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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Erik Gosuinus Petrus Schuijers, Breda, NL;
Bjorn Nicolaas Servatius Vlaskamp, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for improving the measurement of the timing of touches of a touch screen. In an embodiment a method of determining a time at which a user touched a touch screen of an electronic device comprises obtaining () a touch signal generated by the touch screen for a first time period, the touch signal indicating when the user touched the touch screen during the first time period; obtaining () a sensor signal generated by a first sensor for at least the first time period, the sensor signal comprising a first signal component corresponding to a measurement by the first sensor of the user making contact with the touch screen; using () the touch signal to identify a time window in the sensor signal containing the first signal component; and processing () the windowed sensor signal to determine the timing of the first signal component in the sensor signal.