公开(公告)号：US20190258389A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16365657

申请日：2019-03-26

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Jubner ,  Thomas Eriksson ,  Gunnar Martin Fröjdh ,  Simon Fellin ,  Stefan Holmgren

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/01 ,  B60K37/06 ,  B62D1/04 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: A vehicle user interface including a vehicle steering wheel including a grip, a sensor mounted in the steering wheel grip detecting objects touching the steering wheel grip, a plurality of individually activatable illumination units illuminating respective locations on the steering wheel grip, and a processor receiving outputs from the sensor, selectively activating a subset of the illumination units adjacent to a detected object, and controlling a plurality of vehicle functions in response to outputs of the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20190220149A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16365662

申请日：2019-03-26

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Eriksson ,  Alexander Jubner ,  Rozita Teymourzadeh ,  Stefan Holmgren ,  Lars Sparf ,  Bengt Henry Hjalmar Edlund ,  Richard Berglind

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G09G2380/02

Abstract: A sensor including optics configured in accordance with a display that presents a GUI, the optics projecting the GUI above the display such that the GUI is visible in-air, a reflectance sensor including light emitters projecting light beams towards the projected GUI, light detectors detecting reflections of the beams by objects interacting with the projected GUI, and a lens maximizing detection of light at each detector for light entering the lens at a respective location along the lens at a specific angle θ, whereby for each emitter-detector pair, maximum detection of light projected by the emitter of the pair, reflected by an object and detected by the detector of the pair, corresponds to the object being at a specific 2D location in the projected GUI, and a processor mapping detections of light for emitter-detector pairs to their corresponding 2D locations, and translating the mapped locations to display coordinates.

公开(公告)号：US10282034B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-07

申请号：US15588646

申请日：2017-05-07

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Eriksson ,  Alexander Jubner ,  Rozita Teymourzadeh ,  Stefan Holmgren ,  Lars Sparf ,  Bengt Henry Hjalmar Edlund ,  Richard Berglind

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: A touch system with a curved touch surface, including light emitters projecting light beams over and across the curved surface, such that at least some of the light beams are incident upon and reflected by the curved surface, light detectors detecting reflections, by a reflective object touching the curved surface, lenses mounted such that (i) there is a particular angle of entry at which each light detector receives a maximal light intensity, and (ii) there are target positions, associated with emitter-detector pairs, on the curved surface, whereby light beams emitted by the light emitter of that pair are reflected by the object into the lens corresponding to the light detector of that pair at the particular angle of entry, and a processor calculating a location of the object touching the curved surface by determining an emitter-detector pair that detects a maximal amount of light, and identifying the associated target position.

公开(公告)号：US09741184B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14555731

申请日：2014-11-28

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Sairam Iyer ,  Stefan Holmgren ,  Per Rosengren

IPC: G05B19/00 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC classification number: G07C9/00007 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/021 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/0428 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G07C2009/00396 ,  G07C2009/00769

Abstract: A door handle including light emitters for emitting light out of the handle, light detectors, lenses oriented relative to the emitters and detectors such that for each emitter-detector pair, when a reflective object is located at a target position near the handle, corresponding to that emitter-detector pair, then the light emitted by that emitter passes through one of the lenses and is reflected by the object back through one of the lenses to that detector, a keyless lock that, when activated, scans for a digital key via wireless communication, and a processor operable to synchronously activate emitter-detector pairs, to recognize from the amounts of light received by the activated detectors, and from the target positions corresponding to the activated emitter-detector pairs, that the object is approaching the handle and performing a sweep gesture and, in response thereto, to activate the keyless lock.

公开(公告)号：US20160154475A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-02

申请号：US15000815

申请日：2016-01-19

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Eriksson ,  Alexander Jubner ,  Rozita Teymourzadeh ,  Håkan Sven Erik Andersson ,  Per Rosengren ,  Xiatao Wang ,  Stefan Holmgren ,  Gunnar Martin Fröjdh ,  Simon Fellin ,  Jan Tomas Hartman ,  Oscar Sverud ,  Sangtaek Kim ,  Rasmus Dahl-Örn ,  Richard Berglind ,  Karl Erik Patrik Nordström ,  Lars Sparf ,  Erik Rosengren ,  John Karlsson ,  Remo Behdasht ,  Robin Kjell Åman ,  Joseph Shain ,  Oskar Hagberg ,  Joel Rozada

IPC: G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/0428 ,  G06F3/04883

Abstract: A proximity sensor including a housing, light emitters mounted in the housing for projecting light out of the housing along a detection plane, light detectors mounted in the housing for detecting amounts of light entering the housing along the detection plane, whereby for each emitter-detector pair (E, D), when an object is located at a target position p(E, D) in the detection plane, corresponding to the pair (E, D), then the light emitted by emitter E is scattered by the object and is expected to be maximally detected by detector D, and a processor to synchronously activate emitter-detector pairs, to read the detected amounts of light from the detectors, and to calculate a location of the object in the detection plane from the detected amounts of light, in accordance with a detection-location relationship that relates detections from emitter-detector pairs to object locations between neighboring target positions in the detection plane.

Abstract translation: 一种接近传感器，包括壳体，安装在壳体中的发光体，用于将光沿着检测平面投射出壳体;安装在壳体中的光检测器，用于检测沿着检测平面进入外壳的光量，由此对于每个发射器检测器 对（E，D），当对象位于检测平面中对应于对（E，D）的目标位置p（E，D）时，发射器E发射的光被物体散射， 预计由检测器D最大程度地检测到，并且处理器同步地激活发射器 - 检测器对，以读取来自检测器的检测到的光量，并且从检测到的光量计算检测平面中物体的位置 根据检测位置关系，其将来自发射器 - 检测器对的检测与检测平面中的相邻目标位置之间的对象位置相关联。

公开(公告)号：US09164625B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-20

申请号：US14312787

申请日：2014-06-24

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Stefan Holmgren ,  Sairam Iyer ,  Richard Berglind ,  Karl Erik Patrik Nordström ,  Lars Sparf ,  Per Rosengren ,  Erik Rosengren ,  John Karlsson ,  Thomas Eriksson ,  Alexander Jubner ,  Remo Behdasht ,  Simon Fellin ,  Robin Kjell Aman ,  Joseph Shain

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/33 ,  A63F13/428 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: A63F13/31 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/21 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/33 ,  A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/92 ,  A63F2009/245 ,  G01J1/0411 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01S7/4811 ,  G01S7/4813 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S17/026 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01S17/88 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/021 ,  G06F3/0219 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/0428 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04809

Abstract: A proximity sensor including a housing, a plurality of light pulse emitters for projecting light out of the housing along a detection plane, a plurality of primary light detectors for detecting reflections of the light projected by the emitters, by a reflective object in the detection plane, a plurality of primary lenses oriented relative to the emitters and primary detectors in such a manner that for each emitter-detector pair, light emitted by the emitter of that pair passes through one of the primary lenses and is reflected by the object back through one of the primary lenses to the detector of that pair when the object is located at a position, from among a primary set of positions in the detection plane, that position being associated with that emitter-detector pair, and a processor for co-activating emitter-detector pairs, and configured to calculate a location of the object in the detection plane.

Abstract translation: 一种接近传感器，包括壳体，多个光脉冲发射器，用于将光从检测平面投射出壳体;多个初级光检测器，用于检测由发射器投射的光的反射;由检测平面中的反射物体 ，相对于发射器和主要检测器定向的多个主要透镜，使得对于每个发射器 - 检测器对，由该对的发射器发射的光穿过主透镜中的一个，并被物体反射回一个 当物体位于从检测平面中的主要位置集合中的该位置与该发射器 - 检测器对相关联的位置时，该主体透镜的检测器和用于共同激活发射器的处理器 -detector对，并配置为计算检测平面中对象的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20150123947A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-07

申请号：US14590010

申请日：2015-01-06

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Jubner ,  Thomas Eriksson ,  Gunnar Martin Fröjdh ,  Simon Fellin ,  Stefan Holmgren

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  B62D1/04

CPC classification number: G06F3/04847 ,  B60K37/06 ,  B60K2350/1012 ,  B60K2350/1036 ,  B60K2350/928 ,  B62D1/04 ,  B62D1/046 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/0339 ,  H04M2250/22

Abstract: A steering wheel that identifies gestures performed on its surface, including a circular gripping element including a thumb-receiving notch disposed along its circumference, an array of light-based proximity sensors, mounted in the gripping element, that projects light beams through the notch radially outward from the gripping element, and detects light beams reflected back into the gripping element by a moving object at or near the notch, and a processor, coupled with the proximity sensor array, for determining polar angles along the circumference of the gripping element occupied by the object, responsive to light beams projected by the proximity sensor array and reflected back by the object being detected by the proximity sensor array.

Abstract translation: 一种方向盘，其识别在其表面上执行的手势，包括圆形夹持元件，包括沿着其圆周设置的拇指接收凹口，安装在夹持元件中的基于光的接近传感器的阵列，其将光束径向投射 并且通过由凹口处或附近的移动物体检测反射回到抓握元件中的光束，以及与接近传感器阵列耦合的处理器，用于确定沿着抓握元件的圆周的极角， 所述物体响应由所述接近传感器阵列投影并被所述物体反射回来的由所述接近传感器阵列检测的光束。

公开(公告)号：US08989536B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-24

申请号：US14465880

申请日：2014-08-22

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Stefan Holmgren ,  Lars Sparf ,  John Karlsson ,  Anders Jansson ,  Thomas Eriksson ,  Joseph Shain ,  Niklas Kvist ,  Robert Pettersson

IPC: G02B6/32 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G02B27/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/0421 ,  B60K37/06 ,  G02B6/0001 ,  G02B6/0008 ,  G02B6/32 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04806 ,  G06F2203/04808

Abstract: A user input device, including a user input area, light emitters arranged along a first edge of the input area so as to be evenly spaced, light receivers arranged along a second edge of the input area, a curved lens arranged in front of the emitters, such that light emitted by each of the emitters is refracted as it enters the curved lens, and is again refracted as it exits the curved lens, resulting in unevenly spaced collimated light exiting the curved lens and crossing the input area, the collimated light being shifted laterally by a non-zero offset along a direction parallel to the first edge, the offset being a characteristic of the arrangement of that emitter vis-à-vis the curved lens, and a calculating unit for determining location of an object inserted into the input area from outputs of the receivers, based on the characteristic offsets of the emitters.

Abstract translation: 一种用户输入装置，包括用户输入区域，沿着输入区域的第一边缘布置以均匀分布的发光体，沿着输入区域的第二边缘布置的光接收器，布置在发射器前面的弯曲透镜 使得由每个发射器发射的光在其进入弯曲透镜时被折射，并且当其离开弯曲透镜时再次被折射，导致离开弯曲透镜并与输入区域交叉的不均匀间隔的准直光，准直光 沿着与第一边缘平行的方向横向偏移非零偏移，偏移是该发射体相对于弯曲透镜的布置的特征，以及用于确定插入到第一边缘的物体的位置的计算单元 基于发射器的特征偏移的接收器的输出的输入区域。

公开(公告)号：US08917239B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-23

申请号：US13775269

申请日：2013-02-25

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Eriksson ,  Stefan Holmgren ,  Johnn Karlsson ,  Remo Behdasht ,  Erik Rosengren ,  Lars Sparf

IPC: G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G06F3/0421 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F1/1684 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0428 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2200/1633 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  H03K17/945

Abstract: A removable cover for a handheld electronic device, including a protective cover that at least partially covers rear and side surfaces of a handheld electronic device, a plurality of proximity sensors mounted in the cover for detecting user gestures performed outside of the electronic device, a battery, wireless communication circuitry, and a processor configured to operate the proximity sensors, and to operate the wireless communication circuitry to transmit commands to the electronic device based on gestures detected by the proximity sensors.

Abstract translation: 一种用于手持电子设备的可拆卸盖，包括至少部分地覆盖手持电子设备的后表面和侧表面的保护盖;安装在盖中用于检测在电子设备外部执行的用户手势的多个接近传感器，电池 ，无线通信电路以及被配置为操作所述接近传感器的处理器，以及基于由所述接近传感器检测到的手势来操作所述无线通信电路以向所述电子设备发送命令。

公开(公告)号：US20130155027A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-20

申请号：US13764812

申请日：2013-02-12

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Stefan Holmgren ,  Lars Sparf ,  Remo Behdasht ,  Thomas Eriksson ,  Michael Lawrence Elyan ,  Joseph Shain ,  Anders Jansson ,  Robert Pettersson ,  John Karlsson

IPC: G06F3/042

CPC classification number: G06F3/0308 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04806 ,  G06F2203/04808

Abstract: A touch screen, including a layer of light-transmissive material having an upper surface that is exposed for touch by one or more objects, a plurality of light emitters underneath the upper surface, a first lens assembly for directing light beams emitted by the light emitters into the layer at an angle such that the light beams, when entering the layer, remain confined to the layer by total internal reflection when the light beams are not absorbed by any of the objects touching the upper surface, a plurality of light detectors for detecting light beams and for generating outputs indicating the amounts of light detected, a second lens assembly for directing light beams at a surface of the layer towards the light detectors, and a calculating unit for determining respective one or more locations of the one or more objects touching the upper surface, based on outputs of the light detectors.

Abstract translation: 一种触摸屏，包括一层透光材料，具有被一个或多个物体接触的上表面，在上表面下方的多个发光体，用于引导由发光体发射的光束的第一透镜组件 以一定的角度进入层，使得当光束不被任何接触上表面的物体吸收时，当进入层时光束通过全内反射保持局限于该层;多个光检测器，用于检测 光束并用于产生指示所检测的光量的输出;第二透镜组件，用于将层的表面处的光束引向光检测器;以及计算单元，用于确定触摸的一个或多个物体的相应一个或多个位置 上表面，基于光检测器的输出。