Inventor

WOOLLEY RICHARD D

US16 patents

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CIRQUE CORP

11 patents

US5914708AJun 22, 1999

Computer input stylus method and apparatus

CIRQUE CORP382 citations93

US7564449B2Jul 21, 2009

Method of scrolling that is activated by touchdown in a predefined location on a touchpad that recognizes gestures for controlling scrolling functions

CIRQUE CORP32 citations89

US7817145B2Oct 19, 2010

Method and system for performing scrolling by movement of a pointing object in a curvilinear path on a touchpad

CIRQUE CORP9 citations82

US9703435B2Jul 11, 2017

Touchpad combined with a display and having proximity and touch sensing capabilities to enable different functions or interfaces to be displayed

CIRQUE CORP8 citations80

US10928911B2Feb 23, 2021

Movement capability for buttonless touchpads and forcepads

CIRQUE CORP0 citations62

US9395852B2Jul 19, 2016

Method for distinguishing between edge swipe gestures that enter a touch sensor from an edge and other similar but non-edge swipe actions

CIRQUE CORP2 citations54

US10719161B2Jul 21, 2020

Method of detecting and tracking multiple objects on a touchpad using a data collection algorithm that only detects an outer edge of the objects and then assumes that the outer edges define a single large object

CIRQUE CORP1 citations50

US9886131B2Feb 6, 2018

Determining what input to accept by a touch sensor after intentional and accidental lift-off and slide-off when gesturing or performing a function

CIRQUE CORP1 citations42

WOOLLEY RICHARD D

2 patents

US8933892B2Jan 13, 2015

Touchpad combined with a display and having proximity and touch sensing capabilities to enable different functions or interfaces to be displayed

WOOLLEY RICHARD D19 citations86

US8456446B2Jun 4, 2013

Visual clarity of a substantially transparent touchpad

WOOLLEY RICHARD D0 citations38

TAYLOR DAVID

1 patent

US8284166B2Oct 9, 2012

Method of detecting and tracking multiple objects on a touchpad using a data collection algorithm that only detects an outer edge of the objects and then assumes that the outer edges define a single large object

TAYLOR DAVID8 citations81

CLIFTON TREVOR C

1 patent

US9213426B2Dec 15, 2015

Reenable delay of a touchpad or touch screen to prevent erroneous input when typing

CLIFTON TREVOR C16 citations76

HILL JARED C

1 patent

US8614681B2Dec 24, 2013

Multitouch input to touchpad derived from positive slope detection data

HILL JARED C3 citations53

WOOLLEY RICHARD D

CIRQUE CORP

Computer input stylus method and apparatus

Method of scrolling that is activated by touchdown in a predefined location on a touchpad that recognizes gestures for controlling scrolling functions

Method and system for performing scrolling by movement of a pointing object in a curvilinear path on a touchpad

Touchpad combined with a display and having proximity and touch sensing capabilities to enable different functions or interfaces to be displayed

Movement capability for buttonless touchpads and forcepads

Method for distinguishing between edge swipe gestures that enter a touch sensor from an edge and other similar but non-edge swipe actions

Dynamic suspension and passive haptic feedback for touch sensors

Movement capability for buttonless touchpads and forcepads

Method for reducing latency when using multi-touch gesture on touchpad

Method of detecting and tracking multiple objects on a touchpad using a data collection algorithm that only detects an outer edge of the objects and then assumes that the outer edges define a single large object

Determining what input to accept by a touch sensor after intentional and accidental lift-off and slide-off when gesturing or performing a function

WOOLLEY RICHARD D

Touchpad combined with a display and having proximity and touch sensing capabilities to enable different functions or interfaces to be displayed

Visual clarity of a substantially transparent touchpad

TAYLOR DAVID

Method of detecting and tracking multiple objects on a touchpad using a data collection algorithm that only detects an outer edge of the objects and then assumes that the outer edges define a single large object

CLIFTON TREVOR C

Reenable delay of a touchpad or touch screen to prevent erroneous input when typing

HILL JARED C

Multitouch input to touchpad derived from positive slope detection data