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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Randal J. Marsden, Edmonton, CA;
Steve Hole, Edmonton, CA;
Daniel Closson, Edmonton, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2013.01); G06F 3/0231 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); H03K 2217/94052 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960775 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods that allow the user to rest their fingers on a touch-sensitive surface and make selections on that surface with a pressing action. Touch capacitance sensors that typically provide X and Y location data associated with a user's touch are also used to discern finger pressure in the Z direction. This allows the user to make an actuation on the touch screen by simply pressing harder at a location where they may already be resting their finger(s).