Patents by Inventor David S. Sabo

David S. Sabo 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: 10025412
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a method and apparatus for capacitive sensing in input devices integrated with a display device. In one embodiment, a processing system for a display device comprising an integrated capacitive sensing device is provided that includes a display driver module, a transmitter module, and a receiver module. The display driver and transmitter modules are configured to operate in a display update mode and a sleep mode. The receiver module is configured to, while operating in a doze mode, communicate with and trigger the transmitter module to enter the active sensing mode while the display driver module remains in the sleep mode when presence of an object is detected based on the resulting signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Petr Shepelev, David S. Sabo, Erol Eryilmaz
  • Publication number: 20150103034
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a method and apparatus for capacitive sensing in input devices integrated with a display device. In one embodiment, a processing system for a display device comprising an integrated capacitive sensing device is provided that includes a display driver module, a transmitter module, and a receiver module. The display driver and transmitter modules are configured to operate in a display update mode and a sleep mode. The receiver module is configured to, while operating in a doze mode, communicate with and trigger the transmitter module to enter the active sensing mode while the display driver module remains in the sleep mode when presence of an object is detected based on the resulting signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Petr SHEPELEV, David S. SABO, Erol ERYILMAZ
  • Patent number: 8970547
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device with display screens that periodically update (refresh) the screen by selectively driving electrodes corresponding to pixels in a display line, while also using the display screen as a touch area for capacitive sensing. To do this, the input device uses common electrodes for both updating the display and performing capacitive sensing, and interleaves periods of capacitive sensing between periods of updating the display lines (and pixels) based on a display frame. To avoid noise and mitigate interference during capacitive sensing, the input device may switch which windows of time in a display frame are used as capacitive sensing periods based on measurements of interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: David S. Sabo, Erol Eryilmaz, Petr Shepelev