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Selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch surface
US9041663B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9041663-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113250955-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jan 4, 2008 |
| Publication date | May 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
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The selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch sensor panel is disclosed. In addition, by providing certain exceptions to the rejection of edge contacts, the functionality of the touch sensor panel can be maximized. Contacts in edge bands around the perimeter of a touch sensor panel can be ignored. However, if a contact in the edge band moves beyond a threshold distance or speed, it can be recognized as part of a gesture. To accommodate different finger sizes, the size of the edge band can be modified based on the identification of the finger or thumb. Furthermore, if contacts in the center region of a touch sensor panel track the movement of contacts in the edge band, the contacts in the edge band can be recognized as part of a gesture.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for selectively rejecting contacts on a touch sensor panel, comprising: designating one or more regions along one or more edges in the touch sensor panel as contact rejection regions; and selectively rejecting or recognizing a first contact detected within the one or more contact rejection regions in accordance with rejection or recognition criteria, wherein the first contact is rejected unless the first contact is simultaneously detected with o…
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Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
- G06F3/0488Primary
Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9041663B2 cover?
- The selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch sensor panel is disclosed. In addition, by providing certain exceptions to the rejection of edge contacts, the functionality of the touch sensor panel can be maximized. Contacts in edge bands around the perimeter of a touch sensor panel can be ignored. However, if a contact in the edge band moves beyond a threshold distance …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Westerman Wayne Carl, Apple Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F3/04886. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 26 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).