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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Sentons Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Samuel W. Sheng, Saratoga, CA (US);
Shih-Ming Shih, San Jose, CA (US);
Shirish A. Altekar, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lapoe E. Lynn, Los Altos, CA (US);
Yenyu Hsieh, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sentons Inc., , KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/043 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0433 (2013.01); G06F 3/0436 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal to be used to propagate a propagating signal through a propagating medium with a touch input surface is sent. The propagating signal has been allowed to propagate through the propagating medium to a plurality of receivers coupled to the propagating medium. A received signal affected by a contact contacting the touch input surface is received. At least a portion of the received signal is compared with one or more reference signal signatures.