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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2014
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Suwon, Gyeong gi-Do, KR;
Ernest Rehmi Post, San Jose, CA (US);
Olivier Bau, San Francisco, CA (US);
Iliya Tsekov, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sajid Sadi, San Jose, CA (US);
Mike Digman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vatche Attarian, San Jose, CA (US);
Sergi Consul, San Jose, CA (US);
Cody Wortham, Mountain View, CA (US);
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
In particular embodiments, an apparatus includes a single electrode configured to passively receive a charge displacement and a change in characteristics of electromagnetic signals in an environment. The apparatus further includes a touch sensor, coupled to the single electrode, configured to detect a first input based on the charge displacement, and a second input based on the change in characteristics of electromagnetic signals in the environment.