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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2012
Applicants:

Vemund Kval Bakken, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Izhar Bentov, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Vivek Pant, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Vemund Kval Bakken, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Izhar Bentov, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Vivek Pant, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/045 (2006.01); G06F 3/046 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/046 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system of one embodiment includes a touch-sensing device and a stylus. The touch sensing device includes an electrode array, which includes a plurality of electrode line pairs, and a controller. Each electrode line pair includes a first and second electrode line to send a first and second signal, respectively. The stylus includes a sensor to measure the first and second signals, a signal processor to determine position information, and a transmitter to send position information to the touch-sensing device. A method of another embodiment includes sending, by a first electrode line, a first signal having a first frequency. A second electrode line sends a second signal having a second frequency. A stylus receives the first and second signals. The stylus sends a response signal to the touch-sensing device based on the first and second signals. A position of the stylus is determined based on the first and second signals.


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