Patents Assigned to N-trig Ltd.
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Patent number: 8228311Abstract: A detector for detecting touches of at least one object on a transparent sensor located over a display screen, the detector comprising. a display screen; a patterned arrangement of conductors extending into said sensor situated over said display screen; and detection circuitry adapted to detect capacitive coupling of said at least one object with said at least one conductor.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Haim Perski, Meir Morag
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Patent number: 8217918Abstract: A digitizer for user interaction via an object with an electronically refreshable display screen, the digitizer comprising: a transparent sensing arrangement of detectors located at said electronically refreshable display screen for detecting an electric field of said object, said detectors having outputs, and an arrangement of differential amplifiers associated with said outputs, thereby to apply differential detection between said outputs.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2007Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Meir Morag, Haim Perski
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Publication number: 20120162131Abstract: A detector for providing position detection of objects over a sensor with a first and second set of conductor lines forming a grid with a plurality of junctions there between at which the conductor lines do not contact, includes a signal generator providing a signal to at least one conductor line of the first set of conductor lines, and circuitry detecting output arising from one or both of an electromagnetic stylus and one or more fingers when present. The output arising from each of the one or more fingers is detected from at least one conductor line of the second set of conductor lines in response to the signal provided to the at least one conductor line of the first set of conductor lines. The circuitry detects positions of one or both the electromagnetic stylus and each of the one or more fingers when present responsive to the output detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: N-TRIG LTD.Inventors: HAIM PERSKI, MEIR MORAG
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Patent number: 8059102Abstract: A method for verifying a fingertip touch input to a digitizer, the method comprises detecting a pattern of signals obtained from conductive lines of a digitizer sensor, comparing the pattern to a pre-determined fingertip characteristic, and recognizing a fingertip touch input based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner
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Publication number: 20110254807Abstract: A digitizer that includes plurality of detecting elements for detecting an electromagnetic signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Haim PERSKI, Ori Rimon
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Patent number: 7995036Abstract: A method for noise reduction in a digitizer, the digitizer comprising a plurality of detecting elements for detecting an electromagnetic signal at one of a number of predetermined frequencies: the method comprising: sampling at least two of said detecting elements substantially simultaneously to obtain outputs therefrom, and reducing the output on one of said two elements in accordance with the output on the other of said elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Haim Perski, Ori Rimon
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Patent number: 7906364Abstract: A method for connecting substrates having electrical conductive elements thereon, comprising: providing at least one spacer between the substrates; applying a conductive material to at least one of the electrical conductive elements; aligning the electrical conductive elements; and, connecting the substrates by urging them together, wherein the at least one spacer prevents lateral spreading of the conductive material on the substrates from bridging a distance between adjacent conductive elements during the connecting.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Merav Yaakoby
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Patent number: 7902840Abstract: A method for detecting an object on a sensor sensitive to capacitive coupling comprises simultaneously transmitting signals on at least two electrodes of the sensor, wherein at least one of the signals transmitted on each of the at least two electrodes has a frequency that is different from a frequency of at least one other signal transmitted on another electrode of the at least two electrodes, sampling a signal on at least one other electrode crossing the at least two electrodes, wherein the signal is responsive to capacitive coupling formed between the at least two electrodes and the at least one other crossing electrode, and detecting at least one object from the sampled signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Rafi Zachut, Haim Perski, Ori Rimon, Amir Kaplan
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Patent number: 7843439Abstract: A detector for detecting touches of at least one object on a transparent sensor located over a display screen, the detector comprising. a display screen; a patterned arrangement of conductors extending into said sensor situated over said display screen; and detection circuitry adapted to detect capacitive coupling of said at least one object with said at least one conductor.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Haim Perski, Meir Morag
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Publication number: 20100155153Abstract: A method for operating a digitizer with an autonomous asynchronous stylus includes sampling outputs from a digitizer, detecting from the outputs at least one pulsed signal transmitted from an autonomous asynchronous stylus at a defined rate, determining a location of the stylus interaction with respect to the digitizer, and tracking stylus interaction with the digitizer over subsequent pulsed signals transmitted from the stylus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventor: Rafi ZACHUT
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Publication number: 20100051356Abstract: A pressure sensitive stylus, comprises a movable tip that recedes within a housing of the stylus in response to user applied contact pressure, wherein a displacement of the tip along an axis on which it recedes is a function of the applied contact pressure, and an optical sensor enclosed within the housing for optically sensing the displacement of the tip and for providing output in response to the sensing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Yuval Stern, Rafi Zachut, Yonatan Tzafrir, Eytan Mann
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Patent number: 7649524Abstract: A digitizer apparatus for digitizing user interactions, for example detecting locations of physical objects, comprises: sensing elements, spread across a sensing area, configured for sensing the user interactions, say involving a stylus or like object, and a controller, associated with the sensing elements, configured to dynamically select a tracking window for the interaction, the tracking window comprising a subset of the sensing elements which are activated for sensing the object. The window is selected to center on the interaction based on e.g. last known location data, and thereby save processing resources by sampling only the minimum number of sensing elements necessary at any time.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2005Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Alon Haim, Ori Rimon
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Publication number: 20090322352Abstract: 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: September 1, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Rafi ZACHUT, Haim Perski, Ori Rimon, Amir Kaplan
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Publication number: 20090322696Abstract: A digitizer assembly includes a transparent sensor patterned with conductive elements within at least one layer, a PCB or the like patterned with conductive elements positioned along at least one edge of the transparent sensor, wherein the conductive elements at least partially match the conductive elements on the transparent sensor, and a double sided adhesive positioned between the transparent sensor and the PCB operative to mount the PCB on to the transparent sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Merav YAAKOBY, Doron Teomim, Dov Nachshon, Dov Brecher, Alex Kaimonovich
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Publication number: 20090273579Abstract: A method for multi-touch detection in a touch input device comprising a grid based sensor, the method comprises sampling outputs from a grid based sensor over a first stage of detection, selecting sensor lines based on the sampled outputs, scanning the selected sensor lines along one axis of the grid based sensor over a second stage of detection, and determining positions of user interaction based on outputs sampled in response to scanning the selected sensor lines during the second stage of detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2009Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Rafi ZACHUT, Haim Perski, Jonathan Moore
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Publication number: 20090184939Abstract: A method for graphical object manipulation using a touch sensitive screen, the method comprises detecting a presence of two user interactions within a defined boundary of a graphical object displayed on the touch sensitive screen, determining position of each of the two user interactions with respect to the graphical object, detecting displacement of at least one of the two user interactions, and manipulating the graphical object based on the displacement to maintain the same position of each of the two user interactions with respect to the graphical object.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Gil WOHLSTADTER, Rafi ZACHUT, Amir KAPLAN
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Publication number: 20090127005Abstract: A method for detection on a digitizer sensor, the method comprises simultaneously transmitting orthogonal signals having the same frequency on at least two conductors of a digitizer sensor; sampling a signal on at least one other conductor crossing the at least two conductors, wherein the signal is responsive to capacitive coupling at cross-junctions formed between the at least two conductors and at least one other conductor; decomposing the sampled signal into orthogonal components; and analyzing the orthogonal components to detect user interaction at each cross junction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Rafi ZACHUT, Meir Morag, Amir Kaplan
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Publication number: 20090128516Abstract: A method for recognizing a multi-point gesture provided to a digitizer, the method comprises: detecting outputs from a digitizer system corresponding to a multi-point interaction, the digitizer system including a digitizer sensor; determining a region incorporating possible locations derivable from the outputs detected; tracking the region over a time period of the multi-point interaction; determining a change in at least one spatial feature of the region during the multi-point interaction; and recognizing the gesture in response to a pre-defined change.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Amihai Ben-David, Jonathan Moore
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Publication number: 20090107736Abstract: A laminated transparent digitizer sensor assembly comprises a first transparent layer patterned on one surface with a first array of conductors and an array of conductive elements electrically isolated from the first array of conductors; and a second transparent layer patterned on one surface with a second array of conductors; wherein the first and second layers are laminated with non-conducting transparent laminating material, such that the patterned surfaces face each others and wherein conductive material is provided between the conductive elements and conductors of the second array of conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Aviezer BEN-ELIYAHU, Yulia Aksenton, Ohad Israel Balila
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Publication number: 20090095540Abstract: A method for classifying input to a multi-touch sensitive digitizer that is obtained from a body part as inputs invalid for user interaction and inputs valid for user interaction comprises: identifying a plurality of discrete regions of input to a digitizer sensor; determining spatial relation between at least two of the regions; and classifying one of the at least two regions as either valid input region or invalid input region based on the spatial relation determined between the at least two regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: N-trig Ltd.Inventors: Rafi Zachut, Amir Kaplan, Gil Wohlstadter