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Closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detector

US8259076B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 16, 2005
Grant dateSep 4, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/0339
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses an object position detector. The object position detector comprises a touch sensor formed as a closed loop and having a physical constraint formed on an upper surface of the touch sensor and coextensive with the closed loop. The touch sensor is configured to sense motion of an object proximate to the closed loop. The object position detector also comprises a processor coupled to the touch sensor and is programmed to generate an action in response to the motion on the touch sensor.

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