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Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2012
Applicants:

Janne Petteri Bergman, Tampere, FI;

Jussi Severi Uusitalo, Hämeenlinna, FI;

Pekka Virtanen, Tampere, FI;

Inventors:

Janne Petteri Bergman, Tampere, FI;

Jussi Severi Uusitalo, Hämeenlinna, FI;

Pekka Virtanen, Tampere, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04108 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus, method and computer program where the apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program instructions; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, enable the apparatus to: determine fluctuations in a signal provided by a capacitive sensor of a touch pad; wherein if the fluctuations are below a threshold the processor is configured to determine that an object is touching the touch pad.


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