Erik J Anderson

US Patent:

7667468, Feb 23, 2010

Filed:

Jul 24, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/880963

Inventors:

Erik Anderson - Shoreline WA, US

Assignee:

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G01R 27/26

US Classification:

324676, 324678, 324679

Abstract:

A capacitive sensor with ratiometric voltage references includes a voltage source, a charge transfer switch, an integrating capacitor, and a comparator. The voltage source is configured to generate a first voltage reference and a second voltage reference in response to a supply voltage, where the first voltage reference changes proportionally to the second voltage reference in response to a change in the supply voltage. The charge transfer switch is coupled to the integrating capacitor to distribute charge between a sensing capacitor and the integrating capacitor, where the charge is accumulated in response to the first voltage reference. The comparator is coupled to the second voltage reference and the integrating capacitor to compare a voltage on the integrating capacitor against the second voltage reference.

US Patent:

8125445, Feb 28, 2012

Filed:

Jan 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/011403

Inventors:

Erik Anderson - Lynnwood WA, US

Assignee:

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G09G 5/08

US Classification:

345157, 178 1806, 345167, 345184

Abstract:

Systems and methods for horizontal capacitively sensed pointing devices. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention capacitively sense planar movement with structures that are substantially perpendicular to the plane of movement. In accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, a sensing mechanism for a pointing device operable to accept movement in a plane includes structures of the mechanism that are substantially perpendicular to the plane. The structures may include a parallel plate capacitor.

US Patent:

8195799, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Oct 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/281632

Inventors:

Erik Ossian Anderson - Tumwater WA, US
Wade Andrew Pfeiffer - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

SHTC Holdings LLC - Montesano WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224, 709203, 709217, 709218, 709223, 709230, 709231

Abstract:

A method and apparatus to compare a control article against a test article to support a product or service is disclosed. A client indicates a selection of the test article to be compared with the control article. The articles are fed to multiple end users in response to requests from the end users. The requests or responses are tracked to determine whether the control article or test article has more negative or positive responses. The control article may then be replaced with the test article as a primary article to support the product or service if the test article has a predetermined amount of positive or negative responses when compared with the control article to increase efficiency in supporting the product or service.

US Patent:

20020120660, Aug 29, 2002

Filed:

Feb 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/795873

Inventors:

Russell Hay - Kirkland WA, US
Erik Anderson - North Bend WA, US
Ryan Kraay - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/163
G06F009/00
G06F015/16
G06F009/54

US Classification:

709/100000, 709/310000, 709/106000

Abstract:

One embodiment of the present invention provides a mechanism that associates a virtual server identifier with a process in an operating system, wherein the operating system supports multiple virtual servers running within multiple virtual environments. Upon receiving a call to an operating system function from the process, the system looks up an identifier for a virtual server associated with the process. If the identifier exists, the system uses the identifier in performing the operating system function, so that the operating system function accesses only objects defined within a virtual environment associated with the virtual server, and does not access objects defined outside the virtual environment In one embodiment of the present invention, the system receives a command to initialize a new process. If the new process is being initialized within a target virtual environment associated with a target virtual server, the system assigns an identifier for the target virtual server to the new process.

US Patent:

20120049869, Mar 1, 2012

Filed:

Aug 24, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/216556

Inventors:

Victor Kremin - Lviv, UA
Erik Anderson - Shoreline WA, US

Assignee:

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G01R 27/26

US Classification:

324679, 324658

Abstract:

A capacitance sensing system can include a noise detector coupled to a capacitance sensing network that generates a noise detect signal in response to noise; a delay circuit coupled to generate at least two different delayed sense signals in response to outputs from the capacitance sensing network; and a switch circuit that selectively outputs one of the delayed sense signals in response to the noise detect signal. Particular embodiments can include selectively discarding discrete analog samples of a capacitance signal when noise is detected in such a sample.

US Patent:

20120256869, Oct 11, 2012

Filed:

Sep 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/249514

Inventors:

Paul Walsh - Blackrock, IE
Hans W. Klein - Pleasanton CA, US
Keith O'Donoghue - Ballyvolane, IE
Erik Anderson - Shoreline WA, US
Erhan Hancioglu - Bothell WA, US
Gajender Rohilla - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/044
G06G 7/184
G06G 7/18

US Classification:

345174, 327336, 327337, 327345

Abstract:

An active integrator for sensing capacitance of a touch sense array is disclosed. The active integrator is configured to receive from the touch sense array a response signal having a positive portion and a negative portion. The response signal is representative of a presence or an absence of a conductive object on the touch sense array. The active integrator is configured to continuously integrate the response signal.

US Patent:

20120278696, Nov 1, 2012

Filed:

Apr 27, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/094859

Inventors:

Kathy Carper - Redmond WA, US
Phil Cupp - Sammamish WA, US
Erik Daniel Anderson - Redmond WA, US
Markus Mielke - Redmond WA, US
Alex Mogilevsky - Bellevue WA, US
Rossen Atanassov - Bellevue WA, US
Eugene Veselov - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715234, 715246

Abstract:

Presentation of accessible content is in accordance with a grid established by rules independent of the content. Different rules establish different grids utilizable with the same content, thereby enabling proper formatting across a wide range of devices and displays. The rules provide for fixed size and auto sized column widths and row heights. Additionally, the rules provide for column widths and row heights size based on fractional weighting of the remaining space after the fixed size and auto sized grid members are accounted for. The grid establishes a coordinate system onto which content is “hung” by aligning an aspect of the content with a coordinate point. Content is hung by reference to its beginning, its end, its center point, or, alternatively, content can be specified to be stretched to fit the width of the column and the height of the row with which it is associated.

US Patent:

20130044123, Feb 21, 2013

Filed:

Aug 16, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/210381

Inventors:

Harshit Shah - Bothell WA, US
Erik Daniel Anderson - Redmond WA, US
Veljko Miljanic - Seattle WA, US
Fei Xiong - Redmond WA, US
Paul Stephen Gildea - Seattle WA, US
Kevin Welton - Redmond WA, US
Markus Mielke - Redmond WA, US
Sebastian Poulose - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06T 11/40

US Classification:

345594

Abstract:

Techniques involving dynamic colorization of graphical user interfaces. One representative technique includes enabling a user to specify colors in which user interface elements will be colored in an application. An application colorization service is initiated in response to the user specification of the colors, which is used at least to obtain the colors specified by the user, and to create bitmap images of the application's user interface elements using the user-specified colors. A bitmap image output location is made accessible to the application to enable the application to retrieve the created bitmap images, and present the application using the application user interface elements having the user-specified colors.