IDENTIFICATION AND DATA INTERCHANGE SYSTEM HAVING A PORTABLE CAPACITIVE DEVICE AND A CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN

• US 20160103527A1
• Filed: 10/08/2015
• Published: 04/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thales SA
• Original Assignee: Thales SA
• Inventors: DOMINICI, Johanna, CONI, Philippe, ABADIE, Jean-Christophe
• Application Number:
  US14/879,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20160103527A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04102 Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04162 for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0441 using active external devices, e.g. active pens, for receiving changes in electrical potential transmitted by the digitiser, e.g. tablet driving signals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0442 using active external devices, e.g. active pens, for transmitting changes in electrical potential to be received by the digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1365 Matching; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/22 Capacitive coupling

Abstract

The general field of the invention is that of systems having a capacitive touch screen. The system according to the invention has a portable capacitive device that is intended, in operational mode, to be carried by a user. The touch screen operates at at least one first frequency. The system operates according to at least one first identification mode in which the portable device has transmission means for transmitting a first periodic analogue signal that is transmitted at a second frequency, referred to as “identification” frequency, that is different from the first frequency, said frequency being in a range of frequencies that are transmitted by the human body, said first signal being unique and associated with the user. The portable touch screen has first means for detecting and identifying said first signal and second means for authorizing or denying access to predetermined applications of the touch screen, which are dependent on the identification of the user. Other modes of operation of the system are possible.

Claims

1. An identification and data interchange system having a portable capacitive device and a capacitive touch screen, said portable capacitive device being intended, in operational mode, to be carried by a user, the touch screen operating at least one first frequency,

wherein said system operates according to at least one first identification mode,

the portable device having at least transmission means for transmitting a first periodic analogue signal, said first signal being transmitted at least one second frequency, referred to as “

identification”

frequency, said second frequency being different from the first frequency, said frequency being in a range of frequencies that are transmitted by the human body, said first signal being unique and associated with the user;

the portable touch screen having first means for detecting and identifying said first signal and second means for authorizing or denying access to predetermined applications of the touch screen, which are dependent on the identification of the user;

the various frequencies transmitted by the portable capacitive device and/or the capacitive touch screen being orthogonal.

2. The identification and data interchange system according to claim 1, wherein the system operates according to at least one second digital data interchange mode,

the portable device having means for transmitting a second periodic analogue signal that is representative of first digital data, said second signal being transmitted at least one frequency that is different from the first frequency, and means for receiving and analysing a third received signal from the touch screen that is representative of second digital data, said third signal being transmitted at least one frequency that is different from the first frequency;

the capacitive touch screen having means for receiving and analysing the second signal and means for transmitting the third signal.

3. The identification and data interchange system according to claim 1, wherein the portable capacitive device has its own earthing means.

4. The identification and data interchange system according to claim 1, wherein the portable capacitive device has at least one sensor for analysing at least one vital parameter of the user and in that the capacitive touch screen has at least one specific application, which is dependent on said vital parameter.

5. The identification and data interchange system according to claim 1, wherein the portable capacitive device has haptic or visual means for interaction with the user.

6. The identification and data interchange system according to claim 1, wherein the portable capacitive device has means for interacting with a position and/or orientation detection system, which are designed to detect its position in relation to a known reference frame.

7. The identification and data interchange system according to claim 1, wherein the portable capacitive device has means for interacting with an oculometer, which are designed to detect the direction in which the user is looking.

8. The identification and data interchange system according to claim 1, wherein the portable capacitive device has means for interchanging data with at least one second capacitive touch screen.

9. The identification and data interchange system according to claim 1, wherein the portable capacitive device has a rechargeable battery.

10. The identification and data interchange system according to claim 1, wherein the portable capacitive device is in the form of a ring that is intended to be worn on the wrist or on the finger of the user.

11. The identification and data interchange system according to claim 1, wherein the portable capacitive device is in the form of a stylus or pen.