Identification device of a manual action on a surface, in particular for a timeplace
US6184871A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04G21/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Device arranged to identify a manual action on a surface performed by a finger (32), comprising a set of sensors (41) each actuable by the finger so as to create a variation of an electrical quantity, these sensors being respectively arranged within a corresponding set of determined zones of the surface. The device further comprises first detection means (42) for detecting, amongst a subset of said sensors (41) which are activated simultaneously, that actuated sensor representing the greatest variation of the electrical quantity.
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