公开(公告)号：US20230118137A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17935214

申请日：2022-09-26

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masahiro SOMA ,  Yasuji HAGIWARA ,  Keitaro UCHIDA ,  Masahiro TAKATA

IPC: G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: An input device includes a display that displays buttons visible through an operation surface of a top panel, a detector that detects a center position of a finger facing the operation surface, and a distance from the operation surface to the finger, and a controller that controls the display based on a detector output and determines an input with respect to a button. The controller displays a cursor image on the display at a finger opposing position based on the finger center position, varies a cursor size according to the above described distance, determines a selected button based on the finger center position, and offsets a cursor center position from the finger center position, and surrounds the selected button with the cursor, in a case where the selected button protrudes from the cursor when the cursor center position is aligned to match the finger center position.

公开(公告)号：US20220291814A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-15

申请号：US17804388

申请日：2022-05-27

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Toshiki NAKAMURA ,  Hiroshi SHIGETAKA ,  Hirofumi KUGA ,  Masahiro TAKATA ,  Yasuji HAGIWARA

IPC: G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: An input device includes a touch panel having an operation surface and configured to receive a touch input and a hover input by an operation body; a display device configured to display a plurality of selection items; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to highlight a selection item, a selection of the selection item being made by the hover input from the plurality of selection items, confirm the selection of the selection item by the hover input in a case where a duration during which the selection item is selected by the hover input reaches a first predetermined threshold, and confirm a selection of the selection item by the touch input in a case where the touch input is detected on the selection item before the duration reaches the first predetermined threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20240302924A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18586202

申请日：2024-02-23

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Masahiro TAKATA ,  Hiroshi SHIGETAKA

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04107

Abstract: A capacitance measurement circuit module has: a sensor electrode, for input detection, disposed on a wiring board; a sensor-side shield electrode shielding the sensor electrode; board-side measurement terminals connected to the sensor electrode; a board-side shield terminal connected to the sensor-side shield electrode; a measurement integrated circuit having circuit-side measurement terminals connected to the board-side measurement terminals and a circuit-side shield terminal connected to the board-side shield terminal, the circuit outputting measurement signals from the circuit-side measurement terminals and outputting, from the circuit-side shield terminal, a shield signal having the same frequency and phase as the measurement signals, the circuit being disposed on the wiring board and measuring capacitance of the sensor electrode; and a circuit-side shield electrode that is positioned on the wiring board so as to face the measurement integrated circuit and to be adjacent to the board-side measurement terminals and is connected to the board-side shield terminal.

公开(公告)号：US20240264327A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18421707

申请日：2024-01-24

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Masahiro TAKATA ,  Hiroshi SHIGETAKA

IPC: G01V3/08 ,  G06F3/02

CPC classification number: G01V3/088 ,  G06F3/0202

Abstract: An electrostatic input device includes a first sensor electrode for input detection, an electronic part, a second sensor electrode for noise detection, the second sensor electrode being placed between the first sensor electrode and the electronic part, and a measurement circuit that measures the capacitance of the first sensor electrode and the capacitance of the second sensor electrode, the measurement circuit calculating the difference between the capacitance of the first sensor electrode and a value obtained by multiplying the capacitance of the second sensor electrode by a constant.

公开(公告)号：US20230063584A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17886874

申请日：2022-08-12

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Keitaro UCHIDA ,  Masaki OTA ,  Masahiro TAKATA

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: A contactless input device includes a plurality of sensor electrodes and a determination unit. The plurality of sensor electrodes are configured to, when a hand performs an operational input over an operating surface of an operating part in a contactless manner, detect individual capacitances correlated to proximity of the hand to the operating surface. The determination unit is configured to calculate sharpnesses of the hand at a plurality of different locations in plan view based on the respective capacitances detected by the plurality of sensor electrodes and determine a location of the operational input based on the sharpnesses.

公开(公告)号：US20240218723A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18602576

申请日：2024-03-12

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masahiro TAKATA ,  Takeshi MASAKI ,  Kazuhito OSHITA ,  Satoru TAKIZAWA

IPC: E05F15/41 ,  B60R25/10 ,  E05B81/76 ,  E05F15/77

CPC classification number: E05F15/41 ,  E05B81/76 ,  E05F15/77 ,  B60R25/1001 ,  E05Y2900/531

Abstract: A control system includes a contact sensor configured to detect entry of an operation body into a recess formed between a door handle of a door handle apparatus and a body of the door handle apparatus by detecting contact between the operation body and an back face of the door handle, a force sensor configured to detect a force applied by the operation body to the door handle, and a controller configured to control operation of a door when the contact is detected by the contact sensor and the force is detected by the force sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210164281A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US17172444

申请日：2021-02-10

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masahiro TAKATA ,  Takeshi MASAKI ,  Kazuhito OSHITA ,  Satoru TAKIZAWA

IPC: E05F15/41 ,  E05F15/77 ,  E05B81/76

Abstract: A control system includes a contact sensor configured to detect contact between an operation body and a door handle, a force sensor configured to detect a force applied by the operation body to the door handle, and a controller configured to control opening or closing of a door when the contact is detected by the contact sensor and the force is detected by the force sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210159027A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17165123

申请日：2021-02-02

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuji HAGIWARA ,  Daisuke TAKAI ,  Takashi SASAKI ,  Takeshi MASAKI ,  Toshiki NAKAMURA ,  Masaki OTA ,  Hiroshi SHIGETAKA ,  Masahiro TAKATA

IPC: H01H3/02 ,  H01H3/04 ,  H01H3/08 ,  H01H3/12

Abstract: An operation device includes a housing, an operation member, and a detector. The housing includes an electrically conductive portion on a surface thereof. The operation member is supported by the housing such that the operation member is movable in response to an operation by an operation body, and is configured to be capacitively coupled to the operation body and to the electrically conductive portion. The detector is configured to detect whether the operation body is in proximity to the operation member based on a change in capacitance at the electrically conductive portion.

公开(公告)号：US20240281096A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18639548

申请日：2024-04-18

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masahiro TAKATA ,  Akihiro WATARI ,  Yasuji HAGIWARA ,  Keitaro UCHIDA

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0481

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0481

Abstract: A touch screen includes sensor electrodes to detect an object in proximity in accordance with a capacitance; a display device at a position overlapping the sensor electrodes; a detector connected to the sensor electrodes and configured to detect the capacitance between the sensor electrodes and the object; and a controller to control an image displayed by the display device based on an output from the detector and determine an input content input by the object. The controller is configured to cause the display device to display: a GUI button image representing an input operation area; and an input content display image representing the input content input by an operation performed on the GUI button. Upon the capacitance detected by the detector being a first threshold or more, the controller is configured to move the input content display image to a position not overlapping the sensor electrode that detects maximum capacitance.