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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04186 (2019.05); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/0445 (2019.05); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and computing devices for estimating a finger force exerted on a touchpad are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises calculating a plurality of forces produced by a palm at a plurality of capacitive force sensors of the touchpad, where at least one of the sensors is saturated. After calculating the forces produced by the palm, the method determines that the touchpad is being contacted by the palm and a finger. The method uses the forces produced by the palm to determine the finger force exerted on the touchpad by the finger.