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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2021
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Stmicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&d Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Mirko Guarnera, La Punta, IT;
Wenbin Yang, Shenzhen, CN;
Enrico Rosario Alessi, Catania, IT;
Fabio Passaniti, Syracuse, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A system and method for determining handedness in a device. The system including a first electrode, a second electrode, a sensor, and a processing circuit coupled to each other. The first electrode is placed at a first location, and the second electrode is placed at a second location on the device—the first location is different from the second location. The electrodes are configured to sense a variation in an electrostatic field in response to a user interacting with the device. The sensor detects a differential potential between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the processing circuit determines whether the user is interacting with the device using a left hand or a right hand. The determining is based on data received from the sensor corresponding to the differential potential.