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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2020
Cambridge Touch Technologies Ltd., Cambridge, GB;
Arokia Nathan, Cambridge, GB;
Michael Astley, Cambridge, GB;
Constantinos Tsangarides, Cambridge, GB;
Paridhi Sharma, Cambridge, GB;
Riccardo Micci, Haddenham, GB;
Xiang Cheng, Cambridge, GB;
Jiahao Li, Cambridge, GB;
Cambridge Touch Technologies Ltd., Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
An apparatus () is described which includes a touch panel (). The touch panel () includes a layer of piezoelectric material () disposed between a number of sensing electrodes () and at least one counter electrode (). The apparatus () also includes a touch controller () connected to the touch panel (). The touch controller () is configured to determine, in response to receiving piezoelectric signals () from one or more of the sensing electrodes (), a location () and an applied force () corresponding to a user interaction () with the touch panel (). The touch controller () is configured to determine a capacitance value () of one or more of the sensing electrodes (). The touch controller is configured to operate in a force-based mode, a capacitance-based mode or a mixed force-capacitance mode depending on the type of input received.