Cluster sensor
US10831319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04105
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sensor for detecting and distinguishing between increasing and decreasing proximity of a pointing element, touch by a pointing element, pressure applied by a pointing element, stretching (and/or other deformation) of the sensor, and any of the above while stretching and/or otherwise deforming the sensor. The sensor may comprise a cluster sensor unit having a first sensor and a second sensor wherein the first sensor has a higher ratio of distal flux to proximate flux as compared to the second sensor. With this flux characteristic, the first sensor is relatively more sensitive (as compared to the second sensor) to proximity of a pointing element, while the second sensor is relatively more sensitive (as compared to the first sensor) to force and/or pressure applied by the pointing element.
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