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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2010
Bojan Rip, Newton, MA (US);
Andrew Ferencz, Southborough, MA (US);
Santiago Carvajal, West Newton, MA (US);
John Michael Sakalowsky, West Newton, MA (US);
Bojan Rip, Newton, MA (US);
Andrew Ferencz, Southborough, MA (US);
Santiago Carvajal, West Newton, MA (US);
John Michael Sakalowsky, West Newton, MA (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus in which an outer conductive ring surrounds the periphery of a touch-sensitive surface of a touch sensor serving as a manually-operable control, wherein a portion of the outer conductive ring is also between the touch-sensitive surface and another manually-operable control that lacks the ability to sense the mere touch of a tip of a digit of a user. A processing device causes the level of capacitance of the outer conductive ring to be measured on a recurring basis for instances of an amount of additional capacitance above a minimum capacitance threshold, and employs such amounts of additional capacitance in a comparison to distinguish between the user interacting with a control surface defined on the touch-sensitive surface of the touch sensor or the other manually-operable control.