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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2012
Applicant:
Canatu Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Bradley J. Aitchison, Helsinki, FI;
David P. Brown, Helsinki, FI;
Bjorn Friour Mikladal, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
CANATU OY, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04809 (2013.01);
Abstract
A touch sensitive film () includes a conductive layer () having a touch sensing region (), and a user input surface (). The user input surface of the touch sensitive film includes a tactilely distinguishable surface feature () deviating from the general nature of the user input surface () for identifying the location of the touch sensing region () by sensing the tactilely distinguishable surface feature.