Position sensing computer input device
US5365461A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B7/004
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A position sensing computer input device including a sensor with a sensing surface including a conductive sheet on which a human touch and the touch of an inanimate object may both be sensed. The device is able to discriminate between the two types of touch for allowing input with at least one of an inanimate object and a human touch.
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