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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
David W. Gillespie, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Timothy P. Allen, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ralph C. Wolf, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shawn P. Day, San Jose, CA (US);
David W. Gillespie, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Timothy P. Allen, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ralph C. Wolf, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shawn P. Day, San Jose, CA (US);
Synaptics Incorporated, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of generating a signal comprising providing a capacitive touch sensor pad including a matrix of X and Y conductors, developing capacitance profiles in one of an X direction and a Y direction from the matrix of X and Y conductors, determining an occurrence of a single gesture through an examination of the capacitance profiles, the single gesture including an application of at least two objects on the capacitive touch sensor pad, and generating a signal indicating the occurrence of the single gesture.