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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Roland Aubauer, Wessling, DE;
Johannes Matokic, Geltendorf, DE;
Claus Kaltner, Bergkirchen/Unterbachern, DE;
Assignee:
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY GERMANY GMBH, Gilching, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gesture detection system according to embodiments includes an input device including a touch sensitive surface and a contact-free detection system; and a controller configured to determine characteristic parameters for the position in three-dimensional space of a user input object and select an operational mode of the input device based on the position of the user input object.