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Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2022
Applicant:

Sensel, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ilya Daniel Rosenberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

John Aaron Zarraga, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sensel, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G01S 1/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G01S 1/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/045 (2013.01); G06F 3/0421 (2013.01); G06F 3/04144 (2019.05); G06F 3/04166 (2019.05); G06F 3/04186 (2019.05); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01);
Abstract

One variation of a method includes: defining a first capacitance gradient of capacitance thresholds spanning a capacitive touch sensor; defining a first pressure gradient of pressure thresholds spanning a pressure sensor; reading a capacitance value from the capacitive touch sensor proximal a first location; detecting presence of a first input at the first location in response to the capacitance value exceeding a capacitance threshold assigned to the first location; reading a pressure value from the pressure sensor proximal the first location; detecting presence of a second input proximal the first location in response to the pressure value exceeding a pressure threshold; in response to detecting the first input and detecting the second input: merging the first input and the second input into a confirmed touch input; and generating a first touch image representing the first location and the pressure value of the confirmed touch input.


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