Patents by Inventor Michael F. Olley
Michael F. Olley 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: 9223454Abstract: Touch sensor panels (104) have 2-D periodic arrangements of electrodes (304) connected together forming a plurality of horizontal and vertical logical lines (506, 514) for measuring X-Y coordinates of a user's touch. Electrodes forming the horizontal logical lines are interleaved with electrodes forming the vertical logical lines. Each of the vertical and horizontal logical lines includes multiple tracks (502, 504, 510, 512). The tracks of each logical line are cross connected by in-plane cross connects (314, 318) formed in the same layer by the same process that is used to form the electrodes. Diamond and square electrode embodiments are described.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: John J Gorsica, Dale F Bengtson, Michael F Olley
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Patent number: 9176615Abstract: A method and apparatus for activating a function of the electronic device is disclosed herewith. The method includes detecting a first input by a motion sensor. Further, the method activates a touch sensor of the electronic device in response to detecting the first input. The method then detects a second input by the motion sensor within a predetermined time period from the first input. Next, the method determines, in response to detecting the second input, whether contact has occurred at the touch sensor and activates a function of the electronic device in response to determining that contact has occurred at the touch sensor when the second input is detected.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Hong Zhao, Michael F. Olley, Mark F. Valentine
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Publication number: 20150177886Abstract: Touch sensor panels (104) have 2-D periodic arrangements of electrodes (304) connected together forming a plurality of horizontal and vertical logical lines (506, 514) for measuring X-Y coordinates of a user's touch. Electrodes forming the horizontal logical lines are interleaved with electrodes forming the vertical logical lines. Each of the vertical and horizontal logical lines includes multiple tracks (502, 504, 510, 512). The tracks of each logical line are cross connected by in-plane cross connects (314, 318) formed in the same layer by the same process that is used to form the electrodes. Diamond and square electrode embodiments are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: John J Gorsica, Dale F Bengtson, Michael F Olley
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Patent number: 9041671Abstract: A rechargeable touch sensor equipped device (102) is adapted to identify (1008) each of multiple external charging devices (118, 120, 122, 602) by an ID or other information received through an interface (230, 630) or to infer the identity (1020) based on location information derived from received wireless signals, the time and/or day. The rechargeable touch sensor equipped device (102) determines (1026) and records (1028) a touch screen operating frequency to be used when coupled to each external charging device (118, 120, 122, 602) at each battery charge state (or other indication of power draw) and in this way mitigates the adverse effect of variable charger generated noise on the operation of the touch screen.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Itisha C Deokar, Dale F Bengtson, Chris J Grivas, Michael F Olley
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Patent number: 8988387Abstract: Touch sensor panels (104) have 2-D periodic arrangements of electrodes (304) connected together forming a plurality of horizontal and vertical logical lines (506, 514) for measuring X-Y coordinates of a user's touch. Electrodes forming the horizontal logical lines are interleaved with electrodes forming the vertical logical lines. Each of the vertical and horizontal logical lines includes multiple tracks (502, 504, 510, 512). The tracks of each logical line are cross connected by in-plane cross connects (314, 318) formed in the same layer by the same process that is used to form the electrodes. Diamond and square electrode embodiments are described.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: John J Gorsica, Dale F Bengtson, Michael F Olley
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Publication number: 20150002439Abstract: A method and apparatus for activating a function of the electronic device is disclosed herewith. The method includes detecting a first input by a motion sensor. Further, the method activates a touch sensor of the electronic device in response to detecting the first input. The method then detects a second input by the motion sensor within a predetermined time period from the first input. Next, the method determines, in response to detecting the second input, whether contact has occurred at the touch sensor and activates a function of the electronic device in response to determining that contact has occurred at the touch sensor when the second input is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Hong Zhao, Michael F. Olley, Mark F. Valentine
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Patent number: 8866735Abstract: A method and apparatus for activating a function of the electronic device is disclosed herewith. The method includes detecting a first input by a motion sensor. Further, the method activates a touch sensor of the electronic device in response to detecting the first input. The method then detects a second input by the motion sensor within a predetermined time period from the first input. Next, the method determines, in response to detecting the second input, whether contact has occurred at the touch sensor and activates a function of the electronic device in response to determining that contact has occurred at the touch sensor when the second input is detected.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Motorla Mobility LLCInventors: Hong Zhao, Michael F. Olley, Mark F. Valentine
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Publication number: 20140267059Abstract: A rechargeable touch sensor equipped device (102) is adapted to identify (1008) each of multiple external charging devices (118, 120, 122, 602) by an ID or other information received through an interface (230, 630) or to infer the identity (1020) based on location information derived from received wireless signals, the time and/or day. The rechargeable touch sensor equipped device (102) determines (1026) and records (1028) a touch screen operating frequency to be used when coupled to each external charging device (118, 120, 122, 602) at each battery charge state (or other indication of power draw) and in this way mitigates the adverse effect of variable charger generated noise on the operation of the touch screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Itisha C. Deokar, Dale F. Bengtson, Chris J. Grivas, Michael F. Olley
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Publication number: 20140253494Abstract: A method (330) for detecting damage (501) on a display (108) or other touch-sensitive surface is disclosed. A damage detection module (304), operable with a control circuit (301) of an electronic device (100), detects a damaged portion (702) of the display. A presentation adaptation module (305) presents user actuation targets (404) in portions (701) of the display that are complementary to the damaged portion. The presentation adaptation module can optionally present non-interactive presentation data in the damaged portion. The presentation adaptation module may also optionally reconfigure the user actuation targets prior to presenting them on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLCInventors: Jun Jiang, Li Zhuang, Sergey A. Kudakov, Michael F. Olley
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Patent number: 8810519Abstract: A touch sensor integrated with a keyboard spacebar. A touchpad zone can be defined on a portion of a planar surface of a spacebar. The touchpad zone can be configured to detect movement of a human appendage across the touchpad zone, or above the touchpad zone, and generate a corresponding signal from the keyboard that causes corresponding movement of a cursor presented on a display. In another embodiment, a touchpad can be positioned over the spacebar. The touchpad can be slidably engaged to the keyboard to facilitate user positioning of the touchpad over a desired portion of the spacebar.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Mark F. Valentine, David B. Cranfill, Michael F. Olley
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Publication number: 20140191991Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for responding to a touch input at a user computing device such as a mobile phone, smart phone, tablet, PC or other device. In one aspect, such systems and methods are performed on an electronic device including a touch-input system, a first processor, and a second processor distinct from the first processor. Disclosed systems and methods include, while the first processor is in a sleep mode, receiving, by the second processor from the touch-input system, information associated with a touch, the information including a location of the touch on a screen of the touch-input system and, based, at least in part, on the location of the touch, either ignoring the touch or waking the first processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLCInventors: Christian L. Flowers, Nathan M. Connell, Michael F. Olley, Michael E. Gunn
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Publication number: 20140057681Abstract: Touch-screen controllers, particularly those in mobile telephones, are prone to erratic behavior when the mobile telephone is plugged into devices, such as AC power adapters, that create electrical noise. To more intelligently mitigate noise in these and other electronic devices that include capacitive touch-screen displays, the present inventors devised, among other things, a touch-screen controller that measures noise level in the touch-screen display and increases its drive voltage only when necessary to exceed the measured noise level, thereby reducing the chance of noise signals being misinterpreted as touch events while also reducing power consumption over prior techniques. Moreover, for electronic devices that include radio receivers, intelligently increasing the touch-screen voltages based on measured noise, avoids the sensitivity-reduction (desense) issues that providing constant higher operating voltage creates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Chris J. Grivas, Itisha C. Deokar, Michael F. Olley
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Publication number: 20140035833Abstract: Touch sensor panels (104) have 2-D periodic arrangements of electrodes (304) connected together forming a plurality of horizontal and vertical logical lines (506, 514) for measuring X-Y coordinates of a user's touch. Electrodes forming the horizontal logical lines are interleaved with electrodes forming the vertical logical lines. Each of the vertical and horizontal logical lines includes multiple tracks (502, 504, 510, 512). The tracks of each logical line are cross connected by in-plane cross connects (314, 318) formed in the same layer by the same process that is used to form the electrodes. Diamond and square electrode embodiments are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: John J. Gorsica, Dale F. Bengtson, Michael F. Olley
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Publication number: 20140028564Abstract: A touch sensor integrated with a keyboard spacebar. A touchpad zone can be defined on a portion of a planar surface of a spacebar. The touchpad zone can be configured to detect movement of a human appendage across the touchpad zone, or above the touchpad zone, and generate a corresponding signal from the keyboard that causes corresponding movement of a cursor presented on a display. In another embodiment, a touchpad can be positioned over the spacebar. The touchpad can be slidably engaged to the keyboard to facilitate user positioning of the touchpad over a desired portion of the spacebar.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLCInventors: Mark F. Valentine, David B. Cranfill, Michael F. Olley
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Publication number: 20120154292Abstract: A method and apparatus for activating a function of the electronic device is disclosed herewith. The method includes detecting a first input by a motion sensor. Further, the method activates a touch sensor of the electronic device in response to detecting the first input. The method then detects a second input by the motion sensor within a predetermined time period from the first input. Next, the method determines, in response to detecting the second input, whether contact has occurred at the touch sensor and activates a function of the electronic device in response to determining that contact has occurred at the touch sensor when the second input is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Motorola Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Hong Zhao, Michael F. Olley, Mark F. Valentine
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Patent number: 7667371Abstract: A circuit (800) for controlling at least one piezoelectric actuator (142) includes a piezoelectric drive circuit (802) that generates unidirectional voltage drive signal, also referred to as Vout, at node (804). The piezoelectric actuator drive circuit (802) includes a boost switcher circuit or charging circuit (806), a buck switcher circuit or pulsed current sink discharge circuit (808) and a control signal generating circuit (810) that receives an input control signal (812) from, for example, a keyboard processor or other suitable processor (604) indicating that the device has requested generation of haptic feedback utilizing the piezoelectric actuator (142). The control signal generating circuit (810) provides at least two pulse-with-modulated control signals, one to control the charging circuit and one to control the discharging circuit to produce the unidirectional voltage drive signal, that in one example is a raised cosine drive signal (904).Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Sadler, David B. Cranfill, Michael F. Olley, Eric V. Tashakkor, Daniel H. Wagner
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Publication number: 20090072662Abstract: A circuit (800) for controlling at least one piezoelectric actuator (142) includes a piezoelectric drive circuit (802) that generates unidirectional voltage drive signal, also referred to as Vout, at node (804). The piezoelectric actuator drive circuit (802) includes a boost switcher circuit or charging circuit (806), a buck switcher circuit or pulsed current sink discharge circuit (808) and a control signal generating circuit (810) that receives an input control signal (812) from, for example, a keyboard processor or other suitable processor (604) indicating that the device has requested generation of haptic feedback utilizing the piezoelectric actuator (142). The control signal generating circuit (810) provides at least two pulse-with-modulated control signals, one to control the charging circuit and one to control the discharging circuit to produce the unidirectional voltage drive signal, that in one example is a raised cosine drive signal (904).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2007Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Sadler, David B. Cranfill, Michael F. Olley, Eric V. Tashakkor, Daniel H. Wagner