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Touch detection at bezel edge

US9477331B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2014
Grant dateOct 25, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04108
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This relates to a method of extrapolating proximity information to generate a border column or row of touch nodes (also known as touch pixels) and then fitting an ellipse to the contact patch including the extrapolated border touch nodes. Additionally, a contact can be identified as a thumb based on both its major axis and its distance to an edge of the touch sensing surface.

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