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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Andrew Gillespie, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/9618 (2013.01); H03K 17/9622 (2013.01);
Abstract
Appliances with control panels and methods for operating the same are provided. The control panel includes a plurality of touch sensors. When an adjustment mechanism approaches the control panel, a sensitivity setting of the plurality of touch sensors is adjusted in order to assist with calculating a time interval or a velocity of the adjustment mechanism. With the velocity of the adjustment mechanism calculated, usage of the control panel can be improved.