Patents by Inventor Peter Studt

Peter Studt 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).

  • Publication number: 20060209041
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for associating components within a touch monitor comprising a monitor and a touchscreen which are interconnected with one another. A first data value is stored in a memory interconnected with the monitor, and a second data value is stored in the memory which is interconnected with the touchscreen. The first and second data values are used to identify a unique relationship between the monitor and the touchscreen. When the first and second data values are read and compared, it is determined whether the monitor and the touchscreen are associated with one another based on the first and second data values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Elo TouchSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Studt, Kenneth North
  • Publication number: 20060077183
    Abstract: A method is provided for converting touch screen events into application-specific formatted data. The method includes detecting a touch screen event and identifying an active event zone associated with the touch screen, where the active event zone contains the touch screen event. The method further includes outputting application-specific formatted data based on the active event zone. In accordance with an embodiment, a touch screen system is provided comprising a display screen presenting application-specific information and an application interacting with the display screen to present the application-specific information. The application defines application formatted data sets utilized by the application in connection with the application-specific information. A sensor unit proximate to the touch screen senses a touch screen event that occurs at the touch screen. An event table contains event zones associated with the application-specific information presented on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventor: Peter Studt
  • Publication number: 20060077182
    Abstract: A method is provided that affords user selectable functionality through a touch screen. The method includes defining active areas on the touch screen, each active area being associated with at least one functional set. According to the method, input actions are detected at the touch screen with each input action being defined by at least one of a touch event and a release event occurring at the touch screen. The method determines when a series of at least three input actions occurs within a common active area and produces an operation command based on the number of input actions in the series and upon the active area in which the series of input actions occur. In accordance with an alternative embodiment, a touch screen system is provided having user selectable functionality. The touch screen system includes a display screen that presents information indicative of an active area. The active area is associated with at least one functional set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventor: Peter Studt
  • Publication number: 20050248543
    Abstract: A theft resistant touch sensor system is provided that can be easily integrated into a touch monitor and configured to be used with a wide variety of host computers. The theft resistant touch sensor system involves a handshake procedure conducted between a controller and a host computer. The controller acts to disable a display for the touch sensor system if the handshake is not successful. The system can be updated remotely via network connections, but does not require continuous intervention by a network connection. The system includes a touch sensor capable of detecting a presence and location of a touch on a touch sensitive surface and a display located proximate the touch sensor, the display providing information correlated to a touch location. The touch sensor system also provides a controller capable of transmitting and receiving information from the sensor that includes a first data input/output port. The controller can communicate with a computer through the first data port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Kenneth North, Peter Studt, Joseph Barbarasch