Patents by Inventor Colm O'Keeffe

Colm O'Keeffe 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: 9377493
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of de-convolution for multi-phase scans of an array of electrodes are described. One programmable circuit includes a sequencer to initiate a multi-phase transmit (TX) scan of an array of electrodes to obtain capacitance data. The capacitance data is stored in one or more storage devices as convoluted capacitance data. The programmable circuit also includes a digital circuit block to read the convoluted capacitance data from the one or more storage devices, de-convolve the convoluted capacitance data to obtain de-convoluted capacitance data, and store the de-convoluted capacitance data in the one or more storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Aaron Hogan, Jan-Willem van de Waerdt, Colm O'Keeffe, Viktor Kremin, Volodymyr Bihday, Paul Kelleher
  • Publication number: 20160041210
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of de-convolution for multi-phase scans of an array of electrodes are described. One programmable circuit includes a sequencer to initiate a multi-phase transmit (TX) scan of an array of electrodes to obtain capacitance data. The capacitance data is stored in one or more storage devices as convoluted capacitance data. The programmable circuit also includes a digital circuit block to read the convoluted capacitance data from the one or more storage devices, de-convolve the convoluted capacitance data to obtain de-convoluted capacitance data, and store the de-convoluted capacitance data in the or more storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Aaron Hogan, Jan-Willem van de Waerdt, Colm O'Keeffe, Viktor Kremin, Volodymyr Bihday, Paul Kelleher
  • Publication number: 20140316729
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of hardware de-convolution for multi-phase scanning of a touch arrays are described. One apparatus includes a memory device configured to store a capacitance map including convolved capacitance data. The convolved data are results of multi-phase transmit (TX) scanning of a sense array with multiple TX patterns. The apparatus further comprises a de-convolution circuit block coupled to the memory device. The de-convolution circuit block is configured to de-convolve the convolved capacitance data with inverses of the multiple TX patterns to obtain capacitance data for a de-convolved capacitance map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Viktor Kremin, Volodymyr Bihday, Jan-Willem Waerdt, Colm O'Keeffe, Aaron Hogan, Paul Kelleher
  • Patent number: 8860682
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of hardware de-convolution for multi-phase scanning of a touch arrays are described. One apparatus includes a memory device configured to store a capacitance map including convolved capacitance data. The convolved data are results of multi-phase transmit (TX) scanning of a sense array with multiple TX patterns. The apparatus further comprises a de-convolution circuit block coupled to the memory device. The de-convolution circuit block is configured to de-convolve the convolved capacitance data with inverses of the multiple TX patterns to obtain capacitance data for a de-convolved capacitance map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Viktor Kremin, Volodymyr Bihday, Jan-Willem Waerdt, Colm O'Keeffe, Aaron Hogan, Paul Kelleher