Patents by Inventor Masayuki Miyamoto

Masayuki Miyamoto 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: 20200174589
    Abstract: An active pen that is used together with a sensor controller includes: an electrode provided at a pen tip, a memory that stores identification data, and a processor connected to the electrode and the memory. The processor returns, as a response to a first uplink signal transmitted from the sensor controller, a response signal including the identification data stored by the memory, and decides, based on whether data corresponding to the identification data is included in a second uplink signal received after the response signal is transmitted, whether the active pen is detected by the sensor controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Hideyuki HARA, Masayuki MIYAMOTO, Sadao YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10606422
    Abstract: The present disclosure detects capacitance distribution between each of detection electrodes and a detected subject on a touch panel with a simple configuration. A drive sense switch element selected among a plurality of drive sense switch elements (DST) on the basis of a code sequence via control lines turns on, and drive sense lines are driven at a first potential. A difference between linear sum signals based on an electric charge of each of the detection electrodes is then read. Subsequently, a capacitance or a change in capacitance between each of the detection electrodes of a touch panel and a detected subject is detected on the basis of a sum-of-product computation performed on the difference between the linear sum signals and the code sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mutsumi Hamaguchi, Masayuki Miyamoto, Shinji Shinjo
  • Patent number: 10534488
    Abstract: Capacitance distribution between each of detection electrodes and a stylus pen on a touch panel is detected with a simple configuration. A read step and a detection step are included. In the read step, a switch element selected among a plurality of drive sense switch elements (DST) between detection electrodes (E) and drive sense lines (DS) aligned in an X-axis direction based on a code sequence via control lines (DSS) aligned in a Y-axis direction is made to turn on, and a linear sum signal is read from each of the detection electrodes (E). In the detection step, a capacitance is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mutsumi Hamaguchi, Masayuki Miyamoto, Shinji Shinjo
  • Patent number: 10509497
    Abstract: To acquire touch position data with a good SN ratio without affecting a display action of a display element, a touch panel includes a non-drive region and a drive region. The non-drive region moves so as to correspond to one of a plurality of scanning signal lines selected and driven in order in a display period included in each frame of a display element. The drive region represents a region except for the non-drive region. A touch panel controller drives a signal line corresponding to the drive region and stops driving a signal line corresponding to the non-drive region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mutsumi Hamaguchi, Masayuki Miyamoto, Shinji Shinjo
  • Publication number: 20190179429
    Abstract: A processor of a stylus according to the present disclosure detects a first signal supplied to a sensor electrode group in each frame. The processor determines whether the first signal represents a setting instruction of a local ID, and writes a value of the local ID specified by the setting instruction in a memory if the first signal is determined to represent the setting instruction. The processor repeatedly detects a second signal supplied to the sensor electrode group in each of one or more slots included in the frame. The processor compares values of a local ID included in the detected second signal and the local ID stored in the memory every time the processor detects the second signal, and transmits a first downlink signal to a sensor controller using an electrode if the values correspond with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Sadao Yamamoto, Masayuki Miyamoto, Hideyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 10303318
    Abstract: Capacitance distribution on a touch panel is detected with a simple configuration. A drive switch element between each of electrodes and a corresponding drive line is made to turn on and the drive line is driven on the basis of a code sequence. A sense switch element between each of the electrodes and a corresponding sense line is made to turn on and a linear sum signal of each of the electrodes is read along the sense line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mutsumi Hamaguchi, Masayuki Miyamoto, Shinji Shinjo
  • Publication number: 20180329548
    Abstract: To acquire touch position data with a good SN ratio without affecting a display action of a display element, a touch panel includes a non-drive region and a drive region. The non-drive region moves so as to correspond to one of a plurality of scanning signal lines selected and driven in order in a display period included in each frame of a display element. The drive region represents a region except for the non-drive region. A touch panel controller drives a signal line corresponding to the drive region and stops driving a signal line corresponding to the non-drive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: MUTSUMI HAMAGUCHI, MASAYUKI MIYAMOTO, SHINJI SHINJO
  • Publication number: 20180329533
    Abstract: Capacitance distribution between each of detection electrodes and a stylus pen on a touch panel is detected with a simple configuration. A read step and a detection step are included. In the read step, a switch element selected among a plurality of drive sense switch elements (DST) between detection electrodes (E) and drive sense lines (DS) aligned in an X-axis direction based on a code sequence via control lines (DSS) aligned in a Y-axis direction is made to turn on, and a linear sum signal is read from each of the detection electrodes (E). In the detection step, a capacitance is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: MUTSUMI HAMAGUCHI, MASAYUKI MIYAMOTO, SHINJI SHINJO
  • Publication number: 20180321785
    Abstract: Capacitance distribution is detected on a touch panel with a simple configuration. Drive sense lines (DS0 to DS(M?1)) are driven at a first potential on the basis of a code sequence. Subsequently, each of drive sense switch elements (DST22 and DST22?) corresponding to a hand-touching region (22) is made to turn off, and a linear sum signal based on an electric charge of each of detection electrodes (E) is read.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: MUTSUMI HAMAGUCHI, MASAYUKI MIYAMOTO, SHINJI SHINJO
  • Publication number: 20180275793
    Abstract: Capacitance distribution on a touch panel is detected with a simple configuration. A drive switch element between each of electrodes and a corresponding drive line is made to turn on and the drive line is driven on the basis of a code sequence. A sense switch element between each of the electrodes and a corresponding sense line is made to turn on and a linear sum signal of each of the electrodes is read along the sense line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: MUTSUMI HAMAGUCHI, MASAYUKI MIYAMOTO, SHINJI SHINJO
  • Publication number: 20180246593
    Abstract: The present disclosure detects capacitance distribution between each of detection electrodes and a detected subject on a touch panel with a simple configuration. A drive sense switch element selected among a plurality of drive sense switch elements (DST) on the basis of a code sequence via control lines turns on, and drive sense lines are driven at a first potential. A difference between linear sum signals based on an electric charge of each of the detection electrodes is then read. Subsequently, a capacitance or a change in capacitance between each of the detection electrodes of a touch panel and a detected subject is detected on the basis of a sum-of-product computation performed on the difference between the linear sum signals and the code sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: MUTSUMI HAMAGUCHI, MASAYUKI MIYAMOTO, SHINJI SHINJO
  • Patent number: 9898136
    Abstract: A capacitance distribution detection circuit includes a multiplexer, a driver, and a sense amplifier, and the multiplexer switches states between a first connection state in which first signal lines are connected to the driver and second signal lines are connected to the sense amplifier, and a second connection state in which the first signal lines are connected to the sense amplifier and the second signal lines are connected to the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyamoto, Kunihiko Iizuka
  • Patent number: 9830026
    Abstract: A touch panel system (611) includes a touch invalidating section (609) which, in a case where a specific point of the sensor panel (601) is continuously touched for a predetermined period of time, invalidates an instruction given, in accordance with the touch, to a host computer (610). Furthermore, the touch invalidating section (609) invalidates an instruction corresponding to a next touch on the point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyamoto, Manabu Yumoto, Shunsuke Nagasawa, Masayuki Ehiro, Shinsuke Anzai
  • Patent number: 9563323
    Abstract: A capacitance detecting method disclosed herein, which achieves a good detection accuracy, a good resolution, and a high-speed operation, (A) (a) drives, on the basis of code sequences (di (=di1, di2, . . . , diN, where i=1, . . . , M)) which are orthogonal to one another and include ±1 and each of which has a length N, drive lines (DL1 through DLM) in parallel for each of (I) a first capacitance column (Ci1) between the drive lines and a first sense line (SL1) and (II) a second capacitance column (Ci2) between the drive lines and a second sense line (SL2) so that voltages ±V are applied and (b) outputs outputs (sFirst=(s11, s12, . . . , s1N)) from the first capacitance column (Ci1) and outputs (sSecond=(s21, s22, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masayuki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20170024039
    Abstract: A capacitance detecting method disclosed herein, which achieves a good detection accuracy, a good resolution, and a high-speed operation, (A) (a) drives, on the basis of code sequences (di (=di1, di2, . . . , diN, where i=1, . . . , M)) which are orthogonal to one another and include ±1 and each of which has a length N, drive lines (DL1 through DLM) in parallel for each of (I) a first capacitance column (Ci1) between the drive lines and a first sense line (SL1) and (II) a second capacitance column (Ci2) between the drive lines and a second sense line (SL2) so that voltages ±V are applied and (b) outputs outputs (sFirst=(s11, s12, . . . , s1N)) from the first capacitance column (Ci1) and outputs (sSecond=(s21, s22, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masayuki MIYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160349923
    Abstract: A capacitance distribution detection circuit (2) includes a multiplexer (4), a driver (5), and a sense amplifier (6), and the multiplexer (4) switches states between a first connection state in which first signal lines (HL1 to HLM) are connected to the driver (5) and second signal lines (VL1 to VLM) are connected to the sense amplifier (6), and a second connection state in which the first signal lines (HL1 to HLM) are connected to the sense amplifier (6) and the second signal lines (VL1 to VLM) are connected to the driver (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki MIYAMOTO, Kunihiko IIZUKA
  • Patent number: 9501451
    Abstract: A capacitance detecting method disclosed herein, which achieves a good detection accuracy, a good resolution, and a high-speed operation, (A)(a) drives, on the basis of code sequences (di (=di1, . . . , diN, where i=1, . . . , M)) which are orthogonal to one another, drive lines (DL1, . . . , DLM) in parallel for each of (I) a first capacitance column (Ci1) between the drive lines and a first sense line (SL1) and (II) a second capacitance column (Ci2) between the drive lines and a second sense line (SL2) and (b) outputs (sFirst=(s11, . . . , s1N)) from the column (Ci1) and outputs (sSecond=(s21, . . . , s2N)) from the column (Ci2), and (B) estimates (a) on the basis of inner product operation of the outputs (sFirst) and the code sequences (di), a first capacitance value in the column (Ci1) and (b) on the basis of inner product operation of the outputs (sSecond) and the code sequences (di), a second capacitance value in the column (Ci2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masayuki Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 9465492
    Abstract: A touch panel system prevents an incorrect operation caused by an unintended contact of an object with a touch panel while suppressing a decline in sensitivity of detection of presence or absence of a touch on the touch panel. The touch panel system includes a touch invalidating section which, in a case where a specific point of a touch panel is continuously touched for a predetermined period of time, invalidates an instruction that is given, in accordance with the touch, to an electronic device including the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyamoto, Manabu Yumoto, Shunsuke Nagasawa, Shinichi Yoshida, Kengo Takahama, Masayuki Ehiro, Shinsuke Anzai
  • Patent number: 9454271
    Abstract: A capacitance distribution detection circuit (2) includes a multiplexer (4), a driver (5), and a sense amplifier (6), and the multiplexer (4) switches states between a first connection state in which first signal lines (HL1 to HLM) are connected to the driver (5) and second signal lines (VL1 to VLM) are connected to the sense amplifier (6), and a second connection state in which the first signal lines (HL1 to HLM) are connected to the sense amplifier (6) and the second signal lines (VL1 to VLM) are connected to the driver (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyamoto, Kunihiko Iizuka
  • Patent number: 9354757
    Abstract: A touch sensor system includes a driver which drives on the basis of code sequences which are orthogonal to one another and include +1 or ?1 and each of which has a length N. A decoding section estimates on the basis of a first inner product operation of the outputs and the code sequences a first capacitance value and on the basis of a second inner product operation of the outputs and the code sequences a second capacitance value. A touch panel has a two-dimensional region including a hand placing region and a remainder region and processing sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyamoto, Shinichi Yoshida