Patents by Inventor Håkan Bergström
Håkan Bergström 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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Publication number: 20240171347Abstract: A method, performed in a User Equipment (UE), is disclosed. The method is for facilitating the establishing of a UE processing configuration for the selective enhancement of radio signals received or transmitted by the UE. The method comprises receiving from a Transmission Point (TP) of a wireless network an indication that an identified reference signal is usable by the UE for establishing a UE processing configuration, and receiving the identified reference signal from a Transmission Point of the wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Niclas Wiberg, Håkan Andersson, Andreas Bergström, Johan Furuskog
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Publication number: 20240111367Abstract: An interaction system for receiving gesture input from an object is disclosed comprising a panel having a surface and a perimeter, the surface extending in a plane having a normal axis, a sensor configured to detect incident light from the object, a processor in communication with the sensor and being configured to determine a position of the object relative the surface based on the incident light, when the object is at a distance from the surface along the normal axis, determine the gesture input based on said position, and output a control signal to control the interaction system based on the gesture input.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Ola Wassvik, Håkan Bergström, Aleksander Kocovski
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Patent number: 11916835Abstract: A method, performed in a User Equipment (UE), is disclosed. The method is for facilitating the establishing of a UE processing configuration for the selective enhancement of radio signals received or transmitted by the UE. The method comprises receiving from a Transmission Point (TP) of a wireless network an indication that an identified reference signal is usable by the UE for establishing a UE processing configuration, and receiving the identified reference signal from a Transmission Point of the wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Niclas Wiberg, Håkan Andersson, Andreas Bergström, Johan Furuskog
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Patent number: 11893189Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed comprising a panel having a touch surface, emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter, a light directing portion arranged adjacent the perimeter and comprising a light directing surface, the emitters and/or the detectors are arranged opposite a rear surface of the panel to emit and/or receive light through a channel in a frame element, the channel is arranged opposite the rear surface and extends in a direction of a normal axis of the touch surface, the light directing surface and the channel are arranged on opposite sides of the panel and overlap in the direction of the plane, the light directing surface receive light from the emitters, or direct light to the detectors, through the panel and through the channel, in the direction of the normal axis. A method of manufacturing a frame element for a touch sensing apparatus is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories ABInventors: Håkan Bergström, Tomas Svensson
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Publication number: 20240004501Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed, comprising a light transmissive panel that defines a touch surface, an opposite rear surface, and panel sides extending between the touch surface and rear surface. The panel sides define a perimeter of the light transmissive panel. The touch sensing apparatus comprises a plurality of light emitters and detectors arranged along the perimeter and adjacent the panel sides, a light guide arranged along the perimeter and having a first reflective surface comprising a diffusive light scattering element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Aleksander KOCOVSKI
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Publication number: 20230400948Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed comprising a panel that defines a touch surface extending in a plane having a normal axis, a plurality of emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter of the panel, a light directing portion arranged adjacent a panel side of the panel, the panel side extending in a longitudinal direction along the perimeter, perpendicular to the normal axis, the light directing portion comprising a light directing surface, wherein the emitters are arranged to emit light and the light directing surface is arranged to receive the emitted light and direct the light across the touch surface, and wherein an optical axis (A) of the emitted light is at an angle from the normal axis so that a vector component (Ay) of the optical axis is greater than zero in the longitudinal direction of the panel side.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Håkan BERGSTRÖM, Tomas SVENSSON
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Publication number: 20230359309Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is provided comprising: a light transmissive panel that defines a touch surface, a plurality of light emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter of the light transmissive panel, a plurality of optical components arranged along the perimeter of the light transmissive panel, wherein the light emitters are arranged to emit a respective beam of emitted light and the optical components are configured to direct the emitted light to a path across the light transmissive panel. Optionally, optical components comprise a light guide arranged to receive light from the light emitters through a first surface and couple out light travelling in the light guide to the touch surface through a second surface. The second surface may be diffusively transmissive. The light guide may further comprise a reflective surface configured to internally reflect light travelling in the light guide from the first surface to the diffusive surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Lars Rippe
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Patent number: 11740741Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed, comprising a light transmissive panel that defines a touch surface, an opposite rear surface, and panel sides extending between the touch surface and rear surface. The panel sides define a perimeter of the light transmissive panel. The touch sensing apparatus comprises a plurality of light emitters and detectors arranged along the perimeter and adjacent the panel sides, a light guide arranged along the perimeter and having a first reflective surface comprising a diffusive light scattering element.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories ABInventors: Håkan Bergström, Aleksander Kocovski
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Publication number: 20230229266Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed comprising a panel that defines a touch surface, a plurality of emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter of the light transmissive panel, and a light directing arrangement arranged adjacent the perimeter. The emitters are arranged to emit a respective beam of emitted light and the light directing arrangement is arranged to direct the light along a light path from the emitters to the touch surface. A diffusive light scattering element is arranged in the light path.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Tomas SVENSSON
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Patent number: 11650699Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is provided comprising: a light transmissive panel that defines a touch surface, a plurality of light emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter of the light transmissive panel, a plurality of optical components arranged along the perimeter of the light transmissive panel, wherein the light emitters are arranged to emit a respective beam of emitted light and the optical components are configured to direct the emitted light to a path across the light transmissive panel. Optionally, optical components comprise a light guide arranged to receive light from the light emitters through a first surface and couple out light travelling in the light guide to the touch surface through a second surface. The second surface may be diffusively transmissive. The light guide may further comprise a reflective surface configured to internally reflect light travelling in the light guide from the first surface to the diffusive surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories ABInventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Lars Rippe
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Publication number: 20230080260Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed, comprising a light transmissive panel that defines a touch surface, an opposite rear surface, and panel sides extending between the touch surface and rear surface. The panel sides define a perimeter of the light transmissive panel. The touch sensing apparatus comprises a plurality of light emitters and detectors arranged along the perimeter and adjacent the panel sides, a light guide arranged along the perimeter and having a first reflective surface comprising a diffusive light scattering element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Aleksander KOCOVSKI
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Publication number: 20230068643Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed comprising a panel having a touch surface, emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter, a light directing portion arranged adjacent the perimeter and comprising a light directing surface, the emitters and/or the detectors are arranged opposite a rear surface of the panel to emit and/or receive light through a channel in a frame element, the channel is arranged opposite the rear surface and extends in a direction of a normal axis of the touch surface, the light directing surface and the channel are arranged on opposite sides of the panel and overlap in the direction of the plane, the light directing surface receive light from the emitters, or direct light to the detectors, through the panel and through the channel, in the direction of the normal axis. A method of manufacturing a frame element for a touch sensing apparatus is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Tomas Svensson
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Patent number: 11567610Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed comprising a panel that defines a touch surface, a plurality of emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter of the light transmissive panel, and a light directing arrangement arranged adjacent the perimeter. The emitters are arranged to emit a respective beam of emitted light and the light directing arrangement is arranged to direct the light along a light path from the emitters to the touch surface. A diffusive light scattering element is arranged in the light path.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories ABInventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Tomas Svensson
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Patent number: 11474644Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed, comprising a light transmissive panel that defines a touch surface, an opposite rear surface, and panel sides extending between the touch surface and rear surface. The panel sides define a perimeter of the light transmissive panel. The touch sensing apparatus comprises a plurality of light emitters and detectors arranged along the perimeter and adjacent the panel sides, a light guide arranged along the perimeter and having a first reflective surface comprising a diffusive light scattering element.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories ABInventors: Håkan Bergström, Aleksander Kocovski
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Publication number: 20220291774Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is provided comprising: a light transmissive panel that defines a touch surface, a plurality of light emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter of the light transmissive panel, a plurality of optical components arranged along the perimeter of the light transmissive panel, wherein the light emitters are arranged to emit a respective beam of emitted light and the optical components are configured to direct the emitted light to a path across the light transmissive panel. Optionally, optical components comprise a light guide arranged to receive light from the light emitters through a first surface and couple out light travelling in the light guide to the touch surface through a second surface. The second surface may be diffusively transmissive. The light guide may further comprise a reflective surface configured to internally reflect light travelling in the light guide from the first surface to the diffusive surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Lars Rippe
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Publication number: 20220221955Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed comprising a panel that defines a touch surface extending in a plane having a normal axis and a back surface opposite the touch surface, a display arranged proximal to the back surface and configured to display an image through a display portion of the touch surface, a plurality of emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter of the panel and beneath the panel, wherein the emitters are arranged to emit non-visible light and the first and second light directing surfaces are arranged to receive the light and direct the light across the touch surface substantially parallel to the touch surface, wherein the apparatus comprising at least one optical filter arranged outside of the display portion of the touch surface and configured to filter visible light.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Tomas SVENSSON, Aleksander KOCOVSKI
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Patent number: 11256371Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is provided comprising: a light transmissive panel that defines a touch surface, a plurality of light emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter of the light transmissive panel, a plurality of optical components arranged along the perimeter of the light transmissive panel, wherein the light emitters are arranged to emit a respective beam of emitted light and the optical components are configured to direct the emitted light to a path across the light transmissive panel. Optionally, optical components comprise a light guide arranged to receive light from the light emitters through a first surface and couple out light travelling in the light guide to the touch surface through a second surface. The second surface may be diffusively transmissive. The light guide may further comprise a reflective surface configured to internally reflect light travelling in the light guide from the first surface to the diffusive surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories ABInventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Lars Rippe
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Publication number: 20220035481Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed comprising a panel that defines a touch surface extending in a plane having a normal axis, emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter of the panel, a light directing element arranged adjacent the perimeter, the emitters are arranged to emit a respective beam of light and the light directing element is arranged to receive the beam of light through a first surface and couple out the beam of light through a second surface to direct the beam of light across the touch surface substantially parallel to the touch surface, the beam of light is received through the first surface at a first distance from the touch surface and is deflected by the light directing element to the second surface to couple out the beam of light at a second distance from the touch surface, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Tomas Svensson
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Publication number: 20210286464Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed, comprising a light transmissive panel that defines a touch surface, an opposite rear surface, and panel sides extending between the touch surface and rear surface. The panel sides define a perimeter of the light transmissive panel. The touch sensing apparatus comprises a plurality of light emitters and detectors arranged along the perimeter and adjacent the panel sides, a light guide arranged along the perimeter and having a first reflective surface comprising a diffusive light scattering element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Aleksander KOCOVSKI
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Publication number: 20210255662Abstract: An elongate frame for a touch-sensitive device comprises: a bottom wall, a top wall and a side wall connected there-between. The elongate frame also comprises a first mounting and a second mounting for respectively fixing at least one light emitter and a touch surface with respect to the frame. The elongate frame also comprises a slot at least partially positioned above the second mounting and the first mounting wherein the slot is arranged to receive an optical component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Patrik Svensson, Tobias Wiesel, Johan Westlund, Håkan Bergström