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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2013
Ncr Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Grant A. McNicoll, Angus, GB;
NCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A keypad is described. The keypad comprises: a keypad housing defining a plurality of key apertures; a plurality of physical keys, each physical key located in a respective key aperture and being moveable with respect to the key aperture; and a non-contact (for example, capacitive) sensing layer located beneath the plurality of keys. A touch controller is coupled to the capacitive sensing layer and is operable to ascertain a touch location corresponding to a depressed key. A cryptographic controller may be provided in communication with the touch controller and is operable to interpret the touch location.
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