Patents by Inventor Ori Rimon
Ori Rimon 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: 10031621Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Patent number: 9618316Abstract: A system for determining information regarding at least one object, comprising: a sensor sensitive to capacitive coupling; at least one object adapted to create a capacitive coupling with the sensor when at least one signal is input to the sensor; a detector adapted to measure at least one output signal of said sensor associated with the at least one object, wherein the output signal associated with the at least one object is an object information code.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Rafi Zachut, Haim Perski, Ori Rimon, Amir Kaplan
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Publication number: 20170068390Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ori RIMON, Ariel Kerner
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Patent number: 9535598Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Patent number: 9435628Abstract: A system for determining information regarding at least one object, comprising: a sensor sensitive to capacitive coupling; at least one object adapted to create a capacitive coupling with the sensor when at least one signal is input to the sensor; a detector adapted to measure at least one output signal of said sensor associated with the at least one object, wherein the output signal associated with the at least one object is an object information code.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Rafi Zachut, Haim Perski, Ori Rimon, Amir Kaplan
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Patent number: 9372575Abstract: A method for noise reduction in a digitizer includes determining a location of a stylus with a known frequency of emission over a first sampling period, sampling output from a plurality of detecting elements over a second sampling period, identifying detecting elements with sampled output in the second sampling period above a defined threshold in a selected frequency, the selected frequency being close to but different than the known frequency of the stylus, selecting as a candidate carrier of mere noise a detecting element from the detecting elements identified that is spaced away from the determined location of the stylus, and reducing values of output sampled over the second sampling period from at least one other detecting element, in accordance with the output sampled over the second sampling period from the detecting element selected as the candidate carrier of mere noise.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Haim Perski, Ori Rimon
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Publication number: 20160040974Abstract: A system for determining information regarding at least one object, comprising: a sensor sensitive to capacitive coupling; at least one object adapted to create a capacitive coupling with the sensor when at least one signal is input to the sensor; a detector adapted to measure at least one output signal of said sensor associated with the at least one object, wherein the output signal associated with the at least one object is an object information code.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Rafi ZACHUT, Haim PERSKI, Ori RIMON, Amir KAPLAN
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Publication number: 20160041685Abstract: A method for noise reduction in a digitizer includes determining a location of a stylus with a known frequency of emission over a first sampling period, sampling output from a plurality of detecting elements over a second sampling period, identifying detecting elements with sampled output in the second sampling period above a defined threshold in a selected frequency, the selected frequency being close to but different than the known frequency of the stylus, selecting as a candidate carrier of mere noise a detecting element from the detecting elements identified that is spaced away from the determined location of the stylus, and reducing values of output sampled over the second sampling period from at least one other detecting element, in accordance with the output sampled over the second sampling period from the detecting element selected as the candidate carrier of mere noise.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Haim PERSKI, Ori RIMON
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Publication number: 20150301714Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ori RIMON, Ariel KERNER
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Patent number: 9164618Abstract: A method for noise reduction in a digitizer includes determining a location of a stylus with a known frequency of emission over a first sampling period, sampling output from a plurality of detecting elements over a second sampling period, identifying detecting elements with sampled output in the second sampling period above a defined threshold in a selected frequency, the selected frequency being close to but different than the known frequency of the stylus, selecting as a candidate carrier of mere noise a detecting element from the detecting elements identified that is spaced away from the determined location of the stylus, and reducing values of output sampled over the second sampling period from at least one other detecting element, in accordance with the output sampled over the second sampling period from the detecting element selected as the candidate carrier of mere noise.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Haim Perski, Ori Rimon
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Patent number: 9069417Abstract: A method and system for tracking a hover event on a digitizer sensor that treats hover and touch events differently comprises configuring at least one parameter of the digitizer sensor for hover tracking; wherein the at least one parameter is configured differently than for touch tracking, and detecting a pattern of input signals from a plurality of conductive lines on the digitizer sensor defining a tracking point responsive to the pattern of hover input signals detected.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Patent number: 9018547Abstract: A method for dynamically updating at least one pre-defined value of a parameter used to identify at least one operational mode of an object for user interaction with a digitizer sensor during interaction with the digitizer sensor comprises detecting signal outputs from a plurality of sensing elements of a digitizer sensor during user interaction with the digitizer sensor; characterizing a pattern formed by the signal outputs from the plurality of sensing elements; identifying a pre-defined event associated with an operational mode of the object based on the pattern; determining a value of the parameter from the signal outputs in response to identification of the pre-defined event; and updating the pre-defined value used to identify the operational mode based on the value of the parameter determined from the identified event.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Publication number: 20150084650Abstract: A system for determining information regarding at least one object, comprising: a sensor sensitive to capacitive coupling; at least one object adapted to create a capacitive coupling with the sensor when at least one signal is input to the sensor; a detector adapted to measure at least one output signal of said sensor associated with the at least one object, wherein the output signal associated with the at least one object is an object information code.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Rafi ZACHUT, Haim PERSKI, Ori RIMON, Amir KAPLAN
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Patent number: 8931780Abstract: A system for determining information regarding at least one object, comprising: a sensor sensitive to capacitive coupling; at least one object adapted to create a capacitive coupling with the sensor when at least one signal is input to the sensor; a detector adapted to measure at least one output signal of said sensor associated with the at least one object, wherein the output signal associated with the at least one object is an object information code.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Rafi Zachut, Haim Perski, Ori Rimon, Amir Kaplan
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Patent number: 8866789Abstract: A method for calibration of a capacitive touch digitizer system comprises detecting patterns of signals from a plurality of different events over a course of user interaction with the digitizer system, wherein the patterns of signals are outputs from a digitizer sensor of the system, determining a number of times that a pattern of signals is repeated over the different events, and defining a map of offset values as a pattern of signals that is repeated above a pre-defined repetition threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner, Michael Birnboim
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Patent number: 8829926Abstract: A sensing surface is presented for use in monitoring a three dimensional behavior of one or more objects above the surface. The sensing surface is associated with a self-capacitance sensor and comprises a plurality of self-capacitive sensing pads located on a single layer. The sensing surface is configured for providing measured data indicative of a three-dimensional behavior of one or more objects over an active area of the sensing surface. The pattern of the pads is configured such that each sensing pad can be connected to an edge of the sensing surface on said single layer. The technique further enables the use of a capacitive sensor comprising the sensing surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: ZRRO Technologies (2009) Ltd.Inventors: Rafi Zachut, Ori Rimon
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Patent number: 8830189Abstract: A monitoring unit is presented for use in monitoring a behavior of at least a part of a physical object. The monitoring unit comprises: a data input module configured for receiving measured data indicative of a behavior of at least a part of the physical object in a certain coordinate system associated with a predetermined sensing surface; and a digital signal processor configured and operable to be responsive to said measured data for transforming the measured data into an approximate representation of said at least portion of the physical object into a virtual coordinate system such that the transformation maintains a positional relationship between virtual points and corresponding portions within said at least part of the physical object. This technique enables further formatting of said approximate representation into a predetermined data input format of a certain electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: ZRRO Technologies (2009) Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Rafi Zachut, Vered Cohen Sharvit
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Publication number: 20140189579Abstract: The present invention is aimed at a system and a method for instructing a computing device to perform zooming actions, for example on a picture (enlarging and reducing the size of a virtual object on a display) and scrolling actions (e.g. sliding text, images, or video across a display, vertically or horizontally) in an intuitive way, by using a controller which can detect the distance between an object (e.g. the user's finger) and a surface defined by a sensing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: ZRRO TECHNOLOGIES (2009) LTD.Inventors: Ori RIMON, Rafi ZACHUT
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Publication number: 20140152620Abstract: A method for noise reduction in a digitizer includes determining a location of a stylus with a known frequency of emission over a first sampling period, sampling output from a plurality of detecting elements over a second sampling period, identifying detecting elements with sampled output in the second sampling period above a defined threshold in a selected frequency, the selected frequency being close to but different than the known frequency of the stylus, selecting as a candidate carrier of mere noise a detecting element from the detecting elements identified that is spaced away from the determined location of the stylus, and reducing values of output sampled over the second sampling period from at least one other detecting element, in accordance with the output sampled over the second sampling period from the detecting element selected as the candidate carrier of mere noise.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Haim PERSKI, Ori Rimon
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Publication number: 20140139239Abstract: A sensing surface is presented for use in monitoring a three dimensional behavior of one or more objects above the surface. The sensing surface is associated with a self-capacitance sensor and comprises a plurality of self-capacitive sensing pads located on a single layer. The sensing surface is configured for providing measured data indicative of a three-dimensional behavior of one or more objects over an active area of the sensing surface. The pattern of the pads is configured such that each sensing pad can be connected to an edge of the sensing surface on said single layer. The technique further enables the use of a capacitive sensor comprising the sensing surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventors: Rafi ZACHUT, Ori RIMON