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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Peter Åberg, Vinslöv, SE;
Gunnar Klinghult, Lund, SE;
Peter Åberg, Vinslöv, SE;
Gunnar Klinghult, Lund, SE;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
A method for operating a touch sensitive user interface is provided. The touch sensitive user interface comprises a touch sensitive surface () and at least two force sensitive sensors (-). The touch sensitive surface () is configured to provide a touch information indicating touch positions () of at least two concurrent touches () on the touch sensitive surface (). The at least two force sensitive sensors (-) are mounted at the touch sensitive surface () at different predetermined locations (-). Each of the at least two force sensitive sensors (-) is configured to generate a corresponding force information depending on a force being exerted on the corresponding force sensitive sensor (-). According to the method, the touch positions () are determined based on the touch information and the force information is received from the at least two force sensitive sensors (-). Based on the at least two touch positions (), the force information from the force sensitive sensors (-) and the predetermined locations (-) of the force sensitive sensors (-) a corresponding touch force is determined for each of the concurrent touches ().