Determining handedness on multi-element capacitive devices
US10678381B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0443
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is provided for identifying shadow regions on a multi-element capacitive input device such as a smart phone, and in particular using analysis of shadow regions, where the user may not be in direct contact with the device, to identify more accurately the area on the device the user is selecting, the hand, left or right, used to do the selecting and to identify the user using the device.
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