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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Elo Touch Solutions, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Simon Esteve, Rambouillet, FR;
Olivier Schevin, La Plaine Saint Denis, FR;
Joel C. Kent, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Elo Touch Solutions, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/043 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 7/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/043 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 7/388 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for determining a touch-and-hold touch event on a touch sensitive interaction surface of a touch sensing device are provided and comprise the steps of: a) determining a touch location of the touch event based on vibrations, such as bending waves, propagating through the interaction surface and b) determining whether the touch event comprises a hold touch event based on a sensed airborne signal. A device configured to carry out such methods is also provided.