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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Sai Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ari Y. Benbasat, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Touch input processing for touch-sensitive devices can be used to filter unintended contact detected on a touch-sensitive surface. Moist or wet fabrics on the edge of a touch-sensitive surface can be erroneously be detected as touch input and degrade touch performance. In some examples, input paths can be classified as touch paths or non-touch paths (corresponding to wet fabrics). Non-touch paths can be filtered out to avoid unintended input to a touch-sensitive device. Classifying paths can improve touch performance in environments where a wet fabric may come in contact with the edge of the touch-sensitive surface. In some examples, paths can be classified as touch paths or non-touch paths based on characteristics of edge touch nodes. In some examples, paths can be classified as touch paths or non-touch paths based on a determined state.