公开(公告)号：US09411442B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US13569489

申请日：2012-08-08

申请人： Rachid M. Alameh ,  Timothy Dickinson ,  Robert A. Zurek

发明人： Rachid M. Alameh ,  Timothy Dickinson ,  Robert A. Zurek

IPC分类号： G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F2203/04105

摘要： There is described an electronic device having a touch-sensitive sensor and a piezoelectric sensor, and a method of operating the device. The electronic device detects an actuation of the touch-sensitive sensor, and a touch-sensitive signal is produced by the touch-sensitive sensor in response to detecting the actuation of the touch-sensitive sensor. Also, the electronic device detects an actuation of the piezoelectric sensor, and a piezoelectric signal is produced by the piezoelectric sensor in response to detecting the actuation of the piezoelectric sensor. Next, the electronic device determines whether the actuation of the touch-sensitive sensor is invalid based on the touch-sensitive signal and the piezoelectric signal. The electronic device then performs, or refrains from performing, an operation in response to determining that the actuation of the touch-sensitive sensor is invalid.

摘要翻译： 描述了具有触敏传感器和压电传感器的电子设备以及操作该设备的方法。 电子设备检测触敏传感器的致动，并且触敏传感器响应于检测到触敏传感器的致动而产生触敏信号。 此外，电子设备检测压电传感器的致动，并且响应于检测到压电传感器的致动，压电传感器产生压电信号。 接下来，电子设备基于触敏信号和压电信号来确定触敏传感器的致动是否无效。 响应于确定触敏传感器的致动无效，电子设备然后执行或不执行操作。

公开(公告)号：US20140062892A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-06

申请号：US13596450

申请日：2012-08-28

申请人： Timothy Dickinson ,  Rachid M. Alameh

发明人： Timothy Dickinson ,  Rachid M. Alameh

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F2203/0339 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04107

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for controlling functions associated with a touch-sensitive device (100) capable of being worn by a user. The touch-sensitive device (100) includes a substrate (110) with an outside surface (112) and an inside surface (114) opposite from the outside surface (112). A first contact sensing component (120) generates a first signal upon detection of a first contact with the outside surface (112), and a second contact sensing component (130) generates a second signal upon detection of a second contact with the inside surface (114). A processor (140) may be configured to interface with the first contact sensing component (120) and the second contact sensing component (130) and perform operations including: analyzing the first signal and the second signal to determine that a predetermined condition is satisfied, and in response to the analyzing, initiating a function associated with the predetermined condition.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于控制与能够被用户佩戴的触敏设备（100）相关联的功能的系统和方法。 触敏装置（100）包括具有外表面（112）和与外表面（112）相对的内表面（114）的基底（110）。 第一接触感测部件（120）在检测到与外表面（112）的第一接触时产生第一信号，并且第二接触感测部件（130）在检测到与内表面的第二接触时产生第二信号 114）。 处理器（140）可以被配置为与第一接触感测部件（120）和第二接触感测部件（130）接口并且执行操作，包括：分析第一信号和第二信号以确定满足预定条件， 并且响应于分析，发起与预定条件相关联的功能。

公开(公告)号：US08514187B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-20

申请号：US12570140

申请日：2009-09-30

申请人： Timothy Dickinson ,  William Alberth

发明人： Timothy Dickinson ,  William Alberth

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0416

摘要： A touch system user interface determines a signal profile associated with the use of a manipulator with a touch sensor component. The signal profile corresponding to a plurality of signal levels along a surface of the touch sensor component. The system calculates a geometrical attribute of that portion of the signal profile that exceeds a threshold signal value (e.g., the area or shape of the region) and determines a type of the manipulator (e.g., stylus, human finger, etc.) based on the calculated geometrical attribute.

摘要翻译： 触摸系统用户界面确定与使用具有触摸传感器部件的操纵器相关联的信号轮廓。 信号轮廓对应于沿着触摸传感器部件的表面的多个信号电平。 该系统计算超过阈值信号值（例如，该区域的面积或形状）的该信号分布的该部分的几何属性，并基于以下方式确定操纵器的类型（例如，触控笔，人的手指等） 计算的几​​何属性。

公开(公告)号：US20130202132A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-08

申请号：US13365387

申请日：2012-02-03

申请人： Robert A. Zurek ,  Rachid M. Alameh ,  William P. Alberth ,  Timothy Dickinson ,  Thomas Y. Merrell ,  Murthy Pullela

发明人： Robert A. Zurek ,  Rachid M. Alameh ,  William P. Alberth ,  Timothy Dickinson ,  Thomas Y. Merrell ,  Murthy Pullela

IPC分类号： H03G3/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/6016 ,  H04M1/605 ,  H04M2250/12 ,  H04M2250/52 ,  H04R3/002 ,  H04S7/302

摘要： Embodiments relate to systems for, and methods of, compensating for movement of a loudspeaker relative to a user's head, where the loudspeaker is present in a mobile device. Example systems and methods produce (300) an electrical signal representative of audio, determine (302) a distance between the device and the user's head and automatically set (304) a gain of the electrical signal in accordance with the distance. Example systems and methods also output (306) audio corresponding to the electrical signal with the gain.

摘要翻译： 实施例涉及用于补偿扬声器相对于用户头部的移动的系统和方法，其中扬声器存在于移动设备中。 示例系统和方法产生（300）表示音频的电信号，确定（302）设备和用户头部之间的距离，并根据距离自动设置（304）电信号的增益。 示例系统和方法还输出（306）对应于具有增益的电信号的音频。

公开(公告)号：US20130135108A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-30

申请号：US13305009

申请日：2011-11-28

申请人： Rachid M. Alameh ,  William P. Alberth ,  Timothy Dickinson

发明人： Rachid M. Alameh ,  William P. Alberth ,  Timothy Dickinson

IPC分类号： G08B23/00

CPC分类号： G08B21/24 ,  G06F15/0266

摘要： A method is provided for alerting a user of scheduled tasks prior to falling asleep. The method includes associating an alarm device with a user's body by securing a wearable device to the user's wrist, placing the device in a pocket, integrating the device into the user's clothing such as a belt, or otherwise placing the device in contact with or adjacent to the user. The device includes one or more sensors for detecting physiological and/or environmental parameters such as heart, respiration, or pulse rate, body movements, eye movements, ambient light, and the like. Upon detecting a pre-sleep state, the device gathers information about tasks which the user desires to perform or attend to prior to going to sleep, and alerts the user before falling asleep.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在入睡之前向用户发出预定任务的方法。 该方法包括通过将可穿戴设备固定到用户的手腕上来将报警装置与使用者的身体相关联，将该装置放置在口袋中，将装置集成到使用者的衣服中，例如皮带，或以其他方式将装置与接触或相邻 给用户 该装置包括用于检测心脏，呼吸或脉搏率，身体运动，眼睛运动，环境光等生理和/或环境参数的一个或多个传感器。 在检测到睡眠前状态时，设备收集关于用户在睡觉之前期望执行或参与的任务的信息，并且在入睡之前提醒用户。

公开(公告)号：US20130085410A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-04

申请号：US13249382

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： William P. Alberth ,  Rachid M. Alameh ,  Timothy Dickinson

发明人： William P. Alberth ,  Rachid M. Alameh ,  Timothy Dickinson

IPC分类号： A61B19/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/7435 ,  A61B5/1114 ,  A61B5/748 ,  A61B34/25 ,  A61B2560/0295

摘要： A method and system for identifying location of a touched body part. The method includes initializing a tracking system for monitoring travel of a pointer useful for indicating a touching operation, wherein the touching operation is performed on a body part. In addition, the method includes monitoring the travel of the pointer from a predetermined first location to a second location, wherein the second location coincides with a touch endpoint on a body part; and identifying the location of body part that was touched by the pointer.

摘要翻译： 一种用于识别被触摸的身体部位的位置的方法和系统。 该方法包括初始化跟踪系统，用于监视用于指示触摸操作的指针的行进，其中在身体部分上执行触摸操作。 另外，该方法包括监视指示器从预定的第一位置到第二位置的行进，其中第二位置与身体部分上的触摸端点重合; 并识别由指针触摸的身体部位的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20070149172A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-28

申请号：US11319867

申请日：2005-12-27

申请人： Timothy Dickinson

发明人： Timothy Dickinson

IPC分类号： H04M1/66

CPC分类号： H04W92/02 ,  H04M2250/06 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W76/22 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W84/10

摘要： A system and method for accommodating a rapid transition between heterogeneous radio access technologies is provided. A local network 105 having a controller 114 and a plurality of access points 106,107,108,109,110,111 receives information 117 from a communication device 101 relating to the network 116 it is exiting. During the transition process from a first network 116, for example a cellular wide area network, to a second network 105, for example an IMS-WLAN, the communication device 101 passes its wide area network servicing base station information 117 to an access point 106 of the local network 105. Upon exiting the local network 105, wide area network servicing base station information 121 is delivered to an exiting communication device 112, thereby enabling it to abbreviate or eliminate traditional scanning and acquisition processes that occur in network handoff exchanges.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于适应异构无线电接入技术之间的快速转换的系统和方法。 具有控制器114和多个接入点106,107,108,109,110,111的本地网络105从与其正在退出的网络116有关的通信设备101接收信息117。 在从第一网络116（例如蜂窝广域网）到第二网络105（例如，IMS-WLAN）的转换过程期间，通信设备101将其广域网服务基站信息117传递到接入点106 的本地网络105。 在离开本地网络105时，广域网服务基站信息121被传送到退出的通信设备112，从而使其能够缩减或消除在网络切换交换中发生的传统扫描和获取过程。

公开(公告)号：US08947385B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US13543429

申请日：2012-07-06

申请人： Jeong J Ma ,  Hui Dai ,  Timothy Dickinson ,  John C Johnson ,  Seok-Hwan Kim ,  Phillip D Rasky

发明人： Jeong J Ma ,  Hui Dai ,  Timothy Dickinson ,  John C Johnson ,  Seok-Hwan Kim ,  Phillip D Rasky

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04N13/398

摘要： Disclosed is a method of interactive display that includes providing a touch-based display screen capable of stereoscopic displaying of object images that further includes displaying a plurality of object images on the display screen, wherein at least a first of the object images is selectable and displayed so as to appear to be located at least partially in a zero-plane of the display screen, wherein at least a second of the object images is displayed so as to appear to be located at least one of inwardly and outwardly of the zero-plane, receiving a first input at a location of the display screen substantially corresponding to the first of the object images, and identifying the first input as corresponding to the first of the object images that is selectable and taking at least one further action upon the identification.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种交互式显示的方法，其包括提供能够立体显示对象图像的基于触摸的显示屏幕，其还包括在所述显示屏幕上显示多个对象图像，其中所述对象图像中的至少第一对象被选择和显示 以便看起来至少部分地位于显示屏的零平面中，其中至少一个第二对象图像被显示为看起来位于零平面的向内和向外的至少一个 接收基本对应于第一对象图像的显示屏幕的位置处的第一输入，以及识别与可选择的第一对象图像相对应的第一输入，并且在识别时采取至少一个进一步的动作。

公开(公告)号：US08890823B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-18

申请号：US13346298

申请日：2012-01-09

申请人： Rachid M. Alameh ,  Timothy Dickinson ,  Aaron L. Dietrich ,  Robert A. Zurek

发明人： Rachid M. Alameh ,  Timothy Dickinson ,  Aaron L. Dietrich ,  Robert A. Zurek

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G06F1/1694 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0418

摘要： A method of operating an electronic device, and an electronic device, are disclosed in which occurrences of unintended operations of the electronic device, such as can occur in response to inadvertent actuations of actuators of the electronic device, are reduced. In one example embodiment, the method 500 includes detecting 510 an actuation of a first sensor that is associated with a first touch-sensitive component of the electronic device, and acquiring 512 data from an additional sensor of the electronic device. The method also includes determining 518, based at least in part upon the data, whether the actuation is valid, and either performing 524 or refraining 522 from performing at least one operation based at least in part upon the determining. In at least one additional embodiment, the first sensor is a piezoelectric sensor and the additional sensor is an accelerometer.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种操作电子设备和电子设备的方法，其中电子设备的非预期操作的发生（例如可以响应于电子设备的致动器的无意的致动而发生）。 在一个示例实施例中，方法500包括检测510与第一传感器的致动，该第一传感器与电子设备的第一触敏部件相关联，以及从电子设备的附加传感器获取512个数据。 该方法还包括至少部分地基于数据确定启动是否有效的确定518，以及至少部分地基于确定执行524或拒绝522来执行至少一个操作。 在至少一个附加实施例中，第一传感器是压电传感器，附加传感器是加速度计。

公开(公告)号：US20140009461A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-09

申请号：US13543397

申请日：2012-07-06

申请人： Hui Dai ,  Timothy Dickinson ,  John C. Johnson ,  Seok-Hwan Kim ,  Jeong J. Ma ,  Phillip D. Rasky

发明人： Hui Dai ,  Timothy Dickinson ,  John C. Johnson ,  Seok-Hwan Kim ,  Jeong J. Ma ,  Phillip D. Rasky

IPC分类号： G06T15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  H04N13/128

摘要： Disclosed is a method of manipulating viewable objects that includes providing a touch screen display capable of stereoscopic displaying of object images, wherein a zero-plane reference is positioned substantially coincident with the physical surface of the display, displaying on the touch screen a first object image and one or more second object images, wherein the object images are displayed to appear at least one of in front of, at, or behind the zero-plane, receiving a first input at the touch screen at a location substantially corresponding to an apparent position of the first object image, and modifying the displaying on the touch screen so that at least one of the first object image and the one or more second object images appear to move towards one of outward in front of the touch screen or inward behind the touch screen in a stereoscopic manner.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种操纵可视对象的方法，其包括提供能够立体显示对象图像的触摸屏显示器，其中零平面参考基本上与显示器的物理表面重合，在触摸屏上显示第一对象图像 以及一个或多个第二对象图像，其中所述对象图像被显示为出现在所述零平面之前，之中或之后的至少之一，在基本对应于表观位置的位置处在所述触摸屏处接收第一输入 的第一对象图像，并且修改触摸屏上的显示，使得第一对象图像和一个或多个第二对象图像中的至少一个看起来向触摸屏前方的外部之一移动或者在触摸之后的内部 屏幕立体。