| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
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| 41 | Processing signals to determine spatial positions | US11017932 | 2004-12-22 | US20050110773A1 | 2005-05-26 | Christopher Chapman; David Sandbach |
| An apparatus is disclosed for supplying input signals to a computer. A sensor having the form of a sphere has a touch sensitive surface for generating position data for touch events. The sensor includes orientation sensors that determine rotation with respect to the earth's magnetic and gravitational fields. Orientation data may be combined with position data to interpret the orientation of touch events on the surface with respect to the computer's display. Cursor movement or text may be generated from touch events. Preferably the sphere has a roughened surface that generates sound when touched. Position data is generated by processing signals from microphones under the sphere's surface. | ||||||
| 42 | Acoustic wave touch actuated switch | US09998355 | 2001-11-20 | US20020126104A1 | 2002-09-12 | Terence J. Knowles; Charles F. Bremigan III; Chris Kalmus |
| An acoustic wave switch includes a substrate with an acoustic wave cavity formed therein such that the mass per unit area of the acoustic cavity is greater than the mass per unit area of the substrate adjacent the cavity. A transducer is mounted on the acoustic cavity for generating an acoustic wave that is substantially trapped in the cavity. A touch on the touch surface of the acoustic wave cavity absorbs acoustic wave energy and produces a detectable change in the impedance of the transducer. The acoustic wave switch has a high Q so as to enable a touch to be detected by extremely simple, low-cost circuitry. The acoustic wave switch of the present invention is rugged, explosion proof, operates in the presence of liquids and other contaminants, has a low power consumption and can be incorporated and integrally formed in a wall of a housing for a device. | ||||||
| 43 | Switching device of thin type and display device with switch | US700484 | 1996-08-26 | US5977888A | 1999-11-02 | Toshihiro Fujita; Akito Okamoto; Yoshitaka Tsuji |
| A touch panel (4) and an operation part (30) are provided on display means (2). A permanent magnet (52) is mounted on a push button (32), and a magnetic metal plate (58) is mounted on a support frame (36). When the push button (32) starts to be pushed down toward the touch panel (4), the push button (32) moves toward the touch panel (4) against magnetic attractive force of the permanent magnet (52) and the magnetic metal plate (58), and an operation forward end part (46) operates a touch switch (4a). Stroke feeling results from this movement. Further, the aforementioned magnetic attractive force abruptly reduces in an initial period of this movement, and an operator of the push button (32) can attain click feeling. Since the stroke feeling and the click feeling are caused in the operation of the push button (32), operability is improved while making the best use of such an advantage that the touch panel (4) is of a thin type. | ||||||
| 44 | Acoustic keyboard | US547124 | 1983-10-31 | US4599607A | 1986-07-08 | Lawrence R. Hill |
| An acoustic keyboard comprises a plurality of keys arranged in a matrix. A plurality of reflector members, each one associated with a different one of the keys, reflect acoustic energy when the associated key is actuated. Acoustic energy is emitted from a transducer for reflection from the actuators. The reflected energy is detected, and the actuated key is identified based upon the transit time of acoustic energy from the transducer to the detector via reflection off of the reflector member associated with the actuated key. | ||||||
| 45 | Acoustic encoding apparatus | US87854 | 1979-10-24 | US4378552A | 1983-03-29 | Vincent P. Jalbert |
| Encoding apparatus for a business machine includes a resilient striker for inducing diverging sound waves within a rod by impact with it at a given location. Transducers positioned along the rod on each side of the striker and at unequal distances from it, convert the sound wave fronts into a first and a second output signal having a predetermined time interval between them which is dependent upon the location of impact with the rod. The transducers are connected to a logic unit which includes an oscillator-driven binary counter. The first output signal starts the counter and subsequent arrival of the second output signal determines the elapsed time, the counter output at that instant being a binary code value usable for any desired purpose: control, display, etc. The encoding apparatus may be incorporated in a keyboard having a number of keys and a corresponding number of strikers differentially positioned along the rod such that each key produces output signals with a predetermined time interval between them and accordingly a unique binary code may be obtained upon actuation of each key. | ||||||
| 46 | 입력 장치 및 터치-판독 문자/기호 입력 방법 | KR1020060007750 | 2006-01-25 | KR1020060086309A | 2006-07-31 | 다끼시마가즈히꼬 |
| 입력 장치는, 정보를 시각적으로 표시하는 표시 화면; 적어도 일부의 빔을 통과시키도록 하는 투명 부재로 이루어지고 상기 표시 화면의 앞의 공간의 영역에 위치하며 외력에 응답하여 입력 부재의 특정 영역을 상기 표시 화면을 향하여 탄성적으로 이동하는 입력 부재 - 엠보스들이 상기 입력 부재의 표면상에 문자들 또는 기호들을 나타내도록 형성되어 있음 - ; 및 상기 표시 화면과 상기 입력 부재의 특정 영역 사이에 배치되고, 상기 표시 화면 상의 특정 영역의 변위의 좌표 위치를 검지하는 좌표 위치 검지 디바이스를 포함한다. 입력 장치, 터치-판독 문자, 점자, 푸시 버튼, 광 수신기, 검지 기구 | ||||||
| 47 | 지문인식센서를 구비한 휴대 통신단말기 | KR1020057020327 | 2004-04-26 | KR1020060007399A | 2006-01-24 | 이종훈 |
| 본 발명은 생체인식 기술 중에서 지문인식 기술을 휴대 통신단말기에 적용하여 단말기의 사용 및 각종 상거래 동작 등에서 사용자 인증을 정확하게 수행함으로써 제3자에 의한 내부 정보의 접근을 근본적으로 차단할 수 있도록 하고, 분실시 제3자의 휴대 통신단말기를 이용한 결제 등을 방지 할 수 있도록 하며, 휴대 통신단말기의 키버튼을 덮는 커버를 지문인식센서로 교체하여 별도의 공간이 필요 없도록 하며 사용자 인증이 필요한 경우에만 지문인식센서로 동작하도록 하여 사용상의 편의성을 향상시킬 수 있는 지문인식센서를 구비한 휴대 통신단말기에 관한 것이다. 본 발명은 전화번호 또는 이름 등을 입력하기 위한 다수의 키버튼으로 이루어지는 숫자/문자 버튼부와, 메뉴선택 또는 인터넷 연결 등 다양한 기능을 설정하기 위한 다수의 키 버튼으로 이루어지는 기능설정 버튼부와, 시스템의 설정상태 및 현재 동작 상태 등을 표시하여 보여주는 표시부가 구비되는 휴대 통신단말기에 있어서, 상기 숫자/문자 버튼부 및 기능설정 버튼부의 다수의 키버튼 중에서 하나 이상의 키버튼 커버로서 지문인식센서가 배치되는 것을 특징으로 한다. 이때, 상기 지문인식센서는 박막 트랜지스터 방식 또는 비광학 방식으로 지문을 입력받는 센서를 사용하는 것이 바람직하다. | ||||||
| 48 | Dispositif de contrôle d'équipements d'un véhicule automobile à dalle tactile acoustique et boutons de contrôle | EP06300723.1 | 2006-06-23 | EP1739840A1 | 2007-01-03 | Lebreton, Etienne; Dessailly, Fabrice; Jarri, Philippe |
L'invention concerne un dispositif de contrôle d'équipements d'un véhicule automobile. Selon l'invention, le dispositif (1) comprend une dalle tactile (3) pourvue d'une surface active (4), dotée d'au moins un capteur (6) relié à une unité de traitement électronique (7) de manière à localiser la provenance d'une onde acoustique à laquelle est soumise une zone (24,25) de la surface active (4) et à contrôler l'équipement (2) associé, et au moins un bouton de contrôle de l'un des équipements (2), pourvu d'une molette (9) montée à rotation autour d'un axe (11) suivant au moins un sens déterminé, et comprenant des dents (12) agissant lors d'une rotation de la molette (9) dans ce sens sur une tête (13) d'un balancier (14) à au moins un bras (16a,16b) solidaire de la tête (13), de manière à faire basculer le balancier (14), à chaque passage d'une dent (12) sur la tête (13), d'une position espacée du bras (16a,16b) de la surface active (4) de la dalle tactile (3) à une position de percussion de l'extrémité libre du bras (16a,16b) sur la surface active (4) pour générer la propagation d'une onde sur cette surface (4). L'invention trouve application dans le domaine automobile.
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| 49 | ACOUSTIC WAVE TOUCH ACTUATED SWITCH | EP02763786 | 2002-09-30 | EP1446793A4 | 2005-03-16 | KNOWLES TERENCE J; BREMIGAN CHARLES F; KALMUS CHARLES |
| An acoustic wave switch (12) includes a substrate (14) with an acoustic wave cavity (20) formed therein such that the mass per unit area of the acoustic cavity is greater than the mass per unit area of the substrate adjacent the cavity. A transducer (26) is mounted on the acoustic cavity for generating an acoustic wave that is substantially trapped in the cavity. A touch on the touch surface (28) of the acoustic wave cavity (20) absorbs acoustic wave energy and produces a detectable change in the impedance of the transducer (26). The acoustic wave switch (12) has a high Q so as to enable a touch to be detected by extremely simple, low-cost circuitry. The acoustic wave switch of the present invention is rugged, explosion proof, operates in the presence of liquids and other contaminants, has a low power consumption and can be incorporated and integrally formed in a wall of a housing for a device. | ||||||
| 50 | ACOUSTIC WAVE TOUCH ACTUATED SWITCH | EP02763786.7 | 2002-09-30 | EP1446793A1 | 2004-08-18 | KNOWLES, Terrance, J.; BREMIGAN, Charles, F.; KALMUS, Charles |
| An acoustic wave switch (12) includes a substrate (14) with an acoustic wave cavity (20) formed therein such that the mass per unit area of the acoustic cavity is greater than the mass per unit area of the substrate adjacent the cavity. A transducer (26) is mounted on the acoustic cavity for generating an acoustic wave that is substantially trapped in the cavity. A touch on the touch surface (28) of the acoustic wave cavity (20) absorbs acoustic wave energy and produces a detectable change in the impedance of the transducer (26). The acoustic wave switch (12) has a high Q so as to enable a touch to be detected by extremely simple, low-cost circuitry. The acoustic wave switch of the present invention is rugged, explosion proof, operates in the presence of liquids and other contaminants, has a low power consumption and can be incorporated and integrally formed in a wall of a housing for a device. | ||||||
| 51 | THIN SWITCH DEVICE AND DISPLAY WITH SWITCH | EP95941878.1 | 1995-12-25 | EP0749138B1 | 2003-03-19 | FUJITA, Toshihiro; OKAMOTO, Akito; TSUJI, Yoshitaka |
| A touch panel (4) and an operating section (30) are provided on a display means (2). A permanent magnet (52) is attached to a push button (32) and a magnetic metallic plate (58) is fitted to a supporting frame (36). When the button (32) is pressed down toward the panel (4) against the magnetic attraction between the magnet (52) and the metallic plate (58), an operating front-end section (46) operates a touch switch (4a). While the button (32) moves, a sense of stroke is given. In the initial stage of the movement, the magnetic attraction abruptly decreases and the operator of the button (32) feels a sense of click. Since the operator feels the senses of stroke and click when he operates the button (32), the operability of the thin switch device is improved while taking the advantage that the touch panel (4) is thin. | ||||||
| 52 | INPUTTING DATA | EP00979807.5 | 2000-12-05 | EP1236164A1 | 2002-09-04 | CHAPMAN, Christopher; SANDBACH, David, Lee; HARDIE-BICK, Anthony |
| An apparatus is disclosed for supplying input signals to a computer. A sensor having the form of a sphere has a touch sensitive surface for generating position data for touch events. The sensor includes orientation sensors that determine rotation with respect to the earth's magnetic and gravitational fields. Orientation data may be combined with position data to interpret the orientation of touch events on the surface with respect to the computer's display. Cursor movement or text may be generated from touch events. Preferably the sphere has a roughened surface that generates sound when touched. Position data is generated by processing signals from microphones under the sphere's surface. | ||||||
| 53 | THIN SWITCH DEVICE AND DISPLAY WITH SWITCH | EP95941878 | 1995-12-25 | EP0749138A4 | 1998-12-09 | FUJITA TOSHIHIRO; OKAMOTO AKITO; TSUJI YOSHITAKA |
| A touch panel (4) and an operating section (30) are provided on a display means (2). A permanent magnet (52) is attached to a push button (32) and a magnetic metallic plate (58) is fitted to a supporting frame (36). When the button (32) is pressed down toward the panel (4) against the magnetic attraction between the magnet (52) and the metallic plate (58), an operating front-end section (46) operates a touch switch (4a). While the button (32) moves, a sense of stroke is given. In the initial stage of the movement, the magnetic attraction abruptly decreases and the operator of the button (32) feels a sense of click. Since the operator feels the senses of stroke and click when he operates the button (32), the operability of the thin switch device is improved while taking the advantage that the touch panel (4) is thin. | ||||||
| 54 | THIN SWITCH DEVICE AND DISPLAY WITH SWITCH | EP95941878.1 | 1995-12-25 | EP0749138A1 | 1996-12-18 | FUJITA, Toshihiro; OKAMOTO, Akito; TSUJI, Yoshitaka |
A touch panel (4) and an operating section (30) are provided on a display means (2). A permanent magnet (52) is attached to a push button (32) and a magnetic metallic plate (58) is fitted to a supporting frame (36). When the button (32) is pressed down toward the panel (4) against the magnetic attraction between the magnet (52) and the metallic plate (58), an operating front-end section (46) operates a touch switch (4a). While the button (32) moves, a sense of stroke is given. In the initial stage of the movement, the magnetic attraction abruptly decreases and the operator of the button (32) feels a sense of click. Since the operator feels the senses of stroke and click when he operates the button (32), the operability of the thin switch device is improved while taking the advantage that the touch panel (4) is thin. |
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| 55 | Funktionstastatur mit Signaleinrichtung | EP82101228.3 | 1982-02-18 | EP0059378A1 | 1982-09-08 | Geiser, Georg, Dr. |
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Funktionstastatur mit vollständiger Kennzeichnung der aktuellen Tastenbelegung, für z.B. Taschenrechner, Meßgeräte, Schreibmaschinen etc. Tastaturen mit mehreren Funktionen bzw. Bezeichnungen können falsch getastet werden, Lernvorgänge sind schwierig. Die Erfindung sieht vor, daß beim Betätigen einer mit zwei Schaltern ausgestatteten Funktionstaste zunächst der erste Schalter geschlossen wird und dadurch die momentan gewählte Funktion optisch oder akustisch angezeigt wird. Das darauffolgende Schließen des zweiten Schalters bewirkt das Auslösen der Funktion. |
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| 56 | Key system for communication device | EP10178446.0 | 2005-05-16 | EP2273522B1 | 2012-05-09 | Griffin, Jason; Rak, Roman; Fyke, Steven; Ladoucer, Norman |
| 57 | ACOUSTIC WAVE TOUCH ACTUATED SWITCH | EP02763786.7 | 2002-09-30 | EP1446793B1 | 2012-01-18 | KNOWLES, Terrance, J.; BREMIGAN, Charles, F.; KALMUS, Charles |
| An acoustic wave switch (12) includes a substrate (14) with an acoustic wave cavity (20) formed therein such that the mass per unit area of the acoustic cavity is greater than the mass per unit area of the substrate adjacent the cavity. A transducer (26) is mounted on the acoustic cavity for generating an acoustic wave that is substantially trapped in the cavity. A touch on the touch surface (28) of the acoustic wave cavity (20) absorbs acoustic wave energy and produces a detectable change in the impedance of the transducer (26). The acoustic wave switch (12) has a high Q so as to enable a touch to be detected by extremely simple, low-cost circuitry. The acoustic wave switch of the present invention is rugged, explosion proof, operates in the presence of liquids and other contaminants, has a low power consumption and can be incorporated and integrally formed in a wall of a housing for a device. | ||||||
| 58 | Key System for Communication Device | EP08155970.0 | 2005-05-16 | EP1953781B1 | 2011-08-17 | Griffin, Jason; Rak, Roman; Fyke, Steven; Ladouceur, Norman |
| 59 | ACOUSTIC WAVE TOUCH ACTUATED SWITCH WITH FEEDBACK | EP02761841.2 | 2002-09-30 | EP1446792B1 | 2009-12-02 | KNOWLES, Terence, J.; BREMIGAN, Charles, F. III |
| 60 | Key System for Communication Device | EP08155970.0 | 2005-05-16 | EP1953781A1 | 2008-08-06 | Griffin, Jason; Rak, Roman; Fyke, Steven; Ladouceur, Norman |
A key activation system for use in an electronic device, such as a handheld communication device is provided. The system comprises an activation mechanism associated with a key in the system, a first feedback system and a second feedback system. The activation mechanism is associated with the key activation system and provides a first feedback sense when the activation mechanism has triggered the first activation condition. The second feedback system provides a second feedback sense indicating when the key triggers the second activation condition. In the system, the second feedback system operates independently from the activation mechanism and the first activation condition is triggered before the second activation condition when the activation mechanism is initially engaged. An activation mechanism may be centrally located for a set of keys.
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