Patents by Inventor Andreas Sandblad
Andreas Sandblad 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: 10126854Abstract: A device may determine touch position information representing a position where a touch surface is touched by an object, and may determine force information representing a force being applied by the object to the touch surface. Based on the force information, the device may determine that the force applied to the touch surface does not satisfy a force threshold. Afterwards, the device may determine that a particular duration has not elapsed. Finally, after determining that the particular duration has not elapsed, the device may provide the touch position information for further processing.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Magnus Johansson, Magnus Midholt, Andreas Sandblad, Markus Andreasson, Ola Thorn, Olivier Moliner
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Patent number: 9785284Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch screen device, a handheld device and a method for operating a touch screen device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Andreas Sandblad, Magnus Midholt, Magnus Johansson, Ola Thörn, Olivier Moliner
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Patent number: 9489097Abstract: A device, having a touch screen display, performs a mutual capacitance scan of rows and columns of an array of capacitive touch sensors associated with the touch screen display. The device selects a subset of the rows, and a subset of the columns, of the array of capacitive touch sensors, and performs a self capacitance scan of the selected subset of the rows, and the selected subset of the columns, of the array of capacitive touch sensors based on results of the mutual capacitance scan. The device identifies an accidental or false touch input on the touch screen display based on results of the self capacitance scan.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Magnus Johansson, Markus Andreasson, Olivier Moliner, Andreas Sandblad, Ola Thörn, Magnus Midholt
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Publication number: 20160283035Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch screen device, a handheld device and a method for operating a touch screen device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Andreas SANDBLAD, Magnus MIDHOLT, Magnus JOHANSSON, Ola THÖRN, Olivier MOLINER
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Publication number: 20160259458Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch screen device, a handheld device and a method for operating a touch screen device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Magnus JOHANSSON, Magnus Midholt, Andreas Sandblad, Markus Andreasson, Ola Thorn, Olivier Moliner
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Publication number: 20160216796Abstract: A device, having a touch screen display, performs a mutual capacitance scan of rows and columns of an array of capacitive touch sensors associated with the touch screen display. The device selects a subset of the rows, and a subset of the columns, of the array of capacitive touch sensors, and performs a self capacitance scan of the selected subset of the rows, and the selected subset of the columns, of the array of capacitive touch sensors based on results of the mutual capacitance scan. The device identifies an accidental or false touch input on the touch screen display based on results of the self capacitance scan.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Magnus Johansson, Markus Andreasson, Olivier Moliner, Andreas Sandblad, Ola Thörn, Magnus Midholt
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Patent number: 9369500Abstract: A network device receives, via a user interface, a selection to call a contact's mobile device. The mobile device detects a feature, on the contact's mobile device, that supports presenting a priority call notification and initiates, via a first communication protocol, a pending call to the contact's mobile device. The mobile device presents, prior to the pending call being connected and based on the detecting the feature set, a user interface to solicit a priority indicator option. The mobile device receives, via the user interface, a selection of the priority indicator option and sends, via a second communication protocol, a priority indication flag for the pending call.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATION INC.Inventors: Andreas Sandblad, Pal Szasz, Lars Novak
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Patent number: 9294904Abstract: The invention is directed to communicating data from a first device to a second device. An exemplary method comprises transmitting first device information from the first device to the second device, the first device information comprising a first location and first device identification information associated with the first device; receiving, from the second device, second device identification information associated with the second device, the second device information comprising a second location and second device information associated with the second device; enabling Wi-Fi Direct on the first device in response to determining, based on the first location and the second location, the first device is located less than or equal to a predetermined distance from the second device; initiating a Wi-Fi Direct scan on the first device; discovering the second device information during the scan; connecting to the second device via Wi-Fi Direct; and communicating data to the second device.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Andreas Sandblad
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Patent number: 9134832Abstract: A portable electronic device comprises a proximity-sensing user interface and a controller. The proximity-sensing user interface is configured to capture position information and distance information. The controller is coupled to the proximity-sensing user interface and is configured to process first distance information (31) captured by the proximity-sensing user interface during a pre-determined touch action, to determine whether a material layer (25) is interposed between the user's skin and the proximity-sensing user interface. The controller is configured to selectively set an input mode from a first input mode to a second input mode when the first distance information indicates that no material layer (25) is interposed between the user's skin and the proximity-sensing user interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Henrik Baard, Andreas Sandblad
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Publication number: 20150223045Abstract: The invention is directed to communicating data from a first device to a second device. An exemplary method comprises transmitting first device information from the first device to the second device, the first device information comprising a first location and first device identification information associated with the first device; receiving, from the second device, second device identification information associated with the second device, the second device information comprising a second location and second device information associated with the second device; enabling Wi-Fi Direct on the first device in response to determining, based on the first location and the second location, the first device is located less than or equal to a predetermined distance from the second device; initiating a Wi-Fi Direct scan on the first device; discovering the second device information during the scan; connecting to the second device via Wi-Fi Direct; and communicating data to the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Andreas Sandblad
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Publication number: 20150117444Abstract: A network device receives, via a user interface, a selection to call a contact's mobile device. The mobile device detects a feature, on the contact's mobile device, that supports presenting a priority call notification and initiates, via a first communication protocol, a pending call to the contact's mobile device. The mobile device presents, prior to the pending call being connected and based on the detecting the feature set, a user interface to solicit a priority indicator option. The mobile device receives, via the user interface, a selection of the priority indicator option and sends, via a second communication protocol, a priority indication flag for the pending call.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Andreas Sandblad, Pal Szasz, Lars Novak
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Publication number: 20130201136Abstract: A portable electronic device comprises a proximity-sensing user interface and a controller. The proximity-sensing user interface is configured to capture position information and distance information. The controller is coupled to the proximity-sensing user interface and is configured to process first distance information (31) captured by the proximity-sensing user interface during a pre-determined touch action, to determine whether a material layer (25) is interposed between the user's skin and the proximity-sensing user interface. The controller is configured to selectively set an input mode from a first input mode to a second input mode when the first distance information indicates that no material layer (25) is interposed between the user's skin and the proximity-sensing user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Henrik Baard, Andreas Sandblad