Patents by Inventor Ariel Kerner
Ariel Kerner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10031621Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Publication number: 20170068390Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ori RIMON, Ariel Kerner
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Patent number: 9535598Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Publication number: 20150301714Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ori RIMON, Ariel KERNER
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Patent number: 9069417Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Patent number: 9018547Abstract: A method for dynamically updating at least one pre-defined value of a parameter used to identify at least one operational mode of an object for user interaction with a digitizer sensor during interaction with the digitizer sensor comprises detecting signal outputs from a plurality of sensing elements of a digitizer sensor during user interaction with the digitizer sensor; characterizing a pattern formed by the signal outputs from the plurality of sensing elements; identifying a pre-defined event associated with an operational mode of the object based on the pattern; determining a value of the parameter from the signal outputs in response to identification of the pre-defined event; and updating the pre-defined value used to identify the operational mode based on the value of the parameter determined from the identified event.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Patent number: 8866789Abstract: A method for calibration of a capacitive touch digitizer system comprises detecting patterns of signals from a plurality of different events over a course of user interaction with the digitizer system, wherein the patterns of signals are outputs from a digitizer sensor of the system, determining a number of times that a pattern of signals is repeated over the different events, and defining a map of offset values as a pattern of signals that is repeated above a pre-defined repetition threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner, Michael Birnboim
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Publication number: 20140111461Abstract: A method for dynamically updating at least one pre-defined value of a parameter used to identify at least one operational mode of an object for user interaction with a digitizer sensor during interaction with the digitizer sensor comprises detecting signal outputs from a plurality of sensing elements of a digitizer sensor during user interaction with the digitizer sensor; characterizing a pattern formed by the signal outputs from the plurality of sensing elements; identifying a pre-defined event associated with an operational mode of the object based on the pattern; determining a value of the parameter from the signal outputs in response to identification of the pre-defined event; and updating the pre-defined value used to identify the operational mode based on the value of the parameter determined from the identified event.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori RIMON, Ariel Kerner
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Patent number: 8629358Abstract: A method for dynamically updating at least one pre-defined value of a parameter used to identify at least one operational mode of an object for user interaction with a digitizer sensor during interaction with the digitizer sensor comprises detecting signal outputs from a plurality of sensing elements of a digitizer sensor during user interaction with the digitizer sensor; characterizing a pattern formed by the signal outputs from the plurality of sensing elements; identifying a pre-defined event associated with an operational mode of the object based on the pattern; determining a value of the parameter from the signal outputs in response to identification of the pre-defined event; and updating the pre-defined value used to identify the operational mode based on the value of the parameter determined from the identified event.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner, Rina Weizman
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Patent number: 8059102Abstract: A method for verifying a fingertip touch input to a digitizer, the method comprises detecting a pattern of signals obtained from conductive lines of a digitizer sensor, comparing the pattern to a pre-determined fingertip characteristic, and recognizing a fingertip touch input based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Publication number: 20090078476Abstract: A method for dynamically updating at least one pre-defined value of a parameter used to identify at least one operational mode of an object for user interaction with a digitizer sensor during interaction with the digitizer sensor comprises detecting signal outputs from a plurality of sensing elements of a digitizer sensor during user interaction with the digitizer sensor; characterizing a pattern formed by the signal outputs from the plurality of sensing elements; identifying a pre-defined event associated with an operational mode of the object based on the pattern; determining a value of the parameter from the signal outputs in response to identification of the pre-defined event; and updating the pre-defined value used to identify the operational mode based on the value of the parameter determined from the identified event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner, Rina Weizman
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Publication number: 20080170046Abstract: A method for calibration of a capacitive touch digitizer system comprises detecting patterns of signals from a plurality of different events over a course of user interaction with the digitizer system, wherein the patterns of signals are outputs from a digitizer sensor of the system, determining a number of times that a pattern of signals is repeated over the different events, and defining a map of offset values as a pattern of signals that is repeated above a pre-defined repetition threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2008Publication date: July 17, 2008Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner, Michael Birnboim
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Publication number: 20080012835Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Publication number: 20070285404Abstract: A method for verifying a fingertip touch input to a digitizer, the method comprises detecting a pattern of signals obtained from conductive lines of a digitizer sensor, comparing the pattern to a pre-determined fingertip characteristic, and recognizing a fingertip touch input based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner