Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090027354 | Automatic switching for a dual mode digitizer - An apparatus for detecting a plurality of user interactions, comprising: at least one detector for sensing the user interactions, a respective controller, associated with each of the detectors, for finding positions of the user interactions, and a switcher, associated with the controllers, for handling the user interactions, according to a defined policy. | 01-29-2009 |
20090078476 | Method for identifying changes in signal frequencies emitted by a stylus interacting with a digitizer sensor - A method for dynamically updating at least one pre-defined value of a parameter used to identify at least one operational mode of an object for user interaction with a digitizer sensor during interaction with the digitizer sensor comprises detecting signal outputs from a plurality of sensing elements of a digitizer sensor during user interaction with the digitizer sensor; characterizing a pattern formed by the signal outputs from the plurality of sensing elements; identifying a pre-defined event associated with an operational mode of the object based on the pattern; determining a value of the parameter from the signal outputs in response to identification of the pre-defined event; and updating the pre-defined value used to identify the operational mode based on the value of the parameter determined from the identified event. | 03-26-2009 |
20090128516 | MULTI-POINT DETECTION ON A SINGLE-POINT DETECTION DIGITIZER - A method for recognizing a multi-point gesture provided to a digitizer, the method comprises: detecting outputs from a digitizer system corresponding to a multi-point interaction, the digitizer system including a digitizer sensor; determining a region incorporating possible locations derivable from the outputs detected; tracking the region over a time period of the multi-point interaction; determining a change in at least one spatial feature of the region during the multi-point interaction; and recognizing the gesture in response to a pre-defined change. | 05-21-2009 |
20090251434 | MULTI-TOUCH AND SINGLE TOUCH DETECTION - An input device comprises a touch sensitive sensor operative to sense finger touch, a detection unit controllable to apply a single touch detection method over at least one area of the touch sensitive sensor and a multi-touch detection method over at least one other area of same touch sensitive sensor, and a controller operative to set the areas of single touch and multi-touch detection. | 10-08-2009 |
20090322352 | APPARATUS FOR OBJECT INFORMATION DETECTION AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A system for determining information regarding at least one object, comprising: a sensor sensitive to capacitive coupling; at least one object adapted to create a capacitive coupling with the sensor when at least one signal is input to the sensor; a detector adapted to measure at least one output signal of said sensor associated with the at least one object, wherein the output signal associated with the at least one object is an object information code. | 12-31-2009 |
20110254807 | NOISE REDUCTION IN DIGITIZER SYSTEM - A digitizer that includes plurality of detecting elements for detecting an electromagnetic signal. A method for noise reduction in the digitizer includes determining a location of a stylus with a known frequency of emission over a first sampling period, sampling output from the plurality of detecting elements substantially simultaneously over a second sampling period, the second sampling period subsequent to the first sampling period, identifying detecting elements with output above a defined threshold in a selected frequency that is close to but different than the known frequency, wherein the detecting elements identified are identified based on the output sampled over the second sampling period, selecting from the detecting elements identified in the second sampling period, a detecting element that is spaced away from the location of the stylus, wherein the detecting element selected is selected as a candidate carrier of mere noise, and reducing output sampled in the second sampling period of at least one other detecting element in accordance with output of the detecting element selected as a candidate carrier of mere noise. | 10-20-2011 |
20110279397 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE OBJECT'S BEHAVIOR - A monitoring unit is presented for use in monitoring a behavior of at least a part of a physical object. The monitoring unit comprises: a data input module configured for receiving measured data indicative of a behavior of at least a part of the physical object in a certain coordinate system associated with a predetermined sensing surface; and a digital signal processor configured and operable to be responsive to said measured data for transforming the measured data into an approximate representation of said at least portion of the physical object into a virtual coordinate system such that the transformation maintains a positional relationship between virtual points and corresponding portions within said at least part of the physical object. This technique enables further formatting of said approximate representation into a predetermined data input format of a certain electronic device. | 11-17-2011 |
20120280929 | MULTI-TOUCH AND SINGLE TOUCH DETECTION - An input device includes a touch sensitive sensor operative to detect finger touch, a controller for controlling the touch sensitive sensor, the controller operative to set at least one area of the touch sensitive sensor for sampling output with a single touch sampling method and to set at least one other area of the touch sensitive sensor for sampling output with a multi-touch sampling method, wherein the multi-touch sampling method is other than a single touch sampling method, and a detection unit of the touch sensitive sensor controllable to apply the single touch sampling method over the at least one area of the touch sensitive sensor and to apply the multi-touch sampling method over the at least one other area of same touch sensitive sensor. | 11-08-2012 |
20130027361 | NOISE REDUCTION IN DIGITIZER SYSTEM - A method for noise reduction in a digitizer includes determining a location of a stylus with a known frequency of emission over a first sampling period, sampling output from a plurality of detecting elements over a second sampling period, identifying detecting elements with sampled output in the second sampling period above a defined threshold in a selected frequency, the selected frequency being close to but different than the known frequency of the stylus, selecting as a candidate carrier of mere noise a detecting element from the detecting elements identified that is spaced away from the determined location of the stylus, and reducing values of output sampled over the second sampling period from at least one other detecting element, in accordance with the output sampled over the second sampling period from the detecting element selected as the candidate carrier of mere noise. | 01-31-2013 |
20130241832 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE BEHAVIOR OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS ON A DISPLAY - A method for use in controlling images on a screen, including identifying each object from some objects with respect to a sensing surface, and assigning a dedicated image to that object for presentation on a screen, sensing behavior of that object by monitoring its position contacting the sensing surface and generating position data indicative thereof, and selectively identifying a break in contact between the contacting object and the sensing surface and generating data indicative thereof, processing the position data and generating transformation data between the coordinate system of the sensing surface and a virtual coordinate system of the screen, and selectively generating and storing data indicative of a last position in the virtual coordinate system of an image corresponding to a contacting object, when the contacting object breaks contact with the sensing surface; and using the transformation data for controlling the image associated with each contacting object on the screen. | 09-19-2013 |
20140111461 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CHANGES IN SIGNAL FREQUENCIES EMITTED BY A STYLUS INTERACTING WITH A DIGITIZER SENSOR - A method for dynamically updating at least one pre-defined value of a parameter used to identify at least one operational mode of an object for user interaction with a digitizer sensor during interaction with the digitizer sensor comprises detecting signal outputs from a plurality of sensing elements of a digitizer sensor during user interaction with the digitizer sensor; characterizing a pattern formed by the signal outputs from the plurality of sensing elements; identifying a pre-defined event associated with an operational mode of the object based on the pattern; determining a value of the parameter from the signal outputs in response to identification of the pre-defined event; and updating the pre-defined value used to identify the operational mode based on the value of the parameter determined from the identified event. | 04-24-2014 |
20140139239 | TRANSPARENT PROXIMITY SENSOR - A sensing surface is presented for use in monitoring a three dimensional behavior of one or more objects above the surface. The sensing surface is associated with a self-capacitance sensor and comprises a plurality of self-capacitive sensing pads located on a single layer. The sensing surface is configured for providing measured data indicative of a three-dimensional behavior of one or more objects over an active area of the sensing surface. The pattern of the pads is configured such that each sensing pad can be connected to an edge of the sensing surface on said single layer. The technique further enables the use of a capacitive sensor comprising the sensing surface. | 05-22-2014 |
20140152620 | NOISE REDUCTION IN DIGITIZER SYSTEM - A method for noise reduction in a digitizer includes determining a location of a stylus with a known frequency of emission over a first sampling period, sampling output from a plurality of detecting elements over a second sampling period, identifying detecting elements with sampled output in the second sampling period above a defined threshold in a selected frequency, the selected frequency being close to but different than the known frequency of the stylus, selecting as a candidate carrier of mere noise a detecting element from the detecting elements identified that is spaced away from the determined location of the stylus, and reducing values of output sampled over the second sampling period from at least one other detecting element, in accordance with the output sampled over the second sampling period from the detecting element selected as the candidate carrier of mere noise. | 06-05-2014 |
20140189579 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ZOOMING AND/OR SCROLLING - The present invention is aimed at a system and a method for instructing a computing device to perform zooming actions, for example on a picture (enlarging and reducing the size of a virtual object on a display) and scrolling actions (e.g. sliding text, images, or video across a display, vertically or horizontally) in an intuitive way, by using a controller which can detect the distance between an object (e.g. the user's finger) and a surface defined by a sensing system. | 07-03-2014 |
20150084650 | APPARATUS FOR OBJECT INFORMATION DETECTION AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A system for determining information regarding at least one object, comprising: a sensor sensitive to capacitive coupling; at least one object adapted to create a capacitive coupling with the sensor when at least one signal is input to the sensor; a detector adapted to measure at least one output signal of said sensor associated with the at least one object, wherein the output signal associated with the at least one object is an object information code. | 03-26-2015 |