Patents by Inventor Michael Joseph Comstock

Michael Joseph Comstock 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).

  • Patent number: 9811213
    Abstract: A processing system for an input device includes a sensor module and a noise mitigation module. The sensor module includes sensor circuitry and is configured to drive a plurality of transmitter electrodes with transmitter signals, and receive, with a plurality of receiver electrodes, resulting signals comprising effects corresponding to the transmitter signals. The noise mitigation module is configured to determine positional information for a first input object in a sensing region of the input device based on the resulting signals and to report the positional information. The noise mitigation module includes a touch buffer configured to store a plurality of input object states corresponding to the first input object and is configured to limit, when in a high-noise mode, the reporting of positional information based on the plurality of input object states stored in the touch buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventor: Michael Joseph Comstock
  • Publication number: 20140267093
    Abstract: A processing system for an input device includes a sensor module and a noise mitigation module. The sensor module includes sensor circuitry and is configured to drive a plurality of transmitter electrodes with transmitter signals, and receive, with a plurality of receiver electrodes, resulting signals comprising effects corresponding to the transmitter signals. The noise mitigation module is configured to determine positional information for a first input object in a sensing region of the input device based on the resulting signals and to report the positional information. The noise mitigation module includes a touch buffer configured to store a plurality of input object states corresponding to the first input object and is configured to limit, when in a high-noise mode, the reporting of positional information based on the plurality of input object states stored in the touch buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Joseph Comstock