Patents by Inventor Jeff Lukanc

Jeff Lukanc 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).

  • Active pen with bidirectional communication
    Patent number: 9977519
    Abstract: A processing system for an input device, the processing system including: a sensor module coupled to sensor circuitry and configured to: initiate a current beacon period including a plurality of timeslots by broadcasting a current beacon signal to a plurality of active pens; receive, during a first timeslot, a first downstream packet from a first active pen transceiver; and receive, during a second timeslot, a second downstream packet from a second active pen transceiver; and a determination module configured to: determine an attribute of a first active pen including the first active pen transceiver from at least the first downstream packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeff Lukanc, Kirk Hargreaves, David Sobel, Joseph Kurth Reynolds
  • ACTIVE PEN WITH BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20160246390
    Abstract: A processing system for an input device, the processing system including: a sensor module coupled to sensor circuitry and configured to: initiate a current beacon period including a plurality of timeslots by broadcasting a current beacon signal to a plurality of active pens; receive, during a first timeslot, a first downstream packet from a first active pen transceiver; and receive, during a second timeslot, a second downstream packet from a second active pen transceiver; and a determination module configured to: determine an attribute of a first active pen including the first active pen transceiver from at least the first downstream packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Jeff Lukanc, Kirk Hargreaves, David Sobel, Joseph Kurth Reynolds