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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Gregor Magnusson, Watsonville, CA (US);
Peter Reid, Marlborough, GB;
Andrew Knowles, Southampton, GB;
Jacob Meyberg, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Douglas Rosener, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gregor Magnusson, Watsonville, CA (US);
Peter Reid, Marlborough, GB;
Andrew Knowles, Southampton, GB;
Jacob Meyberg, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Douglas Rosener, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/26 (2006.01); H01B 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/26 (2013.01); G06F 3/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9602 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96077 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for capacitive sensing are disclosed. In one example, a conductive material is arranged on the mobile device exterior surface outside of a capacitive coupling area undesirably coupling underlying electrodes beneath the surface.