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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Timothy Dickinson, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
William Alberth, Prairie Grove, IL (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Dickinson, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
William Alberth, Prairie Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola Mobility LLC, Libertyville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A touch system user interface determines a signal profile associated with the use of a manipulator with a touch sensor component. The signal profile corresponding to a plurality of signal levels along a surface of the touch sensor component. The system calculates a geometrical attribute of that portion of the signal profile that exceeds a threshold signal value (e.g., the area or shape of the region) and determines a type of the manipulator (e.g., stylus, human finger, etc.) based on the calculated geometrical attribute.