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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
May. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
David L. Graumann, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mechanism is described for employing and facilitating a thumb sensor at a computing device. A method of embodiments of the invention includes extending a touch panel of a computing device into a flap of the touch panel to be used as a side sensor of the computing device, and sensing a use of the side sensor, the use including touching of the side sensor by a user, where sensing may include detecting a change at one or more intersecting points of a plurality of intersecting points of conductive lines. The method may further include facilitating an action in response to the use of the side sensor.