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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2024
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 25/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 25/00 (2013.01); G01L 1/146 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/04142 (2019.05); G06F 3/04144 (2019.05); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01);
Abstract
Touchpads, computing devices, and methods for estimating a plurality of forces exerted by a plurality of contacts on a touchpad are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises estimating a plurality of forces exerted by a plurality of contacts at a plurality of touch locations on a touchpad. For each contact, a plurality of assigned calibration weights are determined from a predetermined set of calibration weights. The plurality of assigned calibration weights and data from touchpad force sensors are used to determine a force exerted by the contact on the touchpad.