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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2011
Artem Ivanov, Landshut, DE;
Artem Ivanov, Landshut, DE;
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY GERMANY GMBH, Gilching, DE;
Abstract
An input device, especially in the form of a computer keyboard provides which for a user of a computer keyboard special operator benefits result as compared to conventional keyboard systems in association with a pointing device. According to an embodiment, a computer keyboard with a keyboard that includes a multitude of manually operable keys, wherein in this keyboard an electrode arrangement is integrated, is designed in such a way and over a driver circuit exploited in such a way that by means of this electrode arrangement the detection of the spatial position or movement of a finger or a hand in an area in front of the keyboard is made possible in a electrical-field way, and by means of the driver, circuit system signals are provided that have an information content that correlates with position and/or movement of a finger or a hand of the user.