公开(公告)号：EP3224955A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-04

申请号：EP15804703.5

申请日：2015-11-25

Applicant: Pyreos Ltd.

Inventor： BROWN, Spyros ,  CHAMBERLAIN, Tim ,  HURWITZ, Jonathan Ephraim David ,  GIEBELER, Carsten

IPC: H03K17/945

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a switch actuating device (11), having the following steps: outputting the pixels of the signal excursions (49, 79) caused in the approach phase (3) and the signal excursions (50, 80) caused in the translation phase to a signal analyzing unit, wherein the non-tactile gestures are performed using the heat-emitting part, and a waiting level which has a lower value than the values of the extreme values of the signal excursions is reached between the signal excursions during the waiting phase (4) of the signal; monitoring the signal and identifying the occurrence of a sequence of the signal excursions and the signal waiting level lying chronologically between the signal excursions; proceeding with the next step as soon as the sequence has been identified; checking whether the signal excursions caused in the approach phase have a direction opposite the signal excursions caused in the translation phase; proceeding with the next step if the check is positive; checking whether the time offset of the signal excursions caused in the approach phase lie within a first specified span of time; proceeding with the next step if the check is positive; and checking whether the time offset of the chronologically first and the chronologically last signal excursion caused in the translation phase lies within two thresholds, the lower threshold of which is larger than null.

Abstract translation: 开关致动装置用于通过利用发热的物体执行的八种类型的非触觉手势来致动开关，该开关致动装置包括具有四个像素的手势传感器，该四个像素被配置为检测由物体发出的热量。 像素包括由热释电敏感材料制成的薄膜，其产生信号，该信号具有对应于由对应像素的薄膜检测到的热量的时间强度曲线的信号偏转。 手势的类型由信号处理单元确定，该信号处理单元控制致动器以在确定手势类型中的一种手势的执行时致动开关。 手势类型在对象接近手势传感器时的接近阶段期间，在对象保持靠近手势传感器期间的等待阶段以及当对象在八个方向中的一个方向上移动时的后续平移阶段期间确定。

公开(公告)号：EP3224955B1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-26

申请号：EP15804703.5

申请日：2015-11-25

Applicant: Pyreos Ltd.

Inventor： BROWN, Spyros ,  CHAMBERLAIN, Tim ,  HURWITZ, Jonathan Ephraim David ,  GIEBELER, Carsten

IPC: H03K17/945

公开(公告)号：EP3005566A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-13

申请号：EP14730759.9

申请日：2014-05-22

Applicant: Pyreos Ltd.

Inventor： GIEBELER, Carsten ,  BROWN, Spyros ,  CHAMBERLAIN, Tim ,  HURWITZ, Jonathan Ephraim David

IPC: H03K17/945 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/0308 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H03K17/943 ,  H03K17/945 ,  H03K2217/94106 ,  H03K2217/94112

Abstract: The invention relates to a switch-actuating apparatus (100) having a presence sensor (1) for actuating a switch (103) by means of the presence of a heat-emitting part (115) at the presence sensor (1), wherein the presence is composed of an approach phase (31), in which the part (115) approaches the presence sensor (1), a waiting phase (44), in which the part (115) remains near the presence sensor (1), and a removal phase (41), in which the part (115) is to be moved away from the presence sensor (1), wherein the presence sensor (1) is designed to detect heat emitted by the part (115) by means of at least one pixel (21 to 24) having a thin film made of pyroelectric material and to output one signal (51 to 54) per pixel (2 to 24), said signal having signal swings (56, 57) corresponding to the intensity curve over time of the heat detected by the pixel (21 to 24), a signal-evaluating unit (101), by means of which the approach phase (31) and the removal phase (41) can be determined from the succession over time and the form of the signal swings (56, 57), and an actuator (104), which is controlled by the signal-evaluating unit (101) and actuates the switch (103) as soon as the approach phase (31), the waiting phase (44), or the removal phase (41) is determined.

公开(公告)号：EP3005565A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-13

申请号：EP14725697.8

申请日：2014-05-22

Applicant: Pyreos Ltd.

Inventor： GIEBELER, Carsten ,  BROWN, Spyros ,  CHAMBERLAIN, Tim ,  HURWITZ, Jonathan Ephraim David

IPC: H03K17/945 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/0308 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H03K17/943 ,  H03K17/945 ,  H03K2217/94106 ,  H03K2217/94112

Abstract: A switch actuation system (100) comprising: a gesture sensor (1) for actuating a switch (103) using a non-tactile push gesture (115) which is to be executed with a heat-emitting part (114) and is composed of an approach phase (111) in which the part (114) approaches the gesture sensor (1), a waiting phase (113) in which the part (114) remains in the vicinity of the gesture sensor, (1) and a retreat phase (112) in which the part (114) moves away from the gesture sensor (1), the gesture sensor (1) being configured to detect heat emitted by the part (114) during execution of the gesture (115), using at least one pixel (21 to 24) containing a thin film of pyroelectric material, and for each pixel (21 to 24) to emit a signal (51 to 54) with signal excursions (56, 57) that correspond to the temporal variation in the intensity of the heat detected by the pixels (21 to 24); a signal analysis unit (101) by means of which the execution of the gesture (115) can be determined from the temporal sequence of signal excursions (56, 57); and an actuator (104) which is controlled by the signal analysis unit (101) and actuates the switch (103) when the execution of the gesture (115) is detected.

公开(公告)号：EP2464953B1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-28

申请号：EP10720424.0

申请日：2010-05-21

Applicant: Pyreos Ltd.

Inventor： GIEBELER, Carsten ,  CONWAY, Neil ,  CHAMBERLAIN, Tim

IPC: G01J5/02 ,  G01J1/46 ,  H01L37/02 ,  G01J5/34

CPC classification number: G01J5/34 ,  G01J1/46 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/022 ,  G01J5/024 ,  H01L37/02

公开(公告)号：EP2419702A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-22

申请号：EP10714629.2

申请日：2010-04-16

Applicant: Pyreos Ltd.

Inventor： GIEBELER, Carsten ,  WRIGHT, Jeffrey ,  CHAMBERLAIN, Tim

IPC: G01J5/34 ,  G01J5/08

CPC classification number: G01J5/34 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G01J5/0846

Abstract: The invention relates to an infrared light sensor for an infrared light detector (1), comprising a substrate membrane section (2) and at least two sensor chips (7 to 10), which are fastened lying next to each other on the substrate membrane section (2) and each comprise a layer element (11), which is produced from pyroelectrically sensitive material and is electrically contacted by a base electrode (12) and a head electrode (13) and is arranged in such a way that there is a voltage difference in each case between the head electrode (13) and the base electrode (12) of each layer element (11) when the layer elements (11) are irradiated with infrared light, and a coupling line (14 to 16) in each case for two adjacently arranged sensor chips (7 to 10), by means of which coupling line the head electrode (13) of the one sensor chip (7 to 9) and the base electrode (12) of the other sensor chip (8 to 10) are coupled to each other in an electrically conductive manner so that the layer elements (11) of the sensor chips (7 to 10) are connected in a series circuit, which has one of the base electrodes (17) at one end thereof and one of the head electrodes (18) at the other end thereof, at which a total voltage difference of the series circuit can be tapped as the sum of the individual voltage differences of the layer elements (11).