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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Attma Sharma, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H03K 17/955 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H03K 17/955 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04108 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04111 (2013.01);
Abstract
A proximity-activated gesture circuit includes an activation receiver electrode, a transmitter electrode, additional receiver electrodes, a control circuit, and a signal processor circuit. The control circuit is configured to activate the transmitter electrode and additional receiver electrodes when a capacitance measurement by the activation receiver electrode reaches a threshold. The signal processor circuit is configured to interpret measurements from the additional receiver electrodes as a gesture.