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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1998
Applicants:
Richard Robert Schediwy, Union City, CA (US);
Federico Faggin, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Robert Schediwy, Union City, CA (US);
Federico Faggin, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Synaptics Incorporated, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G08C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A touch pad module to implement user input functions to an electronic device. The touch pad module includes a sensor layer which, when used in conjunction with an insulative layer and contiguous conductive layer enable the touch pad module to sense both finger and stylus input data to the electronic device.