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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Donghee Seok, Suwon-si, KR;
Gideok Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Jong Bok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
HeeJin Ro, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a touch control device comprising at least two modules. A touch control device includes a submodule having a first housing, a first sensor electrode formed on at least one face of the first housing, and a first sensor integrated circuit (IC) detecting a change in permittivity of the first sensor electrode, and a main module having a second housing detachably coupled to the first housing, a second sensor electrode formed at least one face of the second housing, a second sensor IC detecting a change in permittivity of the second sensor electrode, a power supplier provided to supply power to the submodule, a communication module provided to communicate with an external device, and a controller configured to control the external device based on the change in permittivity of the second sensor IC.