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Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2005
Applicants:

Daniel H. Gomez, Fremont, CA (US);

Danny Grant, Montreal, CA;

Kollin M. Tierling, Milpitas, CA (US);

Inventors:

Daniel H. Gomez, Fremont, CA (US);

Danny Grant, Montreal, CA;

Kollin M. Tierling, Milpitas, CA (US);

Assignee:

Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and methods for increasing sensor resolution using interpolation are described. One described method includes receiving an analog sensor signal associated with a coding surface; deriving a quadrature signal based at least in part on an analog threshold voltage associated with the analog sensor signal; determining a velocity and a derived quadrature position of the coding surface based at least in part on the quadrature signal; outputting the derived quadrature position of the coding surface if the velocity exceeds a velocity threshold; and determining and outputting an interpolated position of the coding surface using analog interpolation if the velocity is less than or equal to the velocity threshold.


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