Input device configuration having capacitive and pressure sensors
US10228770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/960785
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Input device configurations are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a sensor substrate having one or more conductors and a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate. The flexible contact layer is configured to flex to contact the sensor substrate to initiate an input of a computing device. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a capacitive sensor assembly arranged in an array that is configured to detect a location of an object that is proximal to a respective capacitive sensor of the capacitive sensor assembly and a pressure sensitive sensor assembly including a plurality of pressure sensitive sensor nodes that are configured to detect an amount of pressure applied by the object against a respective pressure sensitive sensor node of the pressure sensitive sensor assembly.
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