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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Nicolas Villar, Cambridge, GB;
Haiyan Zhang, Cambridge, GB;
Greg Saul, Cambridge, GB;
Daniel Cletheroe, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/046 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/046 (2013.01); G06K 7/10376 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2258 (2013.01); H01Q 1/52 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-modal sensing surface comprises two overlaid arrays: a capacitive sensing electrode array and an array of RF antennas. A first sensing module is coupled to the capacitive sensing electrode array and is configured to detect both an increase and a decrease of capacitance between electrodes in the array. A second sensing module is coupled to the array of RF antennas and is configured to selectively tune and detune one or more of the RF antennas in the array of RF antennas.