Synchronous timed orthogonal measurement pattern for multi-touch sensing on a touchpad
US9058082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04808
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for detecting multiple objects on a touchpad having a grid of orthogonal electrodes, wherein all drive electrodes are simultaneously stimulated, and then frequency or electrode coding is used to separate each electrode junction and produce a capacitance image of the touchpad surface in a single measurement sequence.
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