公开(公告)号：GB2469386B

公开(公告)日：2011-09-28

申请号：GB201005780

申请日：2010-04-07

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： HONG SEUNG JAE ,  GRUNTHANER MARTIN PAUL ,  HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER ,  YOUNGS LYNN

IPC: G06F3/044

公开(公告)号：AU2008308465B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-12

申请号：AU2008308465

申请日：2008-10-03

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER ,  ZHONG JOHN Z

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: A touch sensor panel having co-planar single-layer touch sensors fabricated on a single side of a substrate is disclosed. The drive and sense lines can be fabricated as column-like patterns in a first orientation and patches in a second orientation, where each column-like pattern in the first orientation is connected to a separate metal trace in the border area of the touch sensor panel, and all patches in each of multiple rows in the second orientation are connected together using a separate metal trace in the border area of the touch sensor panel. The metal traces in the border areas can be formed on the same side of the substrate as the patches and columns, but separated from the patches and column-like patterns by a dielectric layer.

公开(公告)号：GB2471772A8

公开(公告)日：2011-01-26

申请号：GB201011402

申请日：2010-07-07

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： LAND BRIAN RICHARDS ,  YOUSEFPOR MARDUKE ,  HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: Negative pixel compensation in a touch sensitive device is disclosed. The device can compensate for a negative pixel effect in touch signal outputs due to poor grounding of an object touching the device. To do so, the device can switch to a configuration to measure the grounding condition of the touching object and use the measurement to compensate the touch output values from the device accordingly. In the switched configuration, a first set of lines of the device can be switched between a coupling to a stimulation signal input to drive the device, a coupling to a capacitance signal output to output a signal indicative of the object's grounding condition, and a coupling to ground. A second set of lines of the device can be coupled to a touch signal output to output a signal indicative of the object's touch at the device. In addition or alternatively, in the switched configuration, the first set of lines of the device can be switched to function as the second set of lines and vice versa. The grounding signal can be applied to the touch signal to compensate for the negative pixel effect.

公开(公告)号：AU2016238915B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：AU2016238915

申请日：2016-10-06

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/033

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-functional hand-held device capable of configuring user inputs based on how the device is to be used. Preferably, the multifunctional hand-held device has at most only a few physical buttons, keys, or switches so that its display size can be substantially increased. The multifunctional hand-held device also incorporates a variety of input mechanisms, including touch sensitive screens, touch sensitive housings, display actuators, audio input, etc. The device also incorporates a user configurable GUI for each of the multiple functions of the devices.

公开(公告)号：AU2016238915A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-27

申请号：AU2016238915

申请日：2016-10-06

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/033

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-functional hand-held device capable of configuring user inputs based on how the device is to be used. Preferably, the multifunctional hand-held device has at most only a few physical buttons, keys, or switches so that its display size can be substantially increased. The multifunctional hand-held device also incorporates a variety of input mechanisms, including touch sensitive screens, touch sensitive housings, display actuators, audio input, etc. The device also incorporates a user configurable GUI for each of the multiple functions of the devices.

公开(公告)号：AU2015238889B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-28

申请号：AU2015238889

申请日：2015-10-09

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER ,  YOUSEFPOR MARDUKE ,  CHANG SHIH CHANG ,  ZHONG JOHN Z

IPC: G09G3/36

Abstract: Displays with touch sensing circuitry integrated into the display pixel stackup are provided Circuit elements, such as touch signal lines, drive lines, sense lines, grounding regions, in the display pixel stackups can be grouped together to form touch sensing circuitly that senses touch on or near the display An integrated touch screen can include multi-function circuit elements that can operate as circuitry of the display system to generate an image on the display, and can also form part of a touch sensing system that senses touch on or near the display The multi-function circuit elements can be capacitors in display pixels that can be configured to operate as storage capacitors/electrodes, common electrodes, conductive wires/pathways, etc of the display circuitry in the display system, and that may also be configured to operate as circuit elements of the touch sensing circuitry.

公开(公告)号：DE112007003799A5

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：DE112007003799

申请日：2007-04-05

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER ,  HUPPI BRIAN QUENTIN ,  KRAH CHRISTOPH HORST

IPC: G06F3/044

公开(公告)号：AU2015238889A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-29

申请号：AU2015238889

申请日：2015-10-09

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER ,  YOUSEFPOR MARDUKE ,  CHANG SHIH CHANG ,  ZHONG JOHN Z

IPC: G09G3/36

Abstract: Displays with touch sensing circuitry integrated into the display pixel stackup are provided Circuit elements, such as touch signal lines, drive lines, sense lines, grounding regions, in the display pixel stackups can be grouped together to form touch sensing circuitly that senses touch on or near the display An integrated touch screen can include multi-function circuit elements that can operate as circuitry of the display system to generate an image on the display, and can also form part of a touch sensing system that senses touch on or near the display The multi-function circuit elements can be capacitors in display pixels that can be configured to operate as storage capacitors/electrodes, common electrodes, conductive wires/pathways, etc of the display circuitry in the display system, and that may also be configured to operate as circuit elements of the touch sensing circuitry.

公开(公告)号：AU2013101644B4

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：AU2013101644

申请日：2013-12-17

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUNTHANER MARTIN PAUL ,  ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R ,  MULLENS CHRISTOPHER TENZIN ,  HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER ,  O'CONNOR SEAN ERIK

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: Combined force and proximity sensing is disclosed. One or more sensors can concurrently sense a force applied by an object on a device surface and a proximity of the object to the surface. In an example, a single sensor can sense both force and proximity via a resistance change and a capacitance change, respectively, at the sensor. In another example, multiple sensors can be used, where one sensor can sense force via either a resistance change or a capacitance change and another sensor can sense proximity via a capacitance change.

公开(公告)号：GB2504885B

公开(公告)日：2014-06-18

申请号：GB201319957

申请日：2010-08-20

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： HOTELLING STEVEN PORTER ,  YOUSEFPOR MARDUKE ,  CHANG SHIH CHANG ,  ZHONG JOHN Z

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

Abstract: Displays with integrated touch sensing circuitry are provided. An integrated touch screen can include multi-function circuit elements that form part of the display circuitry of the display system that generates an image on the display, and also form part of the touch sensing circuitry of a touch sensing system that senses one or more touches on or near the display. The multi-function circuit elements can be, for example, capacitors in display pixels of an LCD that are configured to operate as display circuitry in the display system, and that may also be configured to operate as touch circuitry of the touch sensing system. For example, one or more circuit elements of the display pixel stackup can form a conductive portion of the touch sensing system, such as a charge collector, which can be operated with switches and conductive lines to sense touch.