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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2003
Applicant:
Charles P. Thacker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Charles P. Thacker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 11/06 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electromagnetic digitizer arrangement that may include a comb-like pattern of sensing traces that form various sensing loops depending upon the configurations of various switches is described. The comb arrangement of traces may be fabricated using only a single layer per sensing axis. Thus, the digitizer may be fabricated in a technology, such as indium tin oxide on glass, that cannot provide plated-through holes.