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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2007
Claude Launay, Champigny, FR;
Joaquim Da Silva, Sennely, FR;
Florent Voisin, Guillerval, FR;
Tomoaki Hirai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takanori Ninomiya, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Shunji Maeda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Claude Launay, Champigny, FR;
Joaquim Da Silva, Sennely, FR;
Florent Voisin, Guillerval, FR;
Tomoaki Hirai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takanori Ninomiya, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Shunji Maeda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hitachi Computer Products (Europe) S.A.S., Olivit, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method to locate a target in regard of a sensor, comprising the steps of collecting the outputs of a capacitive sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes and combining said outputs so as to obtain a signal representative of the distance separating said target from the sensor.