENCE SHIELDING ABILITY - A touch panel with interference shielding ability mainly has a substrate with four edges and a transparent electrode formed on a top surface of the substrate. The substrate is rectangular and transparent. The transparent electrode has an active area with four edges. A routing region is defined between the edges of the active area and the edges of the substrate. A structure of compensating impedance is formed on the routing region. An anti-interference layer is formed on the top surface or a bottom surface corresponding to the routing region. The compensating impedance on the routing region forms a shield. The interference induced by directly touching the routing region is avoided for determination of coordinates of a touch point. | 08-02-2012 |
20120200337 | HYBRID TOUCH DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A hybrid touch device includes a direct touch unit and an indirect touch unit disposed at two sides respectively. The direct touch unit includes a base layer, a sensing line layer, a driving line layer, a bonding layer, and a covering layer. The indirect touch unit includes a first conducting layer, a second conducting layer, and a plurality of spacers between the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer. An optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer is disposed between the direct touch unit and the indirect touch unit. The base layer of the direct touch unit is a conductive film. A shielding layer is disposed between the conductive film and the OCA layer. The second conducting layer of the indirect touch unit is a thin conductive glass. | 08-09-2012 |
20120206189 | TOUCH APPARATUS - A touch apparatus including a touch capacitor and a touch control unit is provided. The touch control unit includes a signal sampling and saving unit, a switch unit, and a signal processing unit. The signal sampling and saving unit samples and saves a voltage on the touch capacitor during enable periods of a sample signal and a charge reset signal, so as to generate a touch voltage and a reset voltage respectively, and further generate an average voltage of the touch voltage and the reset voltage according to an equalization signal. The switch unit receives and transmits the touch voltage, the reset voltage, and the average voltage according to a first control signal. The signal processing unit couples the touch voltage, the reset voltage, the average voltage, and a common voltage according to a second control signal, so as to generate a first coupling voltage and a second coupling voltage. | 08-16-2012 |
20120218028 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL, TOUCH SENSOR STRUCTURE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel comprises: a substrate and a touch sensor. The touch sensor is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of conductive elements, an input bus, and an output bus. The conductive elements are arranged to form a sensing matrix on same surface of the substrate. The input bus is electrically connected to one end of a first axis of the sensing matrix. The output bus is electrically connected to one end of a second axis of the sensing matrix. By this means, the present disclosure can achieve the purpose of simplifying the architecture of the capacitive touch panel. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218029 | TOUCH SWITCH - A touch switch including: a conductive member for which voltage is applied from a plurality of locations for detecting presence or absence of a touch and a touch position on the conductive member of a conductor to be detected based on an electrical conduction status of the conductive member; and a detection-level changing mechanism for changing a detection level of the electrical conduction status of the conductive member due to the touch of the conductor on the conductive member. The presence or absence of the touch and the touch position on the conductive member of the conductor is detected if the detection level meets a predetermined condition. | 08-30-2012 |
20120229194 | TOUCH PANEL HAVING NON-INTEGRATED AND SECURELY ATTACHED PORTIONS OF A SUBSTRATE - A touch panel having non-integrated and securely attached portions of a substrate has a substrate and an extended portion. The substrate takes a regular form and has two opposite surfaces, multiple edge walls and a transparent electrode layer. The transparent electrode layer is formed on one of the opposite surfaces of the substrate. The extended portion has a thickness matching that of each edge wall and is securely attached to one of the edge walls. Accordingly, a substrate having a specific form can be formed by non-integrated parts without cutting off unnecessary material during a specific cutting process, thereby simplifying the fabrication process and saving the material cost. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229195 | CAPACITANCE TYPE INPUT DEVICE - A capacitance type input device includes: a film base material; a driving electrode patterned at a sensor side of the film base material; and a detection electrode patterned to output capacitance between the driving electrode and the detection electrode, opposite to the driving electrode through a sensor side insulating layer, in which reference capacitor portions having reference capacitance for capacitance between the driving electrode and the detection electrode are patterned at the side of a circuit portion opposite to the sensor portion of the film base material. The reference capacitor portion includes a first conductive layer conductively connected with the detection electrode and a second conductive layer opposite to the first conductive layer through a circuit side insulating layer. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229196 | CAPACITANCE TYPE INPUT DEVICE - A detection electrode and an X-driving electrode (first driving electrode) are stacked through a sensor side insulating layer, at the side of a sensor portion of a film base material, and a Y-driving electrode (second driving electrode) is formed on the same forming surface as the detection electrode. The X-driving electrode is formed of a first conductive layer, the detection electrode and the Y-driving electrode are formed in a stacked structure of a second conductive layer having a resistance lower than the first conductive layer and a third conductive layer having a resistance higher than the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. | 09-13-2012 |
20120242399 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF WRITING PROTECTION FOR MEMORY CARD IN THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and a method of writing protection for a memory card in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising a body, battery, and battery cover, at least part of the battery cover made of conductive material; the body comprising: a memory card socket configured to accommodate a pluggable memory card; at least one sensing member on a surface or internal of the body and spaced from the battery cover, and configured to face the part made of conductive material when the battery cover is closed; a capacitance sensor connected to the at least one sensing member and configured to sense capacitance between the sensing member and battery cover; and a write control unit configured to determine whether the battery cover is removed according to capacitance sensed by the capacitance sensor, and prohibit data being written into the memory card when the battery cover is removed. | 09-27-2012 |
20120262222 | CAPACITIVE INPUT DEVICE INTERFERENCE DETECTION AND OPERATION - A processing system for a capacitive input device comprises sensor circuitry and control logic. The sensor circuitry is configured to be communicatively coupled with sensor electrodes of the capacitive input device. The control logic is configured to operate the capacitive input device in a first mode comprising interference sensing at a first level and input object sensing. The control logic is also configured to operate the capacitive input device in a second mode instead of in the first mode in response to: interference measured in the first mode meeting an interference condition; and a determination that input is in a sensing region of the capacitive input device. While operating in the second mode, interference sensing with the capacitive input device is either not performed or else is performed at a second level that is lower in fidelity than the first level. | 10-18-2012 |
20120286847 | TOUCH INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING CONTROLLABLE SHEAR FORCES TO A HUMAN APPENDAGE - A touch interface device includes a touch surface, an actuator, and an electrode. The actuator is coupled with the touch surface and is configured to move the touch surface in one or more directions. The electrode is coupled with the touch surface and is configured to impart a normal electrostatic force on one or more appendages of a human operator that engage the touch surface when an electric current is conveyed to the electrode. Movement of the touch surface by the actuator and the electrostatic force provided by the electrode are synchronized to control one or more of a magnitude or a direction of a shear force applied to the one or more appendages that engage the touch surface. | 11-15-2012 |
20120293240 | Membrane touch control panel - A membrane touch control panel includes a number of female conductors disposed on the basic layer and each having a number of electrodes electrically connected and coupled together, and each having an opening formed in each electrode, and a number of male conductors having a number of electrodes electrically connected and coupled together and received and engaged in the openings of the female electrodes respectively for forming a number of switch members, the membrane touch control panel includes a structure or configuration to be easily and quickly manufactured with greatly reduced manufacturing cost and procedures. | 11-22-2012 |
20120299638 | Touch Window - Disclosed is a touch window according to the present invention in which a FPCB, an IC, a function key area for a connection with a touch sensing sensor electrode are all formed in a single printed circuit board and are formed not to be exposed to the outside by receiving the printed circuit board in a lower part of a transparent window, thereby being capable of simplifying a structure of the touch window. | 11-29-2012 |
20120306565 | PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL WITH IMPEDANCE ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURE - A projected capacitive touch panel with impedance adjustment structure has an X-axis sensing layer and a Y-axis sensing layer. The X-axis sensing layer has multiple X-axis electrode strings. Each X-axis electrode string has multiple X-axis electrodes connected in series. The Y-axis sensing layer has multiple Y-axis electrode strings. Each Y-axis electrode string has multiple Y-axis electrodes in series. The Y-axis electrodes and the X-axis electrode are arranged alternately to form a coupling capacitor between an X-axis electrode and a Y-axis electrode. At least one gap is formed on part of or all the X, Y axis electrodes to reduce the electrode area and the impedance of the electrodes, thereby enhancing the sensing sensitivity and being beneficial to enlarge the size of the touch panel. | 12-06-2012 |
20120319760 | RF PROXIMITY SENSOR - A sensor has a strip resonator filter that energizes an emitter patch which emits an electric field out from the strip resonator filter (away from the strip resonator filter). The capacitance of the filter, or specifically the coupling capacitance and radiation pattern of the slotted patch, is altered when an object such as a finger is near the sensor. Resulting changes in a signal outputted by the filter can be used to determine how close the object is to the sensor. The strip resonator filter may be a half wavelength strip resonator coupled filter having three separate strips. The patch may have a slot and two accompanying strips. An arrangement of multiple sensors may detect the position of an object in two or three dimensions. | 12-20-2012 |
20130015906 | Touch Panel DeviceAANM Yeh; Ying-JyhAACI Kaohsiung CityAACO TWAAGP Yeh; Ying-Jyh Kaohsiung City TW - A touch panel device includes a touch panel and a controller. The touch panel includes a first region and a second region. The first region includes a plurality of first driving conductors extended along a first direction, and a plurality of first sensing conductors extended along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second region includes a plurality of second driving conductors extended along the first direction, and a plurality of second sensing conductors extended along the second direction. The controller is used for outputting a plurality of driving signals in an ordered sequence of the second direction to drive the plurality of first driving conductors and the plurality of second driving conductors, and for receiving a plurality of sensing signals from the plurality of first sensing conductors and the plurality of second sensing conductors in an ordered sequence of the first direction. | 01-17-2013 |
20130015907 | TOUCH SENSING CIRCUIT AND TOUCH POINT DETECTING METHOD THEREOFAANM LI; YI-KUNAACI Hsinchu CityAACO TWAAGP LI; YI-KUN Hsinchu City TWAANM CHIU; JUI-JUNGAACI Zhudong TownshipAACO TWAAGP CHIU; JUI-JUNG Zhudong Township TW - A touch sensing circuit includes an alternative current (AC) source, a voltage division circuit, and a processing circuit. The voltage division circuit receives an AC signal outputted from the AC source and includes a first branch and a second branch on a touch sensing glass, wherein the first and second branches are adjacent to each other. The processing circuit is connected to the voltage division circuit for determining position of a touch point according to the voltages of the first branch and the second branch. In a preferred embodiment, the first branch comprises a first capacitor and a first voltage division resistor connected to the first capacitor, and the second branch comprises a second capacitor and a second voltage division resistor connected to the second capacitor. | 01-17-2013 |
20130015908 | TOUCH PANELAANM SHIH; PO-SHENGAACI ZhubeiAACO TWAAGP SHIH; PO-SHENG Zhubei TWAANM CHENG; CHIEN-YUNGAACI ZhubeiAACO TWAAGP CHENG; CHIEN-YUNG Zhubei TWAANM CHEN; PO-YANGAACI ZhubeiAACO TWAAGP CHEN; PO-YANG Zhubei TWAANM CHENG; JIA-SHYONGAACI ZhubeiAACO TWAAGP CHENG; JIA-SHYONG Zhubei TW - A touch panel includes an insulating substrate, a rectangular transparent conductive layer and a number of electrodes. The insulating substrate has two opposite surfaces. The rectangular transparent conductive layer, fixed on one of the surfaces of the insulating substrate, has two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides. The electrodes are disposed at the short sides of the rectangular transparent conductive layer with a regular interval and electrically connected to the rectangular transparent conductive layer. The rectangular transparent conductive layer further has anisotropic impedance and defines an impedance direction substantially perpendicular to the short sides of the rectangular transparent conductive layer. | 01-17-2013 |
20130015909 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR A TOUCH PANEL, ADHESIVE FILM, AND TOUCH PANELAANM Kim; Jang-SoonAACI Seongnam-siAACO KRAAGP Kim; Jang-Soon Seongnam-si KRAANM Song; Min-SeokAACI Anyng-siAACO KRAAGP Song; Min-Seok Anyng-si KRAANM Lee; Eok-HyungAACI Cheongju-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Eok-Hyung Cheongju-si KRAANM Han; Hak-RhimAACI Cheongju-siAACO KRAAGP Han; Hak-Rhim Cheongju-si KRAANM Choi; Won-GuAACI Anyang-siAACO KRAAGP Choi; Won-Gu Anyang-si KRAANM Lee; Yong-HoonAACI Cheongju-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Yong-Hoon Cheongju-si KR - The present invention relates to an adhesive composition for a touch panel, to an adhesive film, and to a touch panel. The adhesive composition according to the present invention provides an adhesive for a touch panel that has superior chemical resistance, superior durability under high-temperature or high-humidity conditions, and superior wettability or adhesion to a variety of adherends. In addition, the adhesive composition according to the present invention provides an adhesive which maintains superior resistant performance of a conductive layer and effectively prevents the corrosion of electrodes or the like when applied to a touch panel. | 01-17-2013 |
20130021089 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF DETECTING COORDINATE POSITION - Disclosed is a touch panel including an upper conductive layer; a lower conductive layer facing the upper conductive layer with an interval between the upper conductive layer; a capacitive sensing unit that detects a coordinate position by a capacitive coupling under a condition where a predetermined electric potential is applied to the upper conductive layer; and a resistive sensing unit that detects a coordinate position based on an electric potential at a position where the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer contact under a condition where a potential gradient is generated on either one of the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer. | 01-24-2013 |
20130027118 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to structure of a capacitive touch panel and further relates to its manufacturing method. The structure comprises of sensing electrodes and peripheral circuits, wherein each sensing electrode comprises of a plurality of conductive units and a plurality of conductive wires for connecting the conductive units, wherein the conductive wires and peripheral circuits are made of a photosensitive material having an electrically conductive property. | 01-31-2013 |
20130038378 | Touch Sensing With A Common Driver - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor including drive electrodes. The apparatus also includes sense electrodes arranged along a first axis and a second axis. The first and second axes are substantially perpendicular to each other. The apparatus also includes one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the touch sensor that embody logic that drives all the drive electrodes substantially simultaneously with a common drive signal. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038379 | MICRO STRUCTURE SUBSTRATES FOR SENSOR PANELS - A sensor panel comprises a flexible film of a thickness having a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface by the thickness of the film; an array of micro structures in the flexible film, each micro structure including a chamber formed into the flexible film from the first surface; and an array of sensors on the second surface for generating current induced by static electric charge. | 02-14-2013 |
20130049844 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR HAVING LIGHT SHIELDING STRUCTURES - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to a capacitive touch sensor with light shielding structures. In one aspect, a device includes an array formed by a plurality of row electrodes and a plurality of non-transparent column electrodes, wherein at least a first portion of the row electrodes is non-transparent and coplanar with the column electrodes and at least a second portion of the row electrodes is non-coplanar with the column electrodes. The device further includes light shielding structures that are non-transparent and coplanar with the column electrodes, wherein the light shielding structures substantially overlap the second portion. | 02-28-2013 |
20130076431 | SWITCH WITH MULTIPLE TRIGGER FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a switch with multiple trigger function, which comprises: a touch switch having a button thereon; a first sensor having a sensing zone; and a microcontroller coupled to the touch switch and the first sensor; when the button is pressed by an object, the touch switch is conducted, and the microcontroller executes actions corresponding to the touch switch, thereby driving a controlled device; or when the object enters the sensing zone, the first sensor senses the signal change, and the microcontroller enables the touch switch to be conducted according to the signal change, or generates a signal the same as the signal for conducting the touch switch for executing corresponding actions, thereby driving a controlled device. | 03-28-2013 |
20130082763 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR DEVICE - Provided is a capacitive sensor device capable of detecting the position and magnitude of external force with high accuracy. | 04-04-2013 |
20130088281 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel includes a substrate, a transparent conductive layer, a conductive decoration pad, a decoration layer and an opaque conductive layer. The transparent conductive layer is disposed on the substrate, and the conductive decoration pad is disposed on the transparent conductive layer. The decoration layer is disposed on the conductive decoration pad and the transparent conductive layer, and has an opening located on the conductive decoration pad. The opaque conductive layer is disposed on the decoration layer and electrically connected with the transparent conductive layer through the opening and the conductive decoration pad. | 04-11-2013 |
20130093500 | PRESSURE DEPENDENT CAPACITIVE SENSING CIRCUIT SWITCH CONSTRUCTION - A user interface which includes a capacitive measurement circuit with a sense plate covered by an electrically conductive cover member, and wherein said circuit may sense two types of events, said types distinguished by an inverse change in measured capacitance, and wherein user proximity and touches with less than a minimum required force constitute one event type, and touches with more than said minimum force constitute the other event type. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093501 | ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION METHOD - In an electrical stimulation device and an electrical stimulation method thereof, electrical stimulation can be adjusted more in real time, and stability and safety of the electrical stimulation can be more improved. An electrical stimulation device includes an electrode an electrical signal supply section, a skin impedance detection section, and an electrical signal controller. The electrical signal supply section supplies an electrical signal for generating the electrical stimulation to the electrode. During the supply of the electrical signal, the electrical signal controller acquires information associated with skin impedance through the skin impedance detection section in a cycle shorter than a supply period of the electrical signal, and adjusts the electrical signal to be supplied to the electrode in the next cycle based on the acquired information associated with skin impedance. | 04-18-2013 |
20130113544 | PROXIMITY SWITCH HAVING WRONG TOUCH FEEDBACK - A proximity switch assembly and method are provided having wrong touch feedback. The switch includes a plurality of proximity switches each including proximity sensors providing a sense activation field. Control circuitry processes the activation field of each proximity switch to sense activation, detects an allowed activation of one of the proximity switches and further detects an attempted activation that is not allowed. The switch further includes an output coupled to a device to perform a function when an allowed activation is detected. The switch includes one or more user perceived feedback devices for generating user perceived feedback when an attempted activation that is not allowed is detected. | 05-09-2013 |
20130120052 | Conductive Shield for Shaping an Electric Field of a Conductive Wire - In one embodiment, a method comprises generating, by a control unit, a first drive signal and a second drive signal. The method further comprises emitting, by a conductive wire coupled to a capacitive touch sensor, a first electric field that extends in a plurality of directions in response to reception of the first drive signal. The method further comprises shaping, by a conductive shield that surrounds the conductive wire, at least a portion of the first electric field that extends from the capacitive touch sensor towards the conductive shield by generating a second electric field in response to reception of the second drive signal. | 05-16-2013 |
20130120053 | TOUCH PAD CAPACITIVE SENSOR CIRCUIT - A touch pad capacitive sensor circuit has a signal generator that generates an oscillation signal having an oscillation frequency variable dependent on a capacitance in the sensor circuit. A switch switches a touch pad capacitive sensor of a capacitive touch pad connected to the signal generator in first and second cycles of the switch. A counter counts a first count of cycles of the oscillation signal when the sensor is connected to the signal generator in a first cycle of operation of the switch and a second count of cycles of the oscillation signal when the sensor is connected to the signal generator in a second cycle of operation. A detector detects when the first and second counts are below a low threshold number. The sensor circuit flags a valid user touch depending on an output of the detector. | 05-16-2013 |
20130135033 | TOUCH SENSOR - Provided is a touch sensor having a simple structure and enabling a driver to appropriately and quickly manipulate the touch sensor as intended without looking at a manipulation surface of the touch sensor. The touch sensor includes: multiple electrodes; detection means for detecting touch on any of electrodes and for outputting a detection signal for each electrode; touch judgment means for judging whether each of the electrodes is touched or untouched based on the detection signal; a switch having a manipulation button; control mode judgment means for determining a control function for a controlled device in accordance with an input signal transmitted from the switch when the manipulation button is manipulated; and permission means for permitting the touch judgment means to judge touch on each electrode in response to the input signal from the switch. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141155 | DETECTION DEVICE - A detection device includes a resonance unit having a coil and a capacitor, an oscillation unit for oscillating the resonance unit, and a signal processing unit for detecting the oscillation state of the resonance unit and outputting an object detection signal when oscillation is stopped. The signal processing unit intermittently executes a self-diagnosis mode by forcibly oscillating the oscillation unit to determine whether or not an abnormality occurs in the resonance unit. | 06-06-2013 |
20130154719 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE BETWEEN SUBSTRATE AND FPCB FOR TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a connection structure between a substrate and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) for a touch panel, including: a substrate; first sensing electrodes; second sensing electrodes; first electrode wirings; second electrode wirings; and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the substrate so as to be electrically connected to the first and second electrode wirings, wherein a first connection portion of the first electrode wiring and a second connection portion of the second electrode wiring to which the flexible printed circuit board is electrically connected are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate, respectively, so as to face each other in a vertical direction. Therefore, the flexible printed circuit substrate may be connected to the substrate by a single assembling process. | 06-20-2013 |
20130162328 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a touch panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The touch panel | 06-27-2013 |
20130169348 | SAR Control Using Capacitive Sensor and Transmission Duty Cycle Control in a Wireless Device - A wireless device for providing specific absorption rate (SAR) control comprising a wireless transmitter, a capacitance sensor, and a processor coupled to the wireless transmitter and the capacitance sensor, wherein the processor is configured to receive a first capacitance measurement from the capacitance sensor, estimate a relative proximity of a human body to the apparatus based on the measurement, determine a target transmission time for the wireless transmitter within a time period based on the estimate, and switch off the wireless transmitter for a portion of the time period if a transmission time of the wireless transmitter during the time period exceeds the target transmission time. | 07-04-2013 |
20130176069 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT - In accordance with one or more example embodiments, wireless communications are facilitated based on user-motion. A portable motion-sensing circuit, carried by a user, indicates that motion is sensed in response to detecting whether the user has been moving for a predetermined period of time. A communication circuit operates in active mode and inactive modes respectively consuming higher and lower power, permits or inhibits access authentication communications in the active and inactive modes, and operates in the active mode in response to the motion being sensed at the motion-sensing circuit. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176070 | Corrosion Resistant Touch Sensor - In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate. A plurality of conductive elements are formed on the substrate. A plurality of sacrificial conductive members overlay portions of the plurality of conductive elements. The sacrificial conductive members function as sacrificial anodes for the conductive elements. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176071 | SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION TYPE - A sensing apparatus and method are provided for determining an input point of a touch. A sensing loop unit includes at least one loop. Each of the at least one loop includes two sub-loops separated by a predetermined distance. An area determination loop unit determines one of the two sub-loops of each of the at least one loop that corresponds to the input point. A controller determines a plurality of candidates of the input point based on a first input signal from the sensing loop unit, and determines the input point from among the plurality of candidates of the input point based on a second input signal from the area determination loop unit. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176072 | TOUCH SENSOR AND TOUCH PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME - A touch sensor using a graphene diode and/or a touch panel including the touch sensor. The touch sensor includes a first sensing electrode configured to sense a touch; a first output line configured to transmit an electrical signal; and a first diode device including a first control terminal connected to the first sensing electrode, a first anode terminal connected to a voltage application unit, and a first cathode terminal connected to the first output line. | 07-11-2013 |
20130187704 | LINEAR CAPACITIVELY COUPLED TOUCH SENSOR AND METHOD - A system includes a capacitively-coupled touch sensor having a conductive first layer and a conductive second layer on a first insulative layer. The width of the second layer varies along an axis of the first layer. A first excitation signal is applied to one of the first and second layers and is capacitively coupled through a touch element to the other layer, producing a first signal that produces a second signal which is digitized. Digitized peak values of the second signal are processed to compute a value for a touch element location. A conductive third layer can be placed on the opposite side of the first layer has width varying oppositely to the second layer. The first excitation signal is applied to the second layer and a non-overlapping second excitation signal is applied to the third layer. The resulting digitized peak values are processed to cancel errors due to variations. | 07-25-2013 |
20130187705 | ELECTRODE DEVICE, CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE APPROACH AND TOUCH DETECTION - An electrode device for a capacitive sensor device and a circuit arrangement for a capacitive sensor device for the operation of an electrode device are provided, wherein the electrode device has a first electrode structure with at least one transmitting electrode and at least one receiving electrode, and a second electrode structure with at least one field sensing electrode, wherein the electrode device or the capacitive sensor device can be operated in a first operation mode and in a second operation mode. In addition a method is provided for approach and/or touch detection with a sensor device. | 07-25-2013 |
20130194029 | INPUT APPARATUS - An input apparatus includes a touch plate, a decoration layer, a film sensor, an electrode portion, a wire portion, and a guard layer. The touch plate is a basal plate for finger manipulation. The decoration layer is on a front side of the touch plate to decorate the front side. The film sensor is bonded to a rear side of the touch plate. The electrode portion is on the film sensor. The wire portion is on the film sensor and connected to the electrode portion to transmit a signal outputted from the electrode portion. The guard layer contains a guard layer formation material to suppress an electrostatic capacity between the finger and the wire portion. The guard layer formation material is combined into the decoration layer such that the decoration layer and the guard layer are provided as a single integrated member. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194030 | Method and Apparatus for Tap-Sensing Electronic Switch to Trigger a Function in An Electronic Equipment - An electronic switch, or an electronic equipment having such switch that has a tap-sensing detection region for a user to perform finger-tapping, foot-tapping, or other finger movements on a contact surface in this region and effectuate sending of a signal to turn on, turn off, or perform other contemplated functions of the electronic equipment. This switch emits a radiation, such as infrared light, towards the detection region. The reflection of the radiation off of an object is collected and compared to a predetermined value. If there is a match, the switch would send a signal to the device to perform the predetermined function. In operation, the switch would allow an electrical equipment to have a “virtual switch” where the user can control the device by manipulating his finger or his foot in the designated detection region. The equipment may optionally have a LED illuminator to shine a lit marking indicating where the contact surface is and how it is to be used. | 08-01-2013 |
20130207715 | Method, Apparatus, Computer Program, Cable and System - A method, apparatus, computer program, cable and system are provided for: receiving a signal relating to a detection of a touch on a cable; determining a location on the cable of the touch; and controlling an apparatus, which is in communication with the cable, based on the detected touch and the determined location of the touch. | 08-15-2013 |
20130214848 | METHOD FOR JUDGING CAPACITANCE TYPE TOUCH BUTTONS - A method for judging capacitance type touch buttons in touch sensing technical field includes that: when touching a button, determining the change trend of the charge quantity on the button; a charge regulation is performed to the charge accumulation area corresponding to each button, until the charge quantity in the charge accumulation area corresponding to the button remains unchanged; calculating the charge changing quantity of the charge accumulation area when touching the button, and calculating the ratio between the charge changing quantity of the charge accumulation area and the charge balance quantity as well; and when the change trend of the charge quantity on the button is decrease and the ratio between the charge changing quantity of the charge accumulation area corresponding to the button and the charge balance quantity is larger than or equal to the first threshold value and smaller than the third threshold value, or when the change trend of the charge quantity on the button is increase and the ratio between the charge changing quantity of the charge accumulation area corresponding to the button and the charge balance quantity is larger than or equal to the second threshold value and smaller than the third threshold value, the button is the touched button. The capacitance type touch buttons are judged more accurately according to the present invention. | 08-22-2013 |
20130222047 | DRIVING METHOD FOR CHARGER NOISE REJECTION IN TOUCH PANEL - A driving method for charger noise rejection in a touch panel has steps of: reading the sensing frame of the touch panel with a self-capacitance sensing mode, marking at least one first-axis sensing line having a recognizable sensing value, and driving the at least one marked first-axis sensing line with a mutual-capacitance sensing mode to acquire at least one sensing value corresponding to at least one sensing point on each one of the at least one marked first-axis sensing line. Accordingly, the charger noise is rejected in the touch panel by the driving method of the present invention. Additionally, a frame rate is further increased since the sensing lines are partially driven under the mutual-capacitance sensing mode. | 08-29-2013 |
20130229224 | Capacitance Detecting Apparatus and Capacitive Touch Control System Using the Same - A capacitance detecting apparatus, coupled to a capacitor to be measured, includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a control module and a judging module. The first and second capacitors are coupled to the capacitor to be measured via an input node. The control module provides a first voltage-drop variation to the first capacitor and a second voltage-drop variation to the capacitor to be measured to introduce a third voltage-drop variation to the second capacitor. The first and second voltage-drop variations cause charge flowing from the first capacitor to the input node have a same sign with charge flowing from the input node to the capacitor to be measured. The judging module determines capacitance of the capacitor to be measured according to capacitance of the first and second capacitors as well as the first, second and third voltage-drop variations. | 09-05-2013 |
20130234782 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTION OF PROXIMITY AND/OR TOUCHING, AS WELL AS A KIT AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - A sensor arrangement for detection of proximity and/or touching including least one sensor supporting surface having a first flat face and a second flat face, a proximity and/or touching sensor which is connected to the first flat face and/or to the second flat face of the sensor supporting surface, a decoration supporting medium with a first support flat face and a second support flat face, a decoration layer which is connected to the first support flat face and/or to the second support flat face of the decoration supporting medium, and/or is an integral component of the decoration supporting medium. In this case, the sensor supporting surface and the decoration supporting medium are connected to one another such that a connection along their mutually facing flat face and support flat face is not formed, or is partially formed. | 09-12-2013 |
20130257518 | Signal Noise Ratio Control System and Method Thereof - A signal-noise ratio control system which reduces noise interference includes a touch sensor, a touch controller, and a level shifter. The touch sensor is driven by the driving signal and outputs an analog signal based on the touch situation. The touch controlling IC generates the driving signal and provides the divided voltage based on the analog signals. The level shifter adjusts the voltage level of the driving signal based on the voltage level of the divided voltage. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257519 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A touch panel and fabricating method thereof are provided. The touch panel includes a substrate, a touch-sensing circuit, and fan-out traces. The substrate has a touch-sensing region and an adjoined peripheral region. The touch-sensing circuit is disposed on the touch-sensing region. The fan-out traces are disposed on the peripheral region and electrically connected to the touch-sensing circuit. Each fan-out trace includes a first conductive line, a first dielectric layer and a second conductive line. The first conductive line is disposed on the peripheral region. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the peripheral region to cover the first conductive line, and has at least one contact window located above the first conductive line. The second conductive line is disposed on the first dielectric layer, wherein the first and the second conductive line of the same fan-out trace have the same pattern and are electrically connected through the contact window. | 10-03-2013 |
20130271202 | PROXIMITY SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND METHOD HAVING ADAPTIVE TIME DELAY - A proximity switch assembly and method for detecting activation of the proximity switch assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of proximity switches each providing a sense activation field and control circuitry processing the activation field of each proximity switch to sense activation. The control circuitry monitors the signal responsive to the activation field, determines a rate of change in signal amplitude for each signal, and generates an adaptive time delay based on the control circuitry. The control circuitry further detects a peak amplitude of the signal and determines activation of the switch after expiration of the time delay following the peak amplitude detection. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271203 | PROXIMITY SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF SENSING USER INPUT BASED ON SIGNAL RATE OF CHANGE - A proximity switch assembly and method for detecting activation of a proximity switch assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of proximity switches each having a proximity sensor providing a sense activation field and control circuitry processing the activation field of each proximity switch to sense activation. The assembly and method detects a signal associated with each proximity switch, determines a rate of change of the signal associated with the first switch and a rate of change of the signal associated with a neighboring second switch and determines whether to activate the first switch based on at least one of the first rate of signal change and second rate of signal change. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271204 | PROXIMITY SWITCH HAVING DIFFERENTIAL CONTACT SURFACE - A proximity switch assembly and method for activating a proximity switch is provided. The assembly includes a proximity sensor generating a signal, and a contact surface proximate to the proximity sensor and having a differential elevation change feature. The proximity switch also includes control circuitry processing the signal to detect a differential increase in the activation signal indicative of a hard press on the contact surface. The control circuitry detects activation of the switch based on the differential increase exceeding a differential threshold. Activation can further be determined based on a stable signal. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271205 | DUAL-SUBSTRATE CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel sequentially has a first glass substrate, a lower touch sensitive layer, a lower insulation ink layer, a lower conductor layer, a lower insulation layer, a lower conductive adhesive layer, a flexible circuit board, a transparent insulation adhesive layer, an upper insulation layer, an upper conductive adhesive layer, an upper conductor layer, an upper insulation ink layer, an upper touch sensitive layer and a second glass substrate. The aforementioned structure allows fabrication of the capacitive touch panel to be separated into a lower panel fabrication process and an upper panel fabrication process. The two independent fabrication processes prevent the capacitive touch panel from being damaged in one of the processes when the process is completed so as to increase the yield in production and further facilitate producing large-size touch panel. | 10-17-2013 |
20130285735 | OPERATOR CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A control assembly adapted for automotive applications provides operator inputs and displays and includes a uniface ornamental escutcheon defining a central display area and a plurality of operator input devices at least partially circumscribing the display area. Each operator input device includes a faux control member integrally formed within the escutcheon and having beveled circumferential contours mimicking a discrete displacable control element. At least one substrate extends rearwardly from and closely conforms with a rear surface of the escutcheon, and is positioned to transect a plurality of adjacent faux control members. At least one capacitance sensor is associated with each faux control member and is carried on a forward facing edge of the substrate. As a result, each operator input device is touch sensitive to manual operator selection of input devices by touching the exposed face of the escutcheon to effect a desired switching function. | 10-31-2013 |
20130307610 | PROXIMITY SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAVING DYNAMIC TUNED THRESHOLD - A method of activating a proximity switch is provided. The method of activating the proximity switch includes the step of sensing a signal associated with a proximity sensor and sensing a dynamic parameter. The method also includes the step of tuning a threshold value based on the sensed dynamic parameter. The method further includes the step of activating the switch based on the signal and the threshold value. | 11-21-2013 |
20130314148 | CAPACITIVE FINGERPRINT SENSOR - The capacitive fingerprint sensor according to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: a fingerprint sensing electrode Cfp for sensing a human fingerprint; a first transistor T | 11-28-2013 |
20130321065 | PROXIMITY SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAVING NON-SWITCH CONTACT AND METHOD - A proximity switch assembly includes first and second proximity switches comprising first and second proximity sensors and a tactile feature disposed between the first and second proximity switches. The assembly also includes controlling circuitry detecting an object on the tactile feature based on sensed signals from the first and second proximity sensors and preventing activation of the first and second switches when an object is detected on the tactile feature. The assembly further includes a resting pad having a third sensor, wherein the control circuitry detects an object with the first sensor and an object on the resting pad and determines activation of the first and second proximity switches based on the detected objects. | 12-05-2013 |
20130328616 | PROXIMITY SWITCH AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING SENSITIVITY THEREFOR - A vehicle proximity switch and method are provided having sensitivity control. The switch includes a proximity sensor, such as a capacitive sensor, installed in a vehicle and providing a sense activation field. Control circuitry processes the activation field to sense user activation of the switch by comparing the activation field to a threshold. The threshold is adjusted down when a substantially stable sensor signal is detected below the threshold for a minimum time period, and the threshold is adjusted up when a sensor signal greater than the threshold by a predetermined value is detected. | 12-12-2013 |
20130328617 | TOUCH DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TOUCH THEREOF - A touch device and a method for detecting touch on the touch device are provided. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of touch values corresponding to a plurality touch region of a touch panel are obtained. A touch block is determined according the touch values and a touch threshold value, which the touch regions within the touch block are adjacent to one another. The touch values of the adjacent touch regions within the touch block are compared with one another to determine whether there is a touch value trough point in the touch block. It is determined that whether the touch block corresponds to a single touch or a multi-touch according to whether there is the touch value trough point in the touch block. | 12-12-2013 |
20140002176 | COMPLEX ADHESIVE BOUNDARIES FOR TOUCH SENSORS | 01-02-2014 |
20140002177 | Switch Device | 01-02-2014 |
20140009215 | TOUCH INTERFACE USING PATTERNED BULK AMORPHOUS ALLOY - Touch sensing systems comprising bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys and methods of making touch sensing arrays and electronic devices containing touch sensitive screens that include arrays containing bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys. The bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy substrates have select areas of crystalline and amorphous alloy providing for discrete areas of conductivity and resistivity. | 01-09-2014 |
20140009216 | CAPACITANCE SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS - There is provided a capacitance sensing apparatus including: a driving circuit unit applying a driving signal to a first capacitor; a first integrating circuit unit including a second capacitor charged by a change in capacitance generated in the first capacitor based on the driving signal to generate a first output voltage; and a second integrating circuit unit including a third capacitor charged by a change in capacitance generated in the second capacitor to generate a second output voltage, wherein a level of the second output voltage is changed at least twice during a single period of the driving signal applied to the first capacitor. | 01-09-2014 |
20140009217 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH-CONTROL PANEL APPARATUS - A capacitive touch-control panel apparatus is illustrated. The capacitive touch-control panel apparatus includes a touch-control substrate and a hub circuit. The touch-control substrate has M touch areas, and each touch-control area includes an axial body and N electrodes. N electrodes are disposed corresponding to the axial body and are electrically connected to the hub circuit. One of the electrodes on each touch-control area is connected to one of the electrodes on the other touch-control area by one-to-one manner, wherein M and N are positive integer. | 01-09-2014 |
20140015595 | CAPACITIVE BODY PROXIMITY SENSOR SYSTEM - Described herein are systems, methods and apparatuses that can detect the proximity of an object and differentiate between a human body and a non-human object. The detection and differentiation are facilitated by a first capacitive sensor of a first shape and a second capacitive sensor of a second shape. The detection and determination can be made based on a comparison between a first capacitance from the first sensor and a second capacitance from the second sensor. | 01-16-2014 |
20140015596 | MAGNETIC FIELD SWITCHES - A magnetic field switch, comprising: A housing defining an interior space containing (a) a first permanent magnet, (b) a Hall Effect sensor, and (c) a switch device connected to the Hall Effect sensor and having a switching status varying in accordance with magnetic induction at the Hall Effect sensor; and a push-button reciprocally movably associated with the housing, the push-button including a second permanent magnet associated therewith, the push-button having a neutral position and an applied position. The first and second permanent magnets are spaced apart with the Hall Effect sensor and the switch device disposed therebetween. The first and second magnets have poles of the same polarity facing one another. The first and second permanent magnets each generate a magnetic field, the opposing magnetic fields meeting at a boundary region in the space between the first and second permanent magnets. In the neutral position of the push-button, the boundary region is positioned immediately above the Hall Effect sensor. In the applied position of the push-button, the boundary region passes through and activates the Hall Effect sensor. | 01-16-2014 |
20140015597 | ANTENNA DRIVE APPARATUS - An antenna drive apparatus having a drive control unit and an antenna connected to the drive control unit via first and second connecting lines, and driven by an AC signal at a first resonant frequency, includes: a first driven member connected to the drive control unit via the connecting lines and driven by an AC signal at a second resonant frequency; a sensing member connected to the drive control unit via the connecting lines and driven by a DC signal, capable of sensing approach or contact of a person and, outputting a sensing signal indicating the fact that the approach or the contact has been sensed to the drive control unit via the first connecting line; and a stop mechanism configured to stop a function of the sensing member when an AC signal supplied to the antenna or the first driven member is sensed. | 01-16-2014 |
20140028378 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOUCHLESS SWITCH INTERFACE - A method and system for guiding a trigger agent to activate a touchless switch having a proximity sensor and a plurality of activatable indicator lights. The method comprises detecting the trigger agent within a proximity threshold, activating at least one of the indicator lights according to a first indicator format, detecting a continuing presence of the trigger agent to progressively activate additional indicator lights as the trigger agent continues within the proximity threshold, detecting a retracting movement of the trigger agent away from the proximity sensor to progressively de-activate the activated indicator lights as the trigger agent retracts, and in response to detecting that the trigger agent has reached an activation time threshold, activating the touchless switch while activating the indicator lights according to a second indicator format. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028379 | SINGLE-LAYER CAPACITIVE TOUCH-CONTROL PANEL APPARATUS - A single-layer capacitive touch-control panel apparatus is provided. The single-layer capacitive touch-control panel apparatus includes a touch-control substrate and a touch-control chip. The touch-control substrate has M touch areas, and each touch area of the plurality of the touch areas includes an axial body and N electrodes. The axial body is electrically connected to the touch-control chip through a first conductive line. N electrodes are disposed on the axial body and are electrically connected to the touch-control chip through a plurality of second conductive lines. The touch-control chip is disposed on the touch-control substrate of single-layer, wherein M | 01-30-2014 |
20140055193 | SWITCH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a switch system for a vehicle. The switch system, facilitates a desired switch to be accurately and conveniently manipulated in a state where a driver views information of the switch displayed through an display device while remaining focused during the vehicle operation. The switch system includes a touch sensor installed on a surface of the vehicle switch, detecting a user touch, a controller for determining an input of the touch sensor, and a display device for receiving a signal of the controller and displaying information of the switch touched by the user. | 02-27-2014 |
20140062579 | APPARATUS FOR FLUID CONTROL DEVICE MONITORING - Apparatus for fluid control device monitoring are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a body through which a shaft extends. The shaft is to be coupled to an actuator. An angular position of the shaft is based on a position of the actuator. The apparatus includes a target coupled to the shaft and a circuit including a user configurable switch and a proximity switch. The user configurable switch is configurable to a first state or a second state. When the user configurable switch is in the first state and the target is distant from the proximity switch, the circuit is to output a first signal. When the user configurable switch is in the second state and the target is distant from the proximity switch, the circuit is to output a second signal different than the first signal. | 03-06-2014 |
20140070875 | ROUTING TRACE COMPENSATION - A capacitive input device includes first and second pluralities of sensor electrodes disposed in a first region of a substrate. The first and second pluralities of sensor electrodes are substantially orthogonal to one another. The first region is configured to overlap a display screen. At least one routing trace is disposed in a second region of the substrate and is ohmically coupled to a sensor electrode of one of the first and second pluralities of sensor electrodes and also to a processing system. The second region comprises a non-display screen overlapping portion of the substrate. A compensation trace is disposed in the second region and ohmically coupled to the processing system. The compensation trace has substantially the same length as and is substantially parallel and proximate to the at least one routing trace. The compensation trace is not ohmically coupled to any sensor electrode located in the first region. | 03-13-2014 |
20140084990 | DISPLAY WITH TOUCH SENSING SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a kit for making a touch-sensitive personalized display includes a first medium that is foldable according to score lines to form a cavity. The first medium includes an adhesion surface to receive a personalized second medium, and a back surface opposite the adhesion surface. The second medium includes a personalization surface to receive a user selected-image, and includes a rear surface opposite the personalization surface to adhere to the first medium's adhesion surface. The kit includes a conductive touch sensing system to detect a user touch at the personalization surface and to trigger an action at an electronic device responsive to detection of the touch. | 03-27-2014 |
20140084991 | TOUCH SENSOR CIRCUIT AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch sensor circuit and a touch device are provided. The touch sensor circuit includes a charging capacitor, a first current supplying unit, a second current supplying unit, and a switch unit. Wherein, the charging capacitor is serially connected between a detecting terminal and a reference voltage. The first current supplying unit is coupled to the detecting terminal, and receives a first bias voltage signal, and generates a first charging current at the detecting terminal according to the first bias voltage signal. A second current supplying unit is coupled to the detecting terminal, and receives a second bias voltage signal, and generates a second charging current at the detecting terminal according to the second bias voltage signal. The second terminal and the third terminal of the switch respectively supply the first and the second bias voltage signal. | 03-27-2014 |
20140084992 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a substrate, sensing electrode sets, first pads, second pads, first lines, second lines and connecting conductors. Each of the sensing electrode sets includes a first electrode pattern and a plurality of second electrode patterns disposed beside the first electrode pattern. The plurality of first lines electrically connects the first pads to the first electrode patterns respectively. Each second pad is electrically connected to one of the second electrode patterns through one of the second lines. Each connecting conductor electrically connects one second electrode pattern of one sensing electrode set to one second electrode pattern of another sensing electrode set. The first lines and the second lines do not cross over each other, and the connecting conductors do not cross over each other. | 03-27-2014 |
20140091857 | Ultra Low Travel Keyboard - A keyboard or keyboard key that has a force sensor that measures the force imparted to the key when a user presses the key or rests a finger on a key. Key embodiments may also include an actuator that excites the in order to provide feedback to the user in accordance with various feedback methods disclosed herein. | 04-03-2014 |
20140097885 | Capacitive Touch Keyboard - A capacitive touch keyboard includes a soft shielding layer, a soft intermediate layer, and a one dimensional sensor layer where the soft intermediate layer is interposed between the other two to form a capacitor structure. The soft shielding layer includes a ground plane, a dielectric material covering on the ground plane, and plural key areas at its outer surface. The one dimensional sensor layer includes plural sensing cells which correspond to the key areas, and respective cells are electrically connected to a capacitance sensing circuit. Therefore, features of more compact size, simplified structure design, and tactile feel are provided in a capacitive keyboard. | 04-10-2014 |
20140118058 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING OF MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for guiding a multi-function switch guide. The apparatus for guiding a multi-function switch includes: a sensor unit that is disposed on an operating lever of a multi-function switch of a vehicle to sense an approach of a user or an operation of the operating lever; a switch state determining unit that determines a current operation state of the multi-function switch, when the approach of the user or the operation of the operating lever is sensed by the sensor unit; an information detection unit that detects a lever operation method corresponding to the current operation state of the multi-function switch; and an output control unit that performs a control to display the detected lever operation method. | 05-01-2014 |
20140125403 | Resistive Interpolation for a Touch Sensor with Opaque Conductive Material - In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a substrate. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of drive electrodes disposed on the substrate. Each of the plurality of drive electrodes is formed of an opaque conductive material. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of resistors. For each adjacent pair of drive electrodes of the plurality of drive electrodes, a resistor of the plurality of resistors is coupled between the pair of drive electrodes. | 05-08-2014 |
20140132335 | Apparatus - An apparatus including: an array of capacitive sensor electrodes including a plurality of distinct capacitive sensor electrodes distributed over a sensing area; conductive traces connected to respective ones of the plurality of distinct capacitive sensor electrodes; and a shield electrode overlying, in the sensing area, conductive traces. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132336 | TOUCH SENSING CIRCUIT AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD - The present invention discloses a touch-sensing method, applied to a touch-sensing circuit, wherein the touch-sensing circuit includes a detection circuit and a comparison circuit. The touch-sensing method includes: enabling a receiving node to be coupled to a ground during a first discharge period, wherein the receiving node is coupled between the detection circuit and the comparison circuit; enabling the receiving node to obtain a first reference voltage during a first charge period; enabling the receiving node to be coupled to the ground during a second discharge period; and enabling the receiving node to obtain a second reference voltage and producing a sensing result according to the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage by the comparison circuit during a second charge period, wherein the sensing result represents whether a touch event occurs at a first node of the touch-sensing circuit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140145784 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE WITHOUT MECHANICAL SWITCH FOR ON/OFF OPERATION - A signal processing device includes a detection unit configured to detect an intent to use the signal processing device based on whether the signal processing device is in contact with a subject; and a power supply unit configured to supply power to operate the signal processing device based on the detected intent to use the signal processing device without using a separate ON/OFF switch to supply the power to operate the signal processing device. | 05-29-2014 |
20140159802 | NON-CONTACT TYPE SWITCH CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A non-contact type switch control device and control method thereof, comprising: a control panel, on which is provided with a plurality of indicator units; a plurality of sensor elements, disposed on said control panel, each said sensor element detects distance information of an object; and a control circuit, connected electrically to said indicator units and said sensor elements, to receive and determine said distance information, then it finds a minimum value of said distance information, and determine if said value is less than a threshold value, then record number of times said minimum value less than said threshold value, and determine if said number is greater than a preset value, and finally, activate corresponding indication and perform control of a controlled unit. Based on device and method mentioned above, a user does not have to touch a switch, to achieve triggering of said sensor element. | 06-12-2014 |
20140184313 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND A PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER THEREOF - A programmable controller used in a touch sensing device comprises a plurality of general pins, a control circuit, and a plurality of switching units. The control circuit records corresponding relationship between a plurality of general pins and a plurality of sensing lines and driving lines of the touch panel. The switching units are correspondingly connected with the general pins, and separately receive a switching signal produced by the control circuit, wherein the control circuit produces the switching signal based on the corresponding relationship, and wherein each of the switching units selectively connects the correspondingly connected general pin to a sensing circuit or a driving circuit based on the received switching signal. The programmable controller can be for designers to set the corresponding relationship between the general pins and the driving lines and the sensing lines, such that the programmable controller is applicable to different standards of the touch panel. | 07-03-2014 |
20140191795 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF INPUT DEVICE HAVING RESISTOR MATRIX - A method for controlling an input device is provided. The input device has a resistor matrix having M first traces, N second traces and M×N resistors. Each second trace is coupled to a reference resistor and M−1 variable resistors. M and N are integers greater than 1. A first voltage level of each second trace is measured when a first voltage is applied to a first end of the reference resistor and a second voltage is applied to first ends of the M−1 variable resistors via the M first traces. Variations of the first voltage level of each second trace are measured, such that it could be determined whether any touch point of the input device exists according to the variations of the first voltage level of each second trace. | 07-10-2014 |
20140197880 | SINGLE LAYER SENSOR PATTERN - A single ITO layer design for a touchscreen panel incorporates a matrix of sensor cells formed from a single ITO layer of capacitive sensor pads, sensor bars, force lines and sense lines. Columns of multiplexed force lines are connected to rows of sensor pads to form force trees such that the force line of the end pair of sensor pads has a wide track, with the force lines of each subsequent pair of sensor pads having a reduced track width. Disposed between the columns of force trees, the matrix of sensor cells also includes columns of sensor bars connected to control circuitry via sense lines. The control circuitry applies a signal to the force trees to generate capacitance between rows of sensor pads and adjacent sensor bars. The control circuitry senses changes in the capacitance and resolves the location of a user touch in the matrix of sensor cells. | 07-17-2014 |
20140203863 | APPLIANCE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL PANEL OF THE SAME - Appliances with control panels and methods for operating the same are provided. The control panel includes a plurality of touch sensors. When an adjustment mechanism approaches the control panel, a sensitivity setting of the plurality of touch sensors is adjusted in order to assist with calculating a time interval or a velocity of the adjustment mechanism. With the velocity of the adjustment mechanism calculated, usage of the control panel can be improved. | 07-24-2014 |
20140285252 | CAPACTITIVE SWITCH, APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING SIGNAL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A capacitive switch includes: a first conductive cantilever, a second conductive cantilever, a substrate, a coplanar waveguide arranged on the substrate, the coplanar waveguide includes a first conductor configured to transmit an electrical signal, a second conductor and a third conductor are arranged as ground wires on two sides of the first conductor; an insulation medium layer is arranged on the first conductor, a conducting layer is arranged on the insulation medium layer; the first conductive cantilever is connected to the second conductor by using a first fixed end, the second conductive cantilever is connected to the third conductor by using a second fixed end; when a direct-current signal is transmitted on the capacitive switch, a first free end of the first conductive cantilever and a second free end of the second conductive cantilever contact the conducting layer. | 09-25-2014 |
20140292396 | INTELLIGENT CAPACITIVE SWIPE SWITCH - A capacitive sensing-based electronic switch, which incorporates an integrated circuit with processing capability, which can only be activated by user action in a dedicated area, whereby switch activation occurs only if, at least, a touch is capacitively sensed and criteria based on timing plus sequential touches on capacitive sensors are satisfied. | 10-02-2014 |
20140312962 | CAPACITIVE SWITCH HAVING HIGH ACCURACY - There is provided a capacitive switch including a drive circuit, a detection circuit, a reference circuit and an identification unit. The drive circuit inputs identical drive signals to the detection circuit and the reference circuit. The detection circuit detects a touch according to a capacitance variation. The detection circuit outputs a first signal when the touch is not detected and outputs a second signal when the touch is detected. The reference circuit is a replica of the detection circuit and configured to output the first signal. The identification unit identifies a phase shift between the second signal of the detection circuit and the first signal of the reference circuit. | 10-23-2014 |
20140320199 | Touchscreen Routing Flow for Single Layer Pattern - A touch sensor comprising a plurality of first electrode lines along a first direction, each of the first electrode lines comprising a plurality of first electrodes; a plurality of second electrode lines along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, each of the second electrode lines comprising one second electrode, the one second electrode of each of the second electrode lines being interdigitated with one of the first electrodes of each of the first electrode lines, the first and second electrodes being disposed on a first side of a substrate; and a plurality of bond pads disposed on the first side of the substrate, wherein at least one bond pad of the plurality of bond pads is coupled to at least two of the first electrodes of the plurality of first electrodes. | 10-30-2014 |
20140320200 | TOUCH SWITCH AND CONTROL PANEL - A technique reduces erroneous judgment due to effects of noise accompanying PWM control while using PWM control for brightness adjustment of light-emitting diodes disposed proximate of an electrode. An electrode is disposed proximate of operating portions that are subject to touch operations by unit of a conductive body. An operating portion of a light-emitting diode is lightened. A CPU performs brightness adjustment of the light-emitting diode through PWM control. A detecting circuit outputs detected values in accordance with electrostatic capacitances of the electrode. The CPU judges that a touch operation has been made when a difference between a detected value of the detecting circuit and a reference value stored in a RAM is not less than a prescribed value. The CPU stores a detected value that is first detected by the detecting circuit after transition of an executing state of PWM control in the RAM as a reference value. | 10-30-2014 |
20140333368 | CHARGE DISTRIBUTION - A charge distributor comprises a charge generator configured to output a charge, a current conveyor, and a plurality of output stages. The current conveyor is configured to receive the charge from the charge generator as an input and to couple this charge to a plurality of output stages. A first output stage, of the plurality of output stages, comprises a plurality of current mirrors. The plurality of current mirrors is configured to mirror and scale the charge received from the current conveyor into a scaled mirrored charge. The first output stage is configured to provide the scaled mirrored charge as an output. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333369 | KEY MODULE AND SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD THEREOF - A key module and a signal generating method of the key module are provided. The key module is suitable for an electronic device, the electronic device has a processing system, and the key module includes a detecting module and a controller. The detecting module includes a main electrode conductor and an assisting electrode conductor, where the assisting electrode conductor is disposed around the main electrode conductor. The controller is coupled to the main electrode conductor and the assisting electrode conductor. When the controller determines that a touch is detected by the main electrode conductor, but not detected by the assisting electrode conductor, the controller transmits a key signal to the processing system. | 11-13-2014 |
20140361826 | DEVICE, SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A USER FOR THE OPENING OF AN ACCESS POINT TO A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for detecting the presence of a user for the unlocking of an access point to a motor vehicle, includes a first generator of a first supply voltage, a detection capacitor adapted to be charged on account of the presence of a user, and a storage capacitor defining at the terminals thereof a storage voltage. The device also includes an intermediate capacitor, elements for charging the detection capacitor from the first supply voltage and the storage voltage, elements for discharging the detection capacitor into the intermediate capacitor, elements for charging the storage capacitor, the elements being configured so that the charge of the storage capacitor is equal to the charge of the intermediate capacitor, and elements for detecting the presence of a user for the unlocking of an access point to the motor vehicle on the basis of the charge of the storage capacitor. | 12-11-2014 |
20140368260 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND INPUT CORRECTION METHOD - A terminal apparatus includes a touch panel, a controller to detect a contact position of a first contact on the touch panel, a pressure applied by the first contact, a contact position of a second contact on the touch panel and a pressure applied by the second contact, and a processor executing a process that causes the terminal apparatus to determine whether or not the contact position of the first contact meets a predetermined condition, determine a magnitude relationship between the pressure applied by the first contact and the pressure applied by the second contact, and invalidate the contact position of the first contact when the contact position of the first contact meets the predetermined condition and it is determined that the pressure applied by the first contact is equal to or higher than the pressure applied by the second contact. | 12-18-2014 |
20150008975 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method for operating a terminal according to an embodiment includes detecting an object that contacts the terminal, determining an operation of the terminal corresponding to the detected object, and performing the determined operation of the terminal. | 01-08-2015 |
20150070079 | Capacitive Sensing Array Having Electrical Isolation - A capacitive fingerprint sensor that may be formed of an array of sensing elements. Each capacitive sensing element of the array may register a voltage that varies with the capacitance of a capacitive coupling. A finger may capacitively couple to the individual capacitive sensing elements of the sensor, such that the sensor may sense a capacitance between each capacitive sensing element and the flesh of the fingerprint. The capacitance signal may be detected by sensing the change in voltage on the capacitive sensing element as the relative voltage between the finger and the sensing chip is changed. Alternately, the capacitance signal may be detected by sensing the change in charge received by the capacitive sensing elements as the relative voltage between the finger and the sensing chip is changed. | 03-12-2015 |
20150084687 | TOUCH SWITCH MODULE - A touch switch module according to one embodiment comprises a panel, a touch sensor and a control unit. The panel displays a slide bar including a step-up portion, a step-down portion, a non-responsive portion and a slide responsive portion. The control unit includes an up signal output unit which, when a short touch which is the touch for a short time is performed on the step-up portion, outputs an up signal for raising an operating condition of the electrical equipment by one level per short touch, a down signal output unit which, when the short touch is performed on the step-down portion, outputs a down signal for lowering the operating condition of the electrical equipment by one level per short touch, and an output forbidding unit which, when the touch is performed on the non-responsive portion, forbids the output of the operation signal. | 03-26-2015 |
20150097614 | METHOD AND A SWITCH DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL FORCE - A switch device for producing one or more electrical signals in response to mechanical force includes a body-part ( | 04-09-2015 |
20160118980 | LOW POWER CAPACITIVE SENSOR BUTTON - Disclosed herein are system, methods, and apparatus for low power capacitive sensors. Apparatus may include a timing block configured to generate a repetitive trigger signal having a first frequency, and further configured to generate a clock signal having a second frequency. Apparatus may also include a sensing block coupled with the timing block and configured to, in response to the repetitive trigger signal, detect a change in capacitance associated with an object proximate to a capacitive sensor button by applying an excitation signal to the capacitive sensor button during a measurement period. Apparatus further include a wake logic block coupled with the sensing block and configured to transition a processing unit from a first power consumption state to a second power consumption state in response to the sensing block detecting the change in capacitance associated with the object proximate to the capacitive sensor button. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118981 | DOOR HANDLE MODULE FOR VEHICLE AND APPARATUS FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING VEHICLE DOOR INCLUDING THE MODULE - Disclosed is a door handle module for a vehicle. The module includes a pulse transformer configured to transform a first discharge pulse ({circle around ( | 04-28-2016 |
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