公开(公告)号：US20170003817A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-05

申请号：US15268421

申请日：2016-09-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Steven P. HOTELLING ,  Brian Richards LAND

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0416 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F2001/133342 ,  G06F1/1692 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/047 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04107 ,  G09G5/003 ,  G09G2300/04

Abstract: A multi-touch capacitive touch sensor panel can be created using a substrate with column and row traces formed on either side of the substrate. To shield the column (sense) traces from the effects of capacitive coupling from a modulated Vcom layer in an adjacent liquid crystal display (LCD) or any source of capacitive coupling, the row traces can be widened to shield the column traces, and the row traces can be placed closer to the LCD. In particular, the rows can be widened so that there is spacing of about 30 microns between adjacent row traces. In this manner, the row traces can serve the dual functions of driving the touch sensor panel, and also the function of shielding the more sensitive column (sense) traces from the effects of capacitive coupling.

Abstract translation: 可以使用在衬底的任一侧上形成有列和行迹线的衬底来创建多点触摸电容式触摸传感器面板。 为了屏蔽来自相邻液晶显示器（LCD）或任何电容耦合源的调制Vcom层的电容耦合效应的列（感测）迹线，可以扩大行迹线以屏蔽列迹线，并且行 迹线可以靠近LCD放置。 特别地，可以加宽行，使得在相邻行迹线之间存在约30微米的间隔。 以这种方式，行迹线可以用于驱动触摸传感器面板的双重功能，以及屏蔽更敏感的列（感测）迹线与电容耦合效应的功能。

公开(公告)号：US20160224185A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-04

申请号：US15093638

申请日：2016-04-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Steve Porter HOTELLING ,  Brian Richards LAND

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04107

Abstract: A touch surface device having improved sensitivity and dynamic range is disclosed. In one embodiment, the touch surface device includes a touch-sensitive panel having at least one sense node for providing an output signal indicative of a touch or no-touch condition on the panel; a compensation circuit, coupled to the at least one sense node, for generating a compensation signal that when summed with the output signal removes an undesired portion of the output signal so as to generated a compensated output signal; and an amplifier having an inverting input coupled to the output of the compensation circuit and a non-inverting input coupled to a known reference voltage.

Abstract translation: 公开了具有改进的灵敏度和动态范围的触摸表面装置。 在一个实施例中，触摸表面设备包括具有至少一个感测节点的触摸敏感面板，用于在面板上提供指示触摸或无触摸状态的输出信号; 耦合到所述至少一个感测节点的补偿电路，用于产生当与所述输出信号相加时消除所述输出信号的不期望部分以产生经补偿的输出信号的补偿信号; 以及放大器，其具有耦合到所述补偿电路的输出的反相输入和耦合到已知参考电压的非反相输入。

公开(公告)号：US20160195964A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-07

申请号：US15070982

申请日：2016-03-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brian Richards LAND ,  Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Steve Porter HOTELLING

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04108

Abstract: Pre-stored no-touch or no-hover (no-event) sensor output values can initially be used when a sensor panel subsystem is first booted up to establish an initial baseline of sensor output values unaffected by fingers or other objects touching or hovering over the sensor panel during boot-up. This initial baseline can then be normalized so that each sensor generates the same output value for a given amount of touch or hover, providing a uniform response across the sensor panel and enabling subsequent touch or hover events to be more easily detected. After the initial normalization process is complete, the pre-stored baseline can be discarded in favor of a newly captured no-event baseline that may be more accurate than the pre-stored baseline due to temperature or other variations.

公开(公告)号：US20140240271A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-28

申请号：US14273403

申请日：2014-05-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brian Richards LAND ,  Wayne Carl WESTERMAN ,  Steve Porter HOTELLING

IPC: G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04108

Abstract: Pre-stored no-touch or no-hover (no-event) sensor output values can initially be used when a sensor panel subsystem is first booted up to establish an initial baseline of sensor output values unaffected by fingers or other objects touching or hovering over the sensor panel during boot-up. This initial baseline can then be normalized so that each sensor generates the same output value for a given amount of touch or hover, providing a uniform response across the sensor panel and enabling subsequent touch or hover events to be more easily detected. After the initial normalization process is complete, the pre-stored baseline can be discarded in favor of a newly captured no-event baseline that may be more accurate than the pre-stored baseline due to temperature or other variations.

Abstract translation: 传感器面板子系统首次启动时，最初可以使用预先存储的无触摸或无悬停（无事件）传感器输出值，以建立传感器输出值的初始基线，不受手指或其他触摸或悬停的物体的影响 启动期间的传感器面板。 然后可以对该初始基线进行归一化，使得每个传感器为给定量的触摸或悬停生成相同的输出值，从而在传感器面板上提供均匀的响应，并使得能够更容易地检测到随后的触摸或悬停事件。 在初始归一化过程完成之后，可以丢弃预先存储的基线，以利于新捕获的无事件基线，由于温度或其他变化，可能比预先存储的基线更准确。