Touch sensor mode transitioning
In one embodiment, a touch sensor controller includes a processor and a monitoring component coupled to the processor. The monitoring component is configured to perform operations comprising receiving, from an impact sensor, an output signal. The output signal is indicative of a plurality of impacts detected by the impact sensor to a surface of a housing of a device. The monitoring component is further configured to perform operations comprising initiating, based on the output signal corresponding to a predefined impact pattern, a transition of the touch sensor from a first power mode to a second power mode.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a housing having a surface;
a touch sensor coupled to the housing;
an impact sensor coupled to the housing, the impact sensor configured to perform operations comprising:
detecting a plurality of impacts to the surface; and
generating an output signal indicative of the plurality of impacts; and
a monitoring controller coupled to the housing, the monitoring controller configured to initiate, based on the output signal corresponding to a predefined impact pattern, a transition of the touch sensor from a first power mode to a second power mode;
wherein:
in the first power mode, a touch sensor controller of the touch sensor receives power for scanning of a touch sensor array of the touch sensor for detecting an object in proximity;
in the first power mode, the monitoring controller receives power for monitoring for output signals from the impact sensor;
the transition from the first power mode to the second power mode causes the touch sensor controller to initiate a scan of the touch sensor array; and
the transition from the first power mode to the second power mode causes a calibration of the touch sensor to be performed.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the predefined impact pattern comprises a predetermined number of impacts occurring within a predetermined period of time.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the impact sensor is configured to detect that the output signal corresponds to the predefined impact pattern, the output signal indicative of the plurality of impacts to the surface of the housing of the device reflecting that the output signal corresponds to the predefined impact pattern.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring controller is configured to detect, based on the output signal indicative of the plurality of impacts to the surface of the housing of the device, that the output signal corresponds to the predefined impact pattern.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the impact sensor is configured to perform detecting the plurality of impacts to the surface of the housing of the device by performing operations comprising, for each impact of the plurality of impacts:
generating an impact signal for a potential impact corresponding to the impact; and
detecting that the impact signal for the potential impact corresponds to a threshold impact signal value.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the impact sensor comprises one or more of:
a vibration sensor;
a piezoelectric sensor; and
an accelerometer.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the output signal comprises a first waveform; and
the predefined impact pattern comprises a second waveform.
8. A touch sensor controller comprising:
a processor; and
a monitoring controller coupled to the processor, the monitoring controller configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from an impact sensor, an output signal, the output signal indicative of a plurality of impacts detected by the impact sensor to a surface of a housing of a device; and
initiating, based on the output signal corresponding to a predefined impact pattern, a transition of a touch sensor of the device from a first power mode to a second power mode;
wherein:
the touch sensor comprises a touch sensor array;
the transition from the first power mode to the second power mode causes the processor to initiate a scan of the touch sensor array;
the transition from the first power mode to the second power mode causes a calibration of the touch sensor to be performed;
in the first power mode, the touch sensor controller of the touch sensor receives power for scanning of the touch sensor array for detecting an object in proximity; and
in the first power mode, the monitoring controller receives power for monitoring for output signals from the impact sensor.
9. The touch sensor controller of claim 8 , wherein the predefined impact pattern comprises a predetermined number of impacts occurring within a predetermined period of time.
10. The touch sensor controller of claim 8 , wherein the impact sensor is configured to detect that the output signal corresponds to the predefined impact pattern, the output signal indicative of the plurality of impacts to the surface of the housing of the device reflecting that the output signal corresponds to the predefined impact pattern.
11. The touch sensor controller of claim 8 , wherein the monitoring controller is configured to detect, based on the output signal indicative of the plurality of impacts to the surface of the housing of the device, that the output signal corresponds to the predefined impact pattern.
12. The touch sensor controller of claim 11 , wherein:
the predefined impact pattern comprises a predetermined number of impacts occurring within a predetermined period of time; and
to detect, based on the output signal indicative of the plurality of impacts to the surface of the housing of the device, that the output signal corresponds to the predefined impact pattern the monitoring controller is configured to perform operations comprising:
detecting that portions of the output signal corresponding to the plurality of impacts correspond to a threshold impact signal value; and
detecting that the portions of the output signal corresponding to the plurality of impacts reflect the predetermined number of impacts and occur within the predetermined period of time.
13. The touch sensor controller of claim 8 , wherein the impact sensor comprises one or more of:
a vibration sensor;
a piezoelectric sensor; and
an accelerometer.
14. The touch sensor controller of claim 8 , wherein:
the output signal comprises a first waveform; and
the predefined impact pattern comprises a second waveform.
15. A method, comprising
receiving, from an impact sensor, an output signal, the output signal indicative of a plurality of impacts to a surface of a housing of a device, the device housing a touch sensor;
initiating, based on the output signal corresponding to a predefined impact pattern, a transition of the touch sensor from a first power mode to a second power mode;
in the first power mode, receiving power for scanning of a touch sensor array of the touch sensor for detecting an object in proximity; and
in the first power mode, receiving power for monitoring for output signals from the impact sensor;
wherein:
the touch sensor comprises the touch sensor array;
the transition from the first power mode to the second power mode causes initiating a scan of the touch sensor array; and
the transition from the first power mode to the second power mode causes a calibration of the touch sensor to be performed.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the predefined impact pattern comprises a predetermined number of impacts occurring within a predetermined period of time.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising detecting, based on the output signal indicative of the plurality of impacts to the surface of the housing of the device, that the output signal corresponds to the predefined impact pattern.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein:
the predefined impact pattern comprises a predetermined number of impacts occurring within a predetermined period of time; and
detecting, based on the output signal indicative of the plurality of impacts to the surface of the housing of the device, that the output signal corresponds to the predefined impact pattern comprises:
detecting that portions of the output signal corresponding to the plurality of impacts correspond to a threshold impact signal value; and
detecting that the portions of the output signal corresponding to the plurality of impacts reflect the predetermined number of impacts and occur within the predetermined period of time.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein:
the output signal comprises a first waveform; and
the predefined impact pattern comprises a second waveform.