TABLET COMPUTER SCREEN & MOBILE PHONE SCREEN TO DIGITAL I/O CONVERTER

• US 20160147358A1
• Filed: 11/25/2014
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Dennis Kennedy
• Original Assignee: Robert Dennis Kennedy
• Inventors: Kennedy, Robert Dennis
• Granted Patent: US 9,720,539 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0393 Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads

Abstract

An adapter that fits to a touchscreen of a tablet computer or mobile phone enabling input and output to and from the device. Output is achieved by a plurality of phototransistors arranged in a matrix which interpret a plurality of video image dots, squares or groups of pixels on the tablet computer or mobile phone touchscreen converting them to 1s (ones) or 0s (zeroes).

Input is achieved by a plurality of conductors which are selectively electrified by control electronics to a charge sufficient to disrupt the field or capacitance of the touchscreen finger tip sense at a plurality of locations on the screen. A program(s) on the tablet computer or mobile phone interprets the electronically controlled touches as data.

Claims

1. A mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter that receives and transmits continuously variable input and output signals that are input to a mobile phone or tablet computer and output from a mobile phone or tablet computer, said signals each corresponding to one of:

a discrete digital signal, an analog signal, a bus read, a bus write, information, output command information, or input status information, wherein the signals are concurrently transferred without using a central/master or host computer into and out of at least one mobile phone or tablet computer, the converter comprising;

an output converter consisting of a plurality of phototransistors, an associated or integrated electronic circuit, and programs which convert a plurality of pixels, dots or squares on a touchscreen of the mobile phone or tablet computer to output signals output from the mobile phone or tablet computer; and

an input converter consisting of a plurality of conductor bodies or pluralities of conductor body groupings and an associated or integrated electronic circuit that converts received input signals to the mobile phone or tablet computer by using conductor bodies which are selectively electrified, wherein a flow of electrons is initiated to a conductor body of a specific shape with the flow of electrons further allowed to flow in series to a second conductor body of a different shape, wherein the electric field of the touchscreen is disrupted, which rapidly triggers a single simulated finger touch or no touch on the mobile phone or tablet computer touchscreen, wherein continuous streams of several simulated finger touches may be generated on an individual touchscreen by electrifying pluralities of conductor bodies in series, which then are converted by programs on the mobile phone or tablet computer to a plurality of input signals into the mobile phone or tablet computer concurrent with any other mobile phones or tablet computers with the same input and output converter and connected to the same bus or wireless connection.

3. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein the phototransitor matrix used for output and conductor bodies used for input are constructed of translucent or clear material, which adheres to the mobile phone or tablet computer touchscreen, wherein the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter is used for continuous monitoring of a plurality of input points and continuous control of a plurality of output points concurrent with any other mobile phones or tablet computers with the same input and output converter and connected to the same bus or wireless connection.

5. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein a plurality of mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converters receive and transmit continuously variable input and output signals that are input to a plurality of mobile phones or tablet computers and output from a plurality of mobile phones or tablet computers wherein scalable real-time guaranteed response times are achieved by synchronization, wherein each mobile phone and tablet computer program does not proceed past a software barrier until each program has reached its respective barrier communicating via discrete signals, via bus or wireless.

6. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein the input converter conductor bodies have at least one integrated electromagnet, which when active draw the conductor bodies toward the touchscreen surface to a magnetic material appendage or magnetic parts manufactured into a mobile phone or tablet computer securely clamping an input and output computer to the touchscreen of a mobile phone or tablet computer.

7. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein a phototransitor matrix used for output and conductor bodies used for input are integrated with neodymium or have a neodymium appendage, wherein magnetism in the neodymium pulls a mobile phone or tablet computer touchscreen against the converter by attractive forces between the converter and existing magnetic parts or a magnetic appendage of the mobile phone or tablet computer, wherein the converter has a releasing mechanical action, electromechanical action, hydraulic action, flow reversal of vacuum to pressurized air, or an air bag which when inflated, separates mobile phone or tablet computer from magnetic clamping force.

8. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein the phototransistor matrix used for output and conductor bodies used for input are integrated as part of a small ornament which can be worn on a bracelet or chain with unique form or shape functioning at least as a simple security key or at the most a complex cypher key (herein-after referred to as a converter charm key) to enable the mobile phone or tablet computer to operate or software on the mobile phone or tablet computer to operate, wherein an adhesive or neodymium (or other magnetic) composition of the input and output converter is used to attach the converter charm key to a mobile phone or tablet computer touchscreen surface or mobile phone or tablet computer appendage or screw threads manufactured into or appended to the mobile phone or tablet computer allowing the converter charm key to twist downward onto the surface of a mobile phone or tablet computer touchscreen to hold the converter charm key to the mobile phone or tablet computer or to an appendage of the mobile phone or tablet computer or a software displayed aiming point on the touchscreen and functioning as a security key to allow the mobile phone or tablet computer to function or software on a mobile phone or tablet computer to function.

9. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein each conductor body has at least one vacuum orifice nearby in recessed channels around the conductor body, which when active draw the conductor body toward the touchscreen surface effectively clamping to the touchscreen of a mobile phone or tablet computer mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter, wherein the converter has a releasing mechanical action, electromechanical action, hydraulic action, flow reversal of vacuum to pressurized air, or an air bag which when inflated, separates the mobile phone or tablet computer from the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter.

10. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter is secured with an expandable tubing constructed in a web or skeletal form, which under normal conditions squeezes tightly around a mobile phone or tablet computer but when inflated expands in size and releases the mobile phone or tablet computer for removal or insertion.

11. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein the validity of input is checked for correctness as it flows continuously into and out of each mobile phone or tablet computer via an exclusive or (xor) comparison logic circuit coupled between an input converter and an output converter, wherein the overall integrity of the input and output are checked for correctness and software adapts to not use failing parts of the converter but continues to operate, wherein the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter adapt to various dimensions of touchscreens.

12. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein the output converter phototransistors locations used can be configured robotically or algorithmically by said mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter from a plurality of phototransistors and input converter conductor body locations used can be configured robotically or algorithmically by said mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter, wherein small conductor bodies are combined by gated paths between them including light or photo activated gates between the conductor bodies to form larger conductor body shapes which can be configured from the plurality of smaller conductor bodies, wherein software automatically changes said larger shapes and their locations for adaptation during operation.

13. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter is pressed against the mobile phone or tablet computer touchscreen by a plurality of bristles on the inside back of an enclosure facing toward the back of the mobile phone and tablet computer allowing the mobile phone to slide into and out of the enclosure but pressing the mobile phone touchscreen or tablet touchscreen against the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter.

14. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter are combined with an enclosure, wherein clamping is achieved by spring loaded force, mechanical action, electromechanical action, hydraulic action, vacuum, magnetism, electromagnetism, bristles, expandable tubing, an elastic sleeve, or an air bag which when inflated or deflated clamps the mobile phone or tablet computer touchscreen against the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter, wherein the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter has a releasing mechanical action, electromechanical action, hydraulic action, a change in magnetic force, flow reversal of vacuum to pressurized air, inflation of expandable tubing, or an air bag which when inflated or deflated separates the mobile phone or tablet computer from clamping force for insertion or removal.

15. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 14, wherein the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter is an enclosure with at least one slot on top, wherein a lever on the side when pressed down draws the mobile phone or tablet into a slot while clamping the mobile phone touchscreen or tablet computer touchscreen to the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter.

16. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein said mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter is flexible and can adapt to varying contour or radii of curvature or warped surfaces used on watch devices, mobile computing devices, mobile phones, handheld computers, tablet computers and touch sensing device or electric field characteristic change sensing device, or field anomoly sensing device, wherein the contour, radius of curvature, warp is used to enable software running on said watch devices, mobile computing devices, mobile phones, handheld computers, tablet computers and touch sensing device or electric field characteristic change sensing device, or field anomoly sensing device or to enable said watch devices, mobile computing devices, mobile phones, handheld computers, tablet computers and touch sensing device or electric field characteristic change sensing device, or field anomoly sensing device.

17. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein a mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter is clamped to the mobile phone or tablet computer with magnetic force, vacuum force, air force(pneumatic force), electromechanical force, mechanical force, hydraulic force, screw threads, wherein the converter has a releasing mechanical action, electromechanical action, hydraulic action, flow reversal of vacuum to pressurized air, or an air bag which when inflated, separates mobile phone or tablet computer from the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter.

18. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein said mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter combined with the mobile phone or tablet computer or a mobile computing device comprise a multi-corder (hereinafter referred to as multi-corder) comprisin a sensor array, remote probes, applications software for data logging, trend analysis, and diagnostics.

19. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 1 or claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein it is manufactured as part of said mobile computing device including tablet computers, mobile phones, watches and bracelets, wherein said mobile device touch sensing is switched to a very sensitive mode allowing smaller and quicker anomalous simulated touches to be sensed wherein the mobile device can be commanded or changed to this sensitive mode to operate at high speed and large bandwidths, wherein at least the touchscreen present has at least one additional sensitive mode and at most a dedicated area for high sensitivity or areas of the touchscreen with varying sensitivities.

2. A mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter that receives and transmits continuously variable input and output signals that are input to a mobile phone or tablet computer and output from a mobile phone or tablet computer, said signals each corresponding to one of:

a discrete digital signal, an analog signal, a bus read, a bus write, information, output command information, or input status information, wherein the signals are concurrently transferred without using a central/master or host computer into and out of at least one mobile phone or tablet computer, the converter comprising;

an output converter consisting of a plurality of photo transistors, an associated or integrated electronic circuit, and programs which convert a plurality of pixels, dots or squares on a touchscreen of the mobile phone or tablet computer to output signals output from the mobile phone or tablet computer; and

an input converter consisting of a plurality of conductor bodies or pluralities of conductor body groupings and an associated or integrated electronic circuit that converts received input signals to the mobile phone or tablet computer by using conductor bodies which are selectively electrified, which rapidly triggers a single simulated finger touch or no touch on the mobile phone or tablet computer touchscreen, wherein continuous streams of several simulated finger touches may be generated on an individual touchscreen simultaneously by electrifying pluralities of conductor bodies simultaneously which then are converted by programs on the mobile phone or tablet computer to a plurality of input signals into the mobile phone or tablet computer, wherein the phototransistor matrix used for output and conductor bodies used for input are an elastic sleeve, which squeezes the mobile phone or tablet computer providing a clamping force to press a mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter against the touchscreen of a mobile phone or tablet computer, wherein the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter is used for continuous monitoring of a plurality of input points, and continuous control of a plurality of output points concurrent with any other mobile phones or tablet computers with input and output converter and connected to the same bus or wireless connection.

20. The mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converter of claim 2 without said sleeve, wherein said continuous monitoring and said continuous control continues when a mobile phone or tablet computer or watch or other mobile computing device is removed from the system, wherein said electronic circuits of the input converter and said electronic circuits of the output converter continue monitoring and control function without said removed mobile phone or tablet computer or watch or other mobile computing device or without any said mobile phone or tablet computer or watch or other mobile computing device in the system, wherein a tablet computer or mobile phone, watch or other mobile computing device can be used to download configuration and software into the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output computer or to upload data or software into the mobile phone or tablet computer or watch or other mobile computing device.

4. A plurality of mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converters that receive and transmit continuously variable input and output signals that are input to a plurality of mobile phones or tablet computers and output from a plurality of mobile phones or tablet computers, said signals each corresponding to one of:

a discrete digital signal, an analog signal, a bus read, a bus write, information, output command information, or input status information, wherein the signals are concurrently transferred without using a central/master or host computer into and out of the plurality of mobile phones or tablet computers, each of the converters comprising;

an output converter consisting of a plurality of photo transistors, an associated or integrated electronic circuit, and programs which convert a plurality of pixels, dots or squares on a touchscreen of a corresponding mobile phone or tablet computer to output signals output from the corresponding mobile phone or tablet computer; and

an input converter consisting of a plurality of conductor bodies or pluralities of conductor body groupings and an associated or integrated electronic circuit that converts received input signals to the corresponding mobile phone or tablet computer by using conductor bodies which are selectively electrified, which rapidly triggers a single simulated finger touch or no touch on the corresponding mobile phone or tablet computer touchscreen, wherein continuous streams of several simulated finger touches may be generated on an individual touchscreen simultaneously by electrifying pluralities of conductor bodies simultaneously which then are converted by programs on each mobile phone or tablet computer to a plurality of input signals into each mobile phone or tablet computer, comprising a rack of a plurality of slots present to align the faces of the plurality of tablet computers and mobile phones and allow the plurality of mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converters to communicate, wherein the mobile phone and tablet computer input and output converters are used for continuous monitoring of a plurality of input signals and continuous control of a plurality of output signals concurrent with any other mobile phones or tablet computers with the same input and output converters and connected to the same bus or wireless connection.