公开(公告)号：US11644930B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17867129

申请日：2022-07-18

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Kishore Sundara-Rajan ,  Mauricio E. Gutierrez Bravo ,  Ivan Poupyrev ,  Alejandro Kauffmann ,  Mustafa Emre Karagozler

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G01M1/10 ,  H04L67/12 ,  G01M1/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G01M1/00 ,  G01M1/10 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: A removable electronics device and related pre-fabricated sensor assemblies having different sensor layouts are provided. The removable electronics module includes one or more processors, an inertial measurement unit, a first communication interface configured to communicatively couple the removable electronics device to one or more computing devices, a second communication interface configured to communicatively couple the removable electronics device to a plurality of pre-fabricated sensor assemblies, and a housing at least partially enclosing the processor, the inertial measurement unit, the first communication interface, and the second communication interface. The housing includes a first opening in at least one longitudinal surface and adjacent to at least a portion of the first communication interface and a plurality of second openings in a lower surface and adjacent to the plurality of contact pads of the second communication interface.

公开(公告)号：US10963106B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

申请号：US16550958

申请日：2019-08-26

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Kishore Sundara-Rajan ,  Mauricio E. Gutierrez Bravo ,  Ivan Poupyrev ,  Alejandro Kauffmann ,  Mustafa Emre Karagozler

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G01M1/00 ,  G01M1/10

Abstract: A removable electronics device and related pre-fabricated sensor assemblies having different sensor layouts are provided. The removable electronics module includes one or more processors, an inertial measurement unit, a first communication interface configured to communicatively couple the removable electronics device to one or more computing devices, a second communication interface configured to communicatively couple the removable electronics device to a plurality of pre-fabricated sensor assemblies, and a housing at least partially enclosing the processor, the inertial measurement unit, the first communication interface, and the second communication interface. The housing includes a first opening in at least one longitudinal surface and adjacent to at least a portion of the first communication interface and a plurality of second openings in a lower surface and adjacent to the plurality of contact pads of the second communication interface.

公开(公告)号：US10908732B1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-02

申请号：US16550932

申请日：2019-08-26

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Kishore Sundara-Rajan ,  Mauricio E. Gutierrez Bravo ,  Ivan Poupyrev ,  Alejandro Kauffmann ,  Mustafa Emre Karagozler

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  D03D1/00 ,  G06N20/00

Abstract: A removable electronics device for pre-fabricated sensor assemblies of interactive objects is provided. The removable electronics device includes one or more processors, a first communication interface configured to communicatively couple with one or more remote computing devices, and a second communication interface configured to communicatively couple with a plurality of pre-fabricated sensor assemblies having touch sensors with different sensor layouts. The removable electronics module can analyze, in response to being physically coupled to a first pre-fabricated sensor assembly, first touch data to detect one or more pre-defined motions based on one or more first pre-defined parameters associated with the first touch sensor. The removable electronics module can analyze, in response to being physically coupled to a second pre-fabricated sensor assembly, second touch data to detect the one or more pre-defined motions based on one or more second pre-defined parameters associated with the second touch sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20200257391A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16859457

申请日：2020-04-27

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Tyler Reed Kugler ,  Alexey Polyudov ,  Seungyon Lee ,  Yun-Ling Lee ,  Philip Quinn ,  Kishore Sundara-Rajan ,  Shumin Zhai ,  Debanjan Mukherjee ,  James B. Miller ,  Isaac William Reynolds

IPC: G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: A method includes a processor of an electronic device receiving first input signals from a first sensor in response to user contact at a first edge of the device and second input signals from a second sensor in response to user contact at a second edge of the electronic device. The first and second sensors are covered by a housing of the device. The processor determines an external context of the device based on analysis of the first input signals and the second input signals. The determined external context indicates at least a position of the device relative to a user or an orientation of the device relative to a user. Responsive to determining the external context, the electronic device executes a particular user input action.

公开(公告)号：US20220350444A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US16772271

申请日：2019-08-22

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Ivan Poupyrev ,  Kishore Sundara-Rajan ,  Tong Wu ,  Mustafa Emre Karagozler ,  Brendon Allen Beardsley

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  D03D15/533 ,  D03D1/00

Abstract: A pre-fabricated sensor assembly for an interactive object including an object substrate is provided. The pre-fabricated sensor assembly includes a touch sensor comprising a plurality of flexible sensing elements, a first electronics module comprising sensing circuitry in electrical communication with the plurality of flexible sensing elements, a communication interface comprising a first end portion coupled to the first electronics module and comprising a second end portion, a receptacle coupled to the second end portion of the communication interface, and one or more flexible retaining layers that define a housing for a first portion of the pre-fabricated sensor assembly. The first portion of the pre-fabricated sensor assembly can include at least a portion of each of the plurality of flexible sensing elements.

公开(公告)号：US11237660B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16859457

申请日：2020-04-27

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Tyler Reed Kugler ,  Alexey Polyudov ,  Seungyon Lee ,  Yun-Ling Lee ,  Philip Quinn ,  Kishore Sundara-Rajan ,  Shumin Zhai ,  Debanjan Mukherjee ,  James B. Miller ,  Isaac William Reynolds

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: A method includes a processor of an electronic device receiving first input signals from a first sensor in response to user contact at a first edge of the device and second input signals from a second sensor in response to user contact at a second edge of the electronic device. The first and second sensors are covered by a housing of the device. The processor determines an external context of the device based on analysis of the first input signals and the second input signals. The determined external context indicates at least a position of the device relative to a user or an orientation of the device relative to a user. Responsive to determining the external context, the electronic device executes a particular user input action.

公开(公告)号：US10705644B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US16371273

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Thomas Ramon Karlo ,  Isaac Reynolds ,  Kishore Sundara-Rajan

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

Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for routing user inputs to an operating system or an application based on other inputs received at pressure sensors. In one example, computing device receives an indication of a first user input that is detected by pressure sensors of the computing device. The pressure sensors are positioned along two or more sides of a housing of the computing device. The computing device also receives an indication of a second user input, detected by a presence-sensitive display of the computing device. The computing device determines, based on the first user input, whether the second user input is associated with an application or an operating system executing at the computing device. Responsive to determining that the second user input is associated with the operating system, the computing device performs a system-level action.

公开(公告)号：US20190227663A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16371273

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Thomas Ramon Karlo ,  Isaac Reynolds ,  Kishore Sundara-Rajan

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

Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for routing user inputs to an operating system or an application based on other inputs received at pressure sensors. In one example, computing device receives an indication of a first user input that is detected by pressure sensors of the computing device. The pressure sensors are positioned along two or more sides of a housing of the computing device. The computing device also receives an indication of a second user input, detected by a presence-sensitive display of the computing device. The computing device determines, based on the first user input, whether the second user input is associated with an application or an operating system executing at the computing device. Responsive to determining that the second user input is associated with the operating system, the computing device performs a system-level action.

公开(公告)号：US10013081B1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US15478773

申请日：2017-04-04

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Tyler Reed Kugler ,  Alexey Polyudov ,  Kishore Sundara-Rajan ,  Debanjan Mukherjee ,  James B. Miller ,  James Aaron Cooper ,  Kelvin Kwong ,  Philip Quinn

IPC: G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/038 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  H04M1/236

Abstract: An apparatus utilizes multiple strain gauge (“SG”) sensing units which are each disposed adjacent an inner surface of the device housing. Electrical voltage generated by the SGs is amplified by one or more amplifiers to maximize the resolution between a voltage output of an SG when in a non-pressed state and a voltage output of the SG when in a pressed state. Additionally, an electronic circuit is configured to identify a baseline voltage output for an SG over a period of time for comparing to a voltage output for the SG when the SG is in a pressed state such that the pressed state of the SG can be identified by the electronic circuit by comparing a current output voltage of the SG to the identified baseline voltage.