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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Inventors:
Federico Rizzardini, Settimo Milanese, IT;
Lorenzo Bracco, Chivasso, IT;
Andrea Labombarda, Milan, IT;
Mauro Bardone, Cava Manara, IT;
Stefano Paolo Rivolta, Desio, IT;
Federico Iaccarino, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9613 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to input detection for electronic devices using electrostatic charge sensors. The devices and methods disclosed herein utilize electrostatic charge sensors to detect various touch gestures, such as long and short touches, single/double/triple taps, and swipes; and perform in-ear detection.