Patents by Inventor Amy Mei Sze Au-Yeung

Amy Mei Sze Au-Yeung 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).

  • TOUCH SURFACE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING TOUCH INPUT
    Publication number: 20100170725
    Abstract: A system and method for touch detection and a touch-responsive surface are provided. According to one embodiment, a “virtual” touch-sensitive surface in is provided in that a plurality of transmitter-sensor devices receive and calculate a touch by detecting position and movement on a touch surface. The touch surface includes a planar surface; a first transmitter-sensor device located at a first position proximate to the planar surface and a second transmitter-sensor device located at a second position proximate to the planar surface, wherein each of the transmitter-sensors includes a light beam emitter and a scanning micromirror to reflect the light beam across the planar surface. A processing unit is in operable communication with the first transmitter-sensor device and the second transmitter-sensor device, and the processing unit is configured to calculate the position of a touch on the planar surface based on one or more times of refection of the light beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Amy Mei Sze Au-Yeung, I-Ting Tsai, Shou Lung Chen, Chen Jung Tsai