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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Michael Nathaniel Rosenblatt, Campbell, CA (US);
Benjamin Lyon, San Jose, CA (US);
John Benjamin Filson, San Jose, CA (US);
Steve Porter Hotelling, San Jose, CA (US);
Gordon Cameron, Ottawa, CA;
Cameron Frazier, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael Nathaniel Rosenblatt, Campbell, CA (US);
Benjamin Lyon, San Jose, CA (US);
John Benjamin Filson, San Jose, CA (US);
Steve Porter Hotelling, San Jose, CA (US);
Gordon Cameron, Ottawa, CA;
Cameron Frazier, San Carlos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Integrated touch sensor and solar panel configurations that may be used on portable devices, particularly handheld portable devices such as a media player or phone are disclosed. The integrated touch sensor array and solar cell stack-ups may include electrodes that are used both for collecting solar energy and for sensing on a touch sensor array. By integrating both the touch sensors and the solar cell layers into the same stack-up, surface area on the portable device may be conserved. In addition to being used for capacitive sensing, the integrated touch sensor and solar panel configurations may also be used for optical sensing.