发明名称 |
Paintbrush stylus for capacitive touch sensor pad |
摘要 |
A proximity sensor system includes a touch-sensor pad with a sensor matrix array having a characteristic capacitance on horizontal and vertical conductors connected to sensor pads. The capacitance changes as a function of the proximity of an object or objects to the sensor matrix. The change in capacitance of each node in both the X and Y directions of the matrix due to the approach of an object is converted to a set of voltages in the X and Y directions. These voltages are processed by circuitry to develop electrical signals representative of the centroid of the profile of the object, i.e, its position in the X and Y dimensions. Noise reduction and background level setting techniques inherently available in the architecture are employed. A conductive paintbrush-type stylus is used to produce paint-like strokes on a display associated with the touch-sensor pad.
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申请公布号 |
US5488204(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1996.01.30 |
申请号 |
US19940324438 |
申请日期 |
1994.10.17 |
申请人 |
SYNAPTICS, INCORPORATED |
发明人 |
MEAD, CARVER A.;WOLF, RALPH;ALLEN, TIMOTHY P. |
分类号 |
G06F3/023;G06F3/033;G06F3/041;G06F3/044;G06F3/048;(IPC1-7):G08C21/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/023 |
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