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).

  • Publication number: 20240171347
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Niclas Wiberg, Håkan Andersson, Andreas Bergström, Johan Furuskog
  • Publication number: 20240111367
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ola Wassvik, Håkan Bergström, Aleksander Kocovski
  • Patent number: 11916835
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Niclas Wiberg, Håkan Andersson, Andreas Bergström, Johan Furuskog
  • Patent number: 11893189
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories AB
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Tomas Svensson
  • Publication number: 20240004501
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Aleksander KOCOVSKI
  • Publication number: 20230400948
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Håkan BERGSTRÖM, Tomas SVENSSON
  • Publication number: 20230359309
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Lars Rippe
  • Patent number: 11740741
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories AB
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Aleksander Kocovski
  • Publication number: 20230229266
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Tomas SVENSSON
  • Patent number: 11650699
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories AB
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Lars Rippe
  • Publication number: 20230080260
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Aleksander KOCOVSKI
  • Publication number: 20230068643
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Tomas Svensson
  • Patent number: 11567610
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories AB
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Tomas Svensson
  • Patent number: 11474644
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories AB
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Aleksander Kocovski
  • Publication number: 20220291774
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Lars Rippe
  • Publication number: 20220221955
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Tomas SVENSSON, Aleksander KOCOVSKI
  • Patent number: 11256371
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories AB
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Thomas Craven-Bartle, Lars Rippe
  • Publication number: 20220035481
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Tomas Svensson
  • Publication number: 20210286464
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Håkan Bergström, Aleksander KOCOVSKI
  • Publication number: 20210255662
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Patrik Svensson, Tobias Wiesel, Johan Westlund, Håkan Bergström