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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2021
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ce Zhang, Redmond, WA (US);
Geng Ye, San Jose, CA (US);
Bruno Cendon Martin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jennifer Davis-Wilson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kyle Marcolini, Seattle, WA (US);
Vitaliy Alexeev, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for touch pad sensors that are further operative as antennas, are disclosed. One apparatus includes a plurality of touch sensors, a controller, and a radio. The controller is operative to receive sensed signals of the plurality of touch sensors, and provide controls of the apparatus in response to the receive sensed signals of the plurality of touch sensors. The radio is operative to wirelessly communicate with an external wireless device. One or more conductive lines electrically connect the radio with one or more of the plurality of touch sensors, wherein the plurality of touch sensors operate as one or more antennas for facilitating the wireless communication.