Patents by Inventor Galit Hofree

Galit Hofree 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).

  • Using capacitance to detect touch pressure
    Patent number: 10459561
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are related to a method for determining a touch pressure level on a touchscreen, comprising: detecting a touch event by the touchscreen; obtaining data relating to features associated with the touch event comprising a capacitance value, a touch area, and/or a touch duration; and determining a touch pressure level based on one or more of the features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc Bosch Ruiz, Galit Hofree, Robert Scott Tartz, Robyn Teresa Oliver, Jonathan Karl Kies, Virginia Walker Keating
  • USING CAPACITANCE TO DETECT TOUCH PRESSURE
    Publication number: 20170010732
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are related to a method for determining a touch pressure level on a touchscreen, comprising: detecting a touch event by the touchscreen; obtaining data relating to features associated with the touch event comprising a capacitance value, a touch area, and/or a touch duration; and determining a touch pressure level based on one or more of the features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Marc Bosch Ruiz, Galit Hofree, Robert Scott Tartz, Robyn Teresa Oliver, Jonathan Karl Kies, Virginia Walker Keating