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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2005
Brian Taylor, Sandy, UT (US);
David Taylor, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Michael D. Layton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Brian Taylor, Sandy, UT (US);
David Taylor, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Michael D. Layton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Cirque Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A single-layer touchpad comprised of a relatively clear substrate, a first active electrode disposed thereon, and a sense electrode disposed thereon, wherein the first active electrode and the sense electrode are comprised of a conductive material, wherein the first active electrode in combination with the sense electrode are used to detect the presence of a pointing object in a zone, determining in which zone the pointing object has been detected, or the simultaneous presence of multiple pointing objects in multiple zones, and wherein the first active electrode and/or the sense electrode are made sufficiently visible so that a pattern is visually detectable to the user when looking at the display screen.