公开(公告)号：US09152258B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-06

申请号：US13745819

申请日：2013-01-20

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Remo Behdasht ,  Carl Richard Henriksson ,  Thomas Eriksson ,  Joseph Shain ,  Anders Jansson ,  Niklas Kvist ,  Robert Pettersson ,  Lars Sparf ,  John Karlsson

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC classification number: G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/0425 ,  G06F3/0428 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04806 ,  G06F2203/04808

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device that includes a touch sensitive and pressure sensitive display, cause the processor to enable a user interface of the electronic device, by which a glide gesture along the display and an amount of pressure applied to the display both generate the same user interface command.

Abstract translation: 一种存储指令的非瞬时计算机可读介质，当由包括触敏和压敏显示器的电子设备的处理器执行时，该指令使处理器启用电子设备的用户界面，借助于该操作，沿着 显示和施加到显示器的压力量都产生相同的用户界面命令。

公开(公告)号：US20150277663A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-01

申请号：US14730765

申请日：2015-06-04

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

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

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/042

CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/0421

Abstract: A method of updating reference values for optical components of a light-based touch screen, including providing a display, a plurality of light emitters that sequentially transmit light over the display, and a plurality of light receivers that receive the emitted light and that output values representing the amount of light received, activating a sequence of emitter-receiver pairs, when an object touches the screen, identifying those emitter-receiver pairs (E, R) for which the light emitted by the emitter E is not blocked from reaching the receiver R of the pair, based on a comparison of the actual output value, OUT(E, R), of the receiver R, with a reference output value, REF(E, R), for the emitter-receiver pair, and setting REF(E, R)=OUT(E, R) for each of the thus-identified emitter-receiver pairs (E, R).

Abstract translation: 一种更新基于光的触摸屏的光学部件的参考值的方法，包括提供显示器，在显示器上顺序地发射光的多个发光体以及接收发射光的多个光接收器，并且输出值 表示接收到的光量，当对象触摸屏幕时，激活一系列发射器 - 接收器对，识别由发射器E发射的光不被阻挡的发射器 - 接收器对（E，R）到达接收器 基于实际输出值OUT（E，R）与发射器 - 接收器对的参考输出值REF（E，R）的比较，并将REF设置为REF （E，R）= OUT（E，R）对于每个这样识别的发射器 - 接收器对（E，R）。

公开(公告)号：US11733808B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17385260

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Stefan Johannes Holmgren ,  Sairam Iyer ,  Tom Richard Berglind ,  Karl Erik Patrik Nordström ,  Lars Bertil Sparf ,  Per Carl Sture Rosengren ,  Erik Anders Claes Rosengren ,  John Elis Gösta Karlsson ,  Björn Thomas Eriksson ,  Björn Alexander Jubner ,  Remo Behdasht ,  Simon Greger Fellin ,  Robin Kjell Åman ,  Joseph Shain

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G01S17/88 ,  G01S7/481 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/92 ,  G01S17/04 ,  A63F13/21 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F9/24 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/33 ,  A63F13/428

CPC classification number: G06F3/0421 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/21 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/92 ,  G01J1/0411 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01S7/4811 ,  G01S7/4813 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S17/04 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01S17/88 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/021 ,  G06F3/0219 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0428 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/33 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F2009/245 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F2203/04809

Abstract: A sensor for a control panel, including a housing along an edge of the panel, light emitters projecting light along an in-air detection plane over the panel and detectors detecting reflections of the projected light, reflected by an object in the detection plane, lenses oriented such that each detector receives maximum light intensity when light enters a corresponding lens at a particular angle, whereby for each emitter-detector pair, when the object is located at a specific position in the detection plane, light emitted by the emitter of that pair is reflected by the object back through one of the lenses at the particular angle to the detector of that pair, the specific position being associated with that emitter-detector pair, and a processor configured to determine panel locations, map each location to a position in the detection plane associated with an emitter-detector pair, mapping the panel to the detection plane.

公开(公告)号：US20220326783A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17835981

申请日：2022-06-09

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

Inventor： Björn Thomas Eriksson ,  Björn Alexander Jubner ,  Rozita Teymourzadeh ,  Håkan Sven Erik Andersson ,  Per Carl Sture Rosengren ,  Xiatao Wang ,  Stefan Johannes Holmgren ,  Gunnar Martin Fröjdh ,  Jan Tomas Hartman ,  Per Oscar Sverud ,  Sangtaek Kim ,  Rasmus Dahl-Örn ,  Tom Richard Berglind ,  Karl Erik Patrik Nordström ,  Lars Bertil Sparf ,  Erik Anders Claes Rosengren ,  John Elis Gösta Karlsson ,  Remo Behdasht ,  Robin Kjell Åman ,  Joseph Shain

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/04883

Abstract: Method including providing a sensor including light emitters, photodiode detectors, and lenses arranged so as to direct light beams from light emitters exiting lenses along a detection plane, and so as to direct light beams entering lenses at a specific angle of incidence onto photodiode detectors, mounting the sensor on a display presenting virtual input controls for an electronic device, such that the detection plane resides in an airspace in front of the display, activating light emitters to project light beams through lenses along the detection plane, wherein at least one of the light beams is interrupted by a finger, detecting light reflected by the finger, identifying emitters that projected the light beam that was reflected and photodiode detectors that detected the reflected light, as emitter-detector pairs, calculating display coordinates based on target positions associated with the identified emitter-detector pairs, and transmitting the calculated display coordinates to the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US09778794B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US14700681

申请日：2015-04-30

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

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

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/0416

Abstract: A state machine for controlling a sensor including a chip package coupled with photo-emitters and photo-detectors mounted in a device, and with a host processor, including an emitter driver, a detector driver, a signal processor for generating signals representing amounts of light detected by the detectors, and a scan controller for controlling the emitter and detector drivers to activate an automated sequence of emitter-detector pairs, the scan controller including registers for storing parameters designating emitter-detector pairs that are to be activated during the automated sequence, and for storing the signals generated by the signal processor for the emitter-detector pair activations, and at least one input/output pin for receiving parameters from the host processor to be loaded into the registers, and for outputting the stored signals in the registers to the host processor, for the host processor to identify therefrom location coordinates of an object near or touching the device.

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：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：US20140160081A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-12

申请号：US14181681

申请日：2014-02-16

Applicant: Neonode Inc.

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

IPC: G06F3/042

CPC classification number: G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0425 ,  G06F3/0428

Abstract: A controller for a light-based touch screen including a chip package coupled with a light-based touch screen, emitter driver circuitry inside the chip package for selectively activating a plurality of photoemitters that are outside of the chip package, detector driver circuitry inside the chip package for selectively activating a plurality of photo detectors that are outside of the chip package, detector signal processing circuitry for generating detection signals representing measured amounts of light detected on the plurality of photo detectors, a first plurality of signal conducting pins for connecting the plurality of photoemitters outside the chip package to the emitter driver circuitry inside the chip package, a second plurality of signal conducting pins for connecting the plurality of photo detectors outside the chip package to the detector driver circuitry and to the detector signal processing circuitry inside the chip package, controller circuitry inside the chip package for controlling the emitter driver circuitry and the detector driver circuitry, and at least one input/output pin for communicating with a host processor and for outputting the detection signals generated by the detector signal processing circuitry to the host processor, for the host processor to identify one or more locations on the touch screen that are being touched.

Abstract translation: 一种用于基于光的触摸屏的控制器，其包括与基于光的触摸屏耦合的芯片封装，芯片封装内的发射极驱动器电路，用于选择性地激活位于芯片封装外的多个光电发生器，芯片内部的检测器驱动器电路 封装，用于选择性地激活位于芯片封装外的多个光电检测器;检测器信号处理电路，用于产生表示在多个光检测器上检测到的光的测量量的检测信号;第一多个信号导通引脚，用于连接多个 芯片封装之外的发光二极管封装中的发射极驱动器电路的第二多个信号导通引脚，用于将芯片封装之外的多个光电检测器连接到检测器驱动器电路和芯片封装内的检测器信号处理电路， 芯片封装内的控制器电路c 控制发射器驱动器电路和检测器驱动器电路，以及至少一个输入/输出引脚，用于与主机处理器进行通信，并将由检测器信号处理电路产生的检测信号输出到主机处理器，以便主机处理器识别一个 或触摸屏上的更多位置。

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。