Multi-touch and single touch detection
US8289289B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04104
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An input device comprises a touch sensitive sensor operative to sense finger touch, a detection unit controllable to apply a single touch detection method over at least one area of the touch sensitive sensor and a multi-touch detection method over at least one other area of same touch sensitive sensor, and a controller operative to set the areas of single touch and multi-touch detection.
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