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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Andrew Best, Brier, WA (US);
Robert Birch, Seattle, WA (US);
Louis Bokma, Newark, CA (US);
Jonathan R. Peterson, Everett, WA (US);
Andrew Best, Brier, WA (US);
Robert Birch, Seattle, WA (US);
Louis Bokma, Newark, CA (US);
Jonathan R. Peterson, Everett, WA (US);
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method for rejecting sensor information when a switch is being pressed in a system having sensors over switches. A switch in the process of being pressed may be determined based on an increase in pressure which may be determined by measuring the increase in capacitance at a plurality of capacitive sensors. The rejection of sensor information when the switch is being pressed allows the user interface to more accurately thus facilitates smooth and jitterless interface operation.