Patents by Inventor James D. Lyle
James D. Lyle 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: 20240094835Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus receives a first signal from a first electrode of the stylus, the stylus being operable to communicate wirelessly with a device through a touch sensor of the device; receives a second signal from a second electrode of the stylus, the second signal being a reference signal and the second electrode being a reference electrode; and compares the first signal with the second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Yassar Ali, Igor Polishchuk, James D. Lyle
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Patent number: 11874974Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus receives a first signal from a first electrode of the stylus, the stylus being operable to communicate wirelessly with a device through a touch sensor of the device; receives a second signal from a second electrode of the stylus, the second signal being a reference signal and the second electrode being a reference electrode; and compares the first signal with the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Yassar Ali, Igor Polishchuk, James D. Lyle
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Publication number: 20220206599Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus receives a first signal from a first electrode of the stylus, the stylus being operable to communicate wirelessly with a device through a touch sensor of the device; receives a second signal from a second electrode of the stylus, the second signal being a reference signal and the second electrode being a reference electrode; and compares the first signal with the second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Yassar Ali, Igor Polishchuk, James D. Lyle
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Patent number: 11347330Abstract: In one embodiment, an active stylus includes a receiver and a transmitter configured to receive and transmit signals from and to a device via a touch sensor of the device, wherein the transmitter is integrated with or comprises an adaptive voltage generation circuit including: a boost voltage controller; a comparator; a switch control; and a bleeder circuit. The active stylus further includes a stylus controller configured to: (a) in a first operation state, control the adaptive voltage generation circuit and the transmitter to transmit signals at a second transmit voltage, and (b) in a second operation state different from the first operation state, control the adaptive voltage generation circuit and the transmitter to transmit signals at a first transmit voltage lower than the second transmit voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eivind Holsen, Sharooz Shahparnia, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Trond Jarle Pedersen, Vemund Kval Bakken, James D. Lyle
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Patent number: 11301060Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus receives a first signal from a first electrode of the stylus, the stylus being operable to communicate wirelessly with a device through a touch sensor of the device; receives a second signal from a second electrode of the stylus, the second signal being a reference signal and the second electrode being a reference electrode; and compares the first signal with the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Yassar Ali, Igor Polishchuk, James D. Lyle
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Publication number: 20210109609Abstract: In one embodiment, an active stylus includes a receiver and a transmitter configured to receive and transmit signals from and to a device via a touch sensor of the device, wherein the transmitter is integrated with or comprises an adaptive voltage generation circuit including: a boost voltage controller; a comparator; a switch control; and a bleeder circuit. The active stylus further includes a stylus controller configured to: (a) in a first operation state, control the adaptive voltage generation circuit and the transmitter to transmit signals at a second transmit voltage, and (b) in a second operation state different from the first operation state, control the adaptive voltage generation circuit and the transmitter to transmit signals at a first transmit voltage lower than the second transmit voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Eivind Holsen, Sharooz Shahparnia, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Trond Jarle Pedersen, Vemund Kval Bakken, James D. Lyle
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Patent number: 10871835Abstract: In one embodiment, an active stylus includes a transmitter configured to transmit electrical signals to a device through a touch sensor of the device. The active stylus also includes a receiver configured to receive electrical signals from the device through the touch sensor of the device. Furthermore, the active stylus includes a controller configured to determine a strength of an electrical signal received by the receiver from the touch sensor of the device and instruct the transmitter to transmit electrical signals to the device at a voltage based at least on the determined strength of the electrical signal received by the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eivind Holsen, Sharooz Shahparnia, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Trond Jarle Pedersen, Vemund Kval Bakken, James D. Lyle
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Publication number: 20200356193Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus receives a first signal from a first electrode of the stylus, the stylus being operable to communicate wirelessly with a device through a touch sensor of the device; receives a second signal from a second electrode of the stylus, the second signal being a reference signal and the second electrode being a reference electrode; and compares the first signal with the second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Yassar Ali, Igor Polishchuk, James D. Lyle
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Patent number: 10725564Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus receives a first signal from a first electrode of the stylus, the stylus being operable to communicate wirelessly with a device through a touch sensor of the device; receives a second signal from a second electrode of the stylus, the second signal being a reference signal and the second electrode being a reference electrode; and compares the first signal with the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Yassar Ali, Igor Polishchuk, James D. Lyle
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Publication number: 20190087025Abstract: In one embodiment, an active stylus includes a transmitter configured to transmit electrical signals to a device through a touch sensor of the device. The active stylus also includes a receiver configured to receive electrical signals from the device through the touch sensor of the device. Furthermore, the active stylus includes a controller configured to determine a strength of an electrical signal received by the receiver from the touch sensor of the device and instruct the transmitter to transmit electrical signals to the device at a voltage based at least on the determined strength of the electrical signal received by the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Eivind Holsen, Sharooz Shahparnia, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Trond Jarle Pedersen, Vemund Kval Bakken, James D. Lyle
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Patent number: 10114484Abstract: In one embodiment, an active stylus includes a transmitter configured to transmit electrical signals to a device through a touch sensor of the device. The active stylus also includes a receiver configured to receive electrical signals from the device through the touch sensor of the device. Furthermore, the active stylus includes a controller configured to determine a strength of an electrical signal received by the receiver from the touch sensor of the device and instruct the transmitter to transmit electrical signals to the device at a voltage based at least on the determined strength of the electrical signal received by the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: Eivind Holsen, Shahrooz Shahparnia, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Trond Jarle Pedersen, Vemund Kval Bakken, James D. Lyle
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Publication number: 20170192540Abstract: In one embodiment, an active stylus includes a transmitter configured to transmit electrical signals to a device through a touch sensor of the device. The active stylus also includes a receiver configured to receive electrical signals from the device through the touch sensor of the device. Furthermore, the active stylus includes a controller configured to determine a strength of an electrical signal received by the receiver from the touch sensor of the device and instruct the transmitter to transmit electrical signals to the device at a voltage based at least on the determined strength of the electrical signal received by the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Eivind Holsen, Shahrooz Shahparnia, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Trond Jarle Pedersen, Vemund Kval Bakken, James D. Lyle
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Publication number: 20170010699Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a stylus a receive signal from a device. The stylus includes one or more computer-readable media embodying logic, and the device includes a touch sensor. The receive signal is received at the stylus through the touch sensor of the device and one or more electrodes of the stylus. The method includes filtering the receive signal for processing by the logic and processing, by the logic, the receive signal as filtered.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Shahrooz Shahparnia, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Trond Jarle Pedersen, Vemund Kval Bakken, James D. Lyle
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Patent number: 9442599Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes a controller coupled to a first set of electrodes. The first set of electrodes are substantially arranged along a first axis. The controller is configured to send a first set of signals through a transmission medium to a first set of electrodes and receive a second set of signals. The impedance of the transmission medium is different than the impedance of the first set of electrodes. The second set of signals include characteristics resulting from effects on the first set of signals from the first set of electrodes and the transmission medium. The controller is configured to change, in response to analyzing the second set of signals, one or more of the following: an impedance of the controller and a voltage associated with the controller.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: James D. Lyle, Esat Yilmaz
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Patent number: 9280218Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a sense unit and a drive unit. The sense unit is operable to sense a first signal from drive lines of a touch sensor. The touch sensor comprises the drive lines and sense lines arranged relative to the drive lines such that intersections of the drive lines and the sense lines form one or more capacitive nodes. The drive unit is operable to transmit a second signal based on the first signal to the sense lines such that transmission of the second signal changes the perceived capacitance of the one or more capacitive nodes.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: Shahrooz Shahparnia, Esat Yilmaz, Trond Jarle Pedersen, Vemund Kval Bakken, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Yassar Ali, James D. Lyle, Sherif Hanna
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Patent number: 9250719Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a stylus a receive signal from a device. The stylus includes one or more computer-readable media embodying logic, and the device includes a touch sensor. The receive signal is received at the stylus through the touch sensor of the device and one or more electrodes of the stylus. The method includes filtering the receive signal for processing by the logic and processing, by the logic, the receive signal as filtered.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: Shahrooz Shahparnia, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Trond Jarle Pedersen, Vemund Kval Bakken, James D. Lyle
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Patent number: 9213455Abstract: In one embodiment, at least one resonant circuit in a stylus receives a first signal from a touch sensor of a device. The first signal is received at the resonant circuit by capacitive coupling between the resonant circuit and a conductive element of the device's touch sensor. A second signal based on the first signal and at least one of the at least one resonant circuit is then transmitted from the stylus to the device by capacitive coupling between the stylus and the touch sensor of the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: Ronald Ih, James D. Lyle
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Publication number: 20150029159Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes a controller coupled to a first set of electrodes. The first set of electrodes are substantially arranged along a first axis. The controller is configured to send a first set of signals through a transmission medium to a first set of electrodes and receive a second set of signals. The impedance of the transmission medium is different than the impedance of the first set of electrodes. The second set of signals include characteristics resulting from effects on the first set of signals from the first set of electrodes and the transmission medium. The controller is configured to change, in response to analyzing the second set of signals, one or more of the following: an impedance of the controller and a voltage associated with the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: James D. Lyle, Esat Yilmaz
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Publication number: 20140104224Abstract: In one embodiment, at least one resonant circuit in a stylus receives a first signal from a touch sensor of a device. The first signal is received at the resonant circuit by capacitive coupling between the resonant circuit and a conductive element of the device's touch sensor. A second signal based on the first signal and at least one of the at least one resonant circuit is then transmitted from the stylus to the device by capacitive coupling between the stylus and the touch sensor of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Inventors: Ronald Ih, James D. Lyle
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Publication number: 20130106767Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a sense unit and a drive unit. The sense unit is operable to sense a first signal from drive lines of a touch sensor. The touch sensor comprises the drive lines and sense lines arranged relative to the drive lines such that intersections of the drive lines and the sense lines form one or more capacitive nodes. The drive unit is operable to transmit a second signal based on the first signal to the sense lines such that transmission of the second signal changes the perceived capacitance of the one or more capacitive nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: Atmel CorporationInventors: Shahrooz Shahparnia, Esat Yilmaz, Trond Jarle Pedersen, Vemund Kval Bakken, Kishore SundarĂ¡-Rajan, Yassar Ali, James D. Lyle, Sherif Hanna