152 patents
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Utility
Two-dimensional optical sensor and serial peripheral interface adaptation
30 May 23
A system can include a serial, full-duplex, synchronous peripheral communication interface composed of four communication lines that communicatively couple a host processor to an optical sensor, the four communication lines including: a clock (CLK) line; a chip select (CS) line; a host output (MOSI) line; and a sensor output (MISO) line, the MISO line operating according to the following conditions when the CS line is selected: provide a service register data indicating when one or more predetermined conditions have occurred prior to receiving any commands from the host processor; provide a state register data defining the one or more predetermined conditions that occurred; and in response to receiving a command from the host processor received after the service register data and state register data is provided, the command requesting input device operational data, provide the operational data to the host processor.
François Morier, Berni Joss
Filed: 22 Jul 22
Utility
Electrostatic brake for peripheral device buttons
30 May 23
A peripheral device for a computing system comprises an electrical switch and a user depressible button.
Victor Faraut, Jan Stoeckli
Filed: 30 Dec 21
Utility
System and methods for integrated multistreaming of media with graphical overlays
30 May 23
This present disclosure describes a system and methods for integrated multistreaming of media with graphical overlays.
Murtaza Hussain, Salman Budhwani, Ali Moiz
Filed: 24 Mar 22
Utility
Peripheral electronic devices having synchronized operating modes
23 May 23
A method is disclosed for synchronizing operating modes across a plurality of peripheral devices.
David Tarongi Vanrell
Filed: 18 Feb 21
Utility
Multi-mode scroll wheel for input device
23 May 23
Disclosed are computer peripheral interface devices (such as computer mice) that include a wheel member configured to rotate around an axis in a plurality of modes, where each of the plurality of modes corresponds to a respective unique friction profile.
Padraig McLoughlin, Arnaud Perret-Gentil, Nuno Miguel Pereira Dos Anjos Valverde, Jan Stoeckli, Lars Lauridsen, Jean-Claude Dunant
Filed: 29 Apr 21
Utility
Image generating system with background replacement or modification capabilities
23 May 23
Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein generally relate to methods and video system components that have integrated background differentiation capabilities that allow for background replacement and/or background modification.
Joseph Yao-Hua Chu, Jeffrey Phillip Fisher, Ting Chia Hsu
Filed: 3 Mar 21
Utility
Combining electropermanent magnets and magnetorheological fluid to modify an operation of an input device
16 May 23
Aspects of the invention include a computer peripheral device comprising an input element that operates based on a performance characteristic, an electropermanent magnet (EPM) assembly including a permanent magnet configured to generate a magnetic field and a magnetizing assembly configured to set an intensity of the magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet, and a magnetorheological (MR) material coupled to the input element.
Cyril Drezet, Jan Stoeckli, Nicolas Ramond
Filed: 30 Nov 20
Utility
Video content activity context and regions
16 May 23
A method of operating a video camera system comprises recording video frames of a scene that includes a zone defined as an area within a field-of-view of the video capture element; performing a first analysis of recorded video frames showing the zone, determining, based on the first analysis, a first difference of composition thereof; performing a second analysis of an area outside of the zone; determining, based on the second analysis, a second difference of composition thereof; characterizing one or more properties corresponding to the second difference in composition; determining whether the one or more properties are associated with the first difference in composition within the zone and if so, characterizing the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one more properties and performing an action based on the characterization of the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one or more properties.
Fabian Nater, Gaurav Bradoo
Filed: 2 May 22
Utility
Systems, devices, and methods for physical surface tracking with a stylus device in an AR/VR environment
9 May 23
A method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors that corresponds to a location of a stylus device and determining that a tip of the stylus device is in contact with a physical surface based on the sensor data.
Mario Gutierrez, Philip Waldron, Fabien Zellweger, Damien O'Sullivan
Filed: 9 Jul 21
Utility
Bracket assembly for facilitating key switch replacement
2 May 23
A system may comprise a printed circuit board (PCB) including a top surface, and a bracket including a top surface configured to receive and couple to a key switch and a bottom surface including at least two protrusions that extend normal to the bottom surface of the bracket.
Feng-Hao Lin, Yu-Chun Sun, Lien Hsing Chen, Fu-Kai Hsu
Filed: 26 Feb 21
Utility
Working range and lift detection in an input device
11 Apr 23
A method of operating an input device can include generating a light beam by a light source module, steering the light beam towards a target location on an underlying surface, steering a reflected light beam towards an image sensor of the input device, receiving the reflected light beam by the image sensor, and generating tracking data by the image sensor that corresponds to a two-dimensional (2D) movement of the input device on the underlying surface.
Nicolas Chauvin, Francois Morier, Francois Scholder, Florian Jeannerat
Filed: 30 Sep 20
Utility
Input device including a ratchet system with an electromagnetic actuator
11 Apr 23
In certain embodiments, an electronic input device includes a knob assembly defining an annular cavity and including a magnetically attractable armature.
Baptiste Merminod, Davin O'Mahony, Antoine Merminod
Filed: 9 Apr 20
Utility
Lens system for mouse with robust tolerances
4 Apr 23
An optical sensor system that uses focused (not collimated) light optics and produces effective tracking on a variety of surfaces while having looser manufacturing and/or operational tolerances than prior focused optics systems.
François Scholder
Filed: 25 Jul 22
Utility
Precision tracking of user interaction with a virtual input device
28 Mar 23
An augmented reality or virtual reality (AR/VR) system can include a virtual input device that can be rendered by an HMD, and a wearable impact detection device, such as a ring, smart watch, wristband, etc. with an inertial measurement unit (IMU), that can be used in conjunction with the HMD to track a location of the user's hands relative to the perceived location of the rendered virtual keyboard using, e.g., vision-based tracking via the HMD and determine when an intended input (e.g., button press) is entered by the user by detecting an impact of the user's finger(s) on a physical surface.
Denis O'Keefe, Aidan Kehoe, Damien O'Sullivan, Fabien Zellweger
Filed: 28 Feb 19
Utility
Multi-host USB hub and docking system
7 Mar 23
A dual-host, USB system comprising a USB hub, a multiplexor (MUX) configured to couple a first host computing device or a second host computing device to a USB hub where each of the first and second host computing device have host-level control of a plurality of USB ports coupled to the USB hub based on which of a first or second input of the MUX is selected.
Joseph Yao-Hua Chu
Filed: 28 Jul 21
Utility
Portable audio device case with power-saving features
28 Feb 23
Disclosed are techniques to improve power consumption of portable audio devices through the use of a plurality of adapters.
Ahmad Shamsoddini, Jeremy Saxton, Hamidreza Niknami, John Chen, Guillaume Mathias
Filed: 29 Jun 20
Utility
Headset with membrane coupling connecting the headband to the earpieces
28 Feb 23
A headset includes an earpiece coupled to a headband with a membrane coupling.
Hsueh Jang Su
Filed: 30 Apr 21
Utility
Dynamic lighting for an audio device
31 Jan 23
In some embodiments, a system comprises a host computing device and an audio device communicatively coupled to the host device and including at least one speaker and a plurality of light emitters.
John Chen
Filed: 30 Apr 21
Utility
Surface classification and sensor tuning for a computer peripheral device
31 Jan 23
A computer peripheral device (e.g., a computer mouse) includes an optical sensor configured to generate optical data corresponding to a surface that the computer peripheral device is placed upon and a processor(s) configured to determine, based on the optical data, a relative displacement of the computer peripheral device along the surface, identify one or more characteristics of the surface based on the optical data; compare the one or more characteristics with one or more corresponding baseline characteristics stored in memory; classify, based on the comparing of the one or more characteristics with one or more corresponding baseline characteristics, a type of the surface; and adjust, based on the classified type of the surface, an aspect of the determination of the relative displacement of the peripheral device or an operation of the optical sensor that alters the generating of the optical data.
Nicolas Chauvin, François Morier
Filed: 12 May 22
Utility
Method and system for detecting peripheral device displacement
31 Jan 23
Methods and systems for determining a displacement of a peripheral device are provided.
Nicolas Chauvin, Francois Morier, Helmut Grabner
Filed: 27 May 21