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Tactile device with force sensitive touch input surface

US8169332B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2009
Grant dateMay 1, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0418
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tactile device includes a touch input surface in any number of forms including a force sensitive touch screen. In this embodiment a cover captures a transparent screen located on capacitive sensors. Touching the screen produces signals from each sensor that can be combined to identify the location of the touch and the force exerted by that touch.

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