IP Library Granted Patent US 9,689,906
Granted Patent B2
US 9,689,906 · App. 12/923,811 · Granted Jun 27, 2017

Method and device for position detection

Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang (Taipei, TW); Cheng-Han Lee (Taipei, TW); Chi-Hao Tang (Taipei, TW); Shun-Lung Ho (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
G01R27/2605G06F3/044G06F3/0416G06F3/0418G06F3/03545G06F3/047G06F2203/04103G06F2203/04104G06F2203/04106G06F2203/04111
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Patent No.
US 9,689,906
App. No.
12/923,811
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method and device for position detection are disclosed. Corresponding to a first touch related sensing information, a second touch related sensing information is acquired for determining at least one position. Each position is used separately for determining the position of a centroid according to the first touch related sensing information or the second touch related sensing information.

Claims (34)

1. A method for determining centroid positions, comprising:

obtaining a corresponding baseline by each of a plurality of sensors when there is no touch or proximity of an external object;

performing the following steps when there is a touch or proximity of the external object:

obtaining a first touch related sensing information by subtracting the corresponding baseline from each value of a sensing information;

obtaining at least one position;

determining a corresponding first calculation range in the first touch related sensing information based on each position;

determining a base value local to a touch or proximity of the external object based on the first calculation range, wherein the base value is the difference between the corresponding baseline and a signal of one sensor touched or approached by the external object or the difference between the corresponding baseline and a dual-differential signal of three sensors touched or approached by the external object;

generating a set of calculation values by subtracting the same base value from all the values in the first calculation range; and

calculating a centroid position based on the set of calculation values.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein values of the first touch related sensing information correspond to signals of a plurality of sensors or signals of a single sensor at a plurality of time points.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein values of the first touch related sensing information correspond to dual-differential signals of a plurality of sensors or dual-differential signals of a single sensor at a plurality of time points.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first touch related sensing information is converted from a second touch related sensing information, and each first value of the first touch related sensing information corresponding to a second value of the second touch related sensing information, wherein the first value is an accumulation of the second value with all the values preceding or following the second value.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the at least one position is determined based on at least one zero-crossing in the second touch related sensing information, wherein each zero-crossing is between a pair of positive and negative values of the second touch related sensing information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first touch related sensing information is converted from a second touch related sensing information, and each value of the second touch related sensing information being a dual difference, each dual difference being generated based on signals of three sensors from a plurality of sensors or signals of one sensor at three of a plurality of time points.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the three sensors are adjacent.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the three sensors are non-adjacent.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the each position is determined based two zero-crossings in the second touch related sensing information, wherein each zero-crossing is between a pair of positive and negative values of the second touch related sensing information.

10. A device for determining centroid positions, comprising a controller and a host, which performs at least the following operations:

obtaining a corresponding baseline by each of a plurality of sensors when there is no touch or proximity of an external object;

performing the following steps when there is a touch or proximity of the external object:

obtaining a first touch related sensing information by subtracting the corresponding baseline from each value of a sensing information;

obtaining at least one position;

determining a corresponding first calculation range in the first touch related sensing information based on each position;

determining a base value local to a touch or proximity of the external object based on the first calculation range, wherein the base value is the difference between the corresponding baseline and a signal of one sensor touched or approached by the external object or the difference between the corresponding baseline and a dual-differential signal of three sensors touched or approached by the external object;

generating a set of calculation values by subtracting the same base value from all the values in the first calculation range; and

calculating a centroid position based on the set of calculation values.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein values of the first touch related sensing information correspond to signals of a plurality of sensors or signals of a single sensor at a plurality of time points.

12. The device of claim 10 , wherein values of the first touch related sensing information correspond to dual-differential signals of a plurality of sensors or dual-differential signals of a single sensor at a plurality of time points.

13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the first touch related sensing information is converted from a second touch related sensing information, and each first value of the first touch related sensing information corresponding to a second value of the second touch related sensing information, wherein the first value is an accumulation of the second value with all the values preceding or following the second value.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one position is determined based on at least one zero-crossing in the second touch related sensing information, wherein each zero-crossing is between a pair of positive and negative values of the second touch related sensing information.

15. The device of claim 10 , wherein the first touch related sensing information is converted from a second touch related sensing information, and each value of the second touch related sensing information being a dual difference, each dual difference being generated based on signals of three sensors from a plurality of sensors or signals of one sensor at three of a plurality of time points.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the three sensors are adjacent.

17. The device of claim 15 , wherein the three sensors are non-adjacent.

18. The device of claim 10 , wherein the each position is determined based two zero-crossings in the second touch related sensing information, wherein each zero-crossing is between a pair of positive and negative values of the second touch related sensing information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2010
From: CHANG, CHIN-FU; LEE, CHENG-HAN; TANG, CHI-HAO; HO, SHUN-LUNG
To: EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 025232/0173 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61250051 · Oct 9, 2009
Provisional Application 61298243 · Jan 26, 2010
Provisional Application 61298252 · Jan 26, 2010
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