Touch panel with non-uniform touch node layout

    公开(公告)号:US10345962B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US14848249

    申请日:2015-09-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This relates to a touch sensor panel including: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a first touch node formed by a first drive line and a first section of a first sense line both routed on the first surface of the substrate; and a second touch node formed by a second drive line routed on the first surface of the substrate and a second section of the first sense line routed on the second surface of the substrate.

    State-based touch threshold
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10592027B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US15701069

    申请日:2017-09-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A touch sensitivity of a touch-sensitive surface can be adjusted based on a state of a device including the touch-sensitive surface. The state of the device can be a first state or a second state. In the first state, for example, the touch sensing system of the device can be programmed to recognize and process a wide range of touch signals including relatively weak touch signals, which may correspond to water, liquid or other unintentional touches. In the second state, for example, the touch detection threshold can be adjusted to better reject water or unintended touches. In some examples, a ratio of measurements captured using the different types of scans of a selected touch node can be used to determine the state of the device.

    Method of optimizing touch detection

    公开(公告)号:US10152162B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-11

    申请号:US14859021

    申请日:2015-09-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a first signal from a first sensor of the device, the first signal indicative of a grounding condition of the device; setting one or more touch detection thresholds based on the grounding condition; receiving a touch signal from a touch sensor of the device, the touch signal indicative of a touch by an object; and determining whether one or more parameters of the touch signal exceeds the one or more touch detection thresholds.

    Touch panel with non-uniform touch node layout

    公开(公告)号:US11054936B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16505499

    申请日:2019-07-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This relates to a touch sensor panel including: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a first touch node formed by a first drive line and a first section of a first sense line both routed on the first surface of the substrate; and a second touch node formed by a second drive line routed on the first surface of the substrate and a second section of the first sense line routed on the second surface of the substrate.

    Method of optimizing touch detection

    公开(公告)号:US10942605B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-09

    申请号:US16198307

    申请日:2018-11-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a first signal from a first sensor of the device, the first signal indicative of a grounding condition of the device; setting one or more touch detection thresholds based on the grounding condition; receiving a touch signal from a touch sensor of the device, the touch signal indicative of a touch by an object; and determining whether one or more parameters of the touch signal exceeds the one or more touch detection thresholds.

    Method for transitioning power states of an electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US10585536B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US15859067

    申请日:2017-12-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Sean E. O'Connor

    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and devices for rejecting touches to an electronic device that are false positives for transitioning the device from a low-power state to a high-power state. The electronic device, includes a display and a touch-sensitive surface including an array of touch pixels, the array of touch pixels including one or more margin regions and one or more non-margin regions. While the display is in a low-power state, the electronic device detects, at the touch-sensitive surface, an input. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with at least a portion of the input being in the one or more margin regions and a determination that a first input-characteristic of the input meets at least one criterion of a first set of display-wake-rejection criteria, the electronic device forgoes transitioning the display from the low-power state to a high-power state.

    Coupling correction in capacitive touch panels

    公开(公告)号:US10042484B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US14474571

    申请日:2014-09-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Sean E. O'Connor

    Abstract: A touch screen is disclosed. In some examples, the touch screen comprises a touch sensor panel including a plurality of touch pixels that include a first and a second touch pixel, a first sense connection coupled to the first touch pixel, and a second sense connection coupled to the second touch pixel. In some examples, a touch controller is configured to detect an object coupled to the first touch pixel and the second sense connection, and in response to detecting the object, output substantially no touch signal associated with the second touch pixel. In some examples, the touch controller is further configured to scale a first touch signal associated with the first touch pixel by a first correction coefficient corresponding to the first touch pixel and the second touch pixel, and subtract the scaled first touch signal from a second touch signal associated with the second touch pixel.

    Speed/positional mode translations
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09870137B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-16

    申请号:US15681230

    申请日:2017-08-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0485 G06F3/04883 G06F2203/04808

    Abstract: Gestures for converting from a position control mode to a motion continuation mode are disclosed. A position control mode can be invoked when the user simultaneously places two or more fingers upon a sensor panel. The fingers can then be moved around to effect position control. A motion continuation mode can be invoked when one or more fingers are lifted off (but at least one finger remains in contact with the sensor panel). If the motion continuation mode is invoked, a virtual control ring can be generated, and scrolling of the viewable area or dragging of the cursor or object can continue in a particular direction specified by a velocity vector pointed in the direction of finger movement at the time the motion continuation mode is invoked, and having a magnitude proportional to the velocity of the finger at the time the motion continuation mode was invoked.

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