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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Wesley Osborne, San Diego, CA (US);
Vikas Ramachandra, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0421 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0428 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04109 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques are described for determining a contact location on a touch screen panel. The techniques transmit an optical signal that includes digital bits through the touch screen, and determine for which digital bits the optical power level reduced. Based on the determined digital bits, the techniques determine the contact location on the touch screen panel.