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Multi-touch and single touch detection

US8441458B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims

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Assignee

N-trig Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Ori Rimon · Nes Ziona, IL
Haim Perski · Hod HaSharon, IL
Amihai Ben-David · Caesarea, IL
Rafi Zachut · Rishon LeZion, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 18, 2012
Grant date	May 14, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2203/04104
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input device includes a touch sensitive sensor operative to detect finger touch, a controller for controlling the touch sensitive sensor, the controller operative to set at least one area of the touch sensitive sensor for sampling output with a single touch sampling method and to set at least one other area of the touch sensitive sensor for sampling output with a multi-touch sampling method, wherein the multi-touch sampling method is other than a single touch sampling method, and a detection unit of the touch sensitive sensor controllable to apply the single touch sampling method over the at least one area of the touch sensitive sensor and to apply the multi-touch sampling method over the at least one other area of same touch sensitive sensor.

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