Paintbrush stylus for capacitive touch sensor pad

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5488204
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08324438

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A proximity sensor system includes a touch-sensor pad with a sensor matrix array having a characteristic capacitance on horizontal and vertical conductors connected to sensor pads. The capacitance changes as a function of the proximity of an object or objects to the sensor matrix. The change in capacitance of each node in both the X and Y directions of the matrix due to the approach of an object is converted to a set of voltages in the X and Y directions. These voltages are processed by circuitry to develop electrical signals representative of the centroid of the profile of the object, i.e, its position in the X and Y dimensions. Noise reduction and background level setting techniques inherently available in the architecture are employed. A conductive paintbrush-type stylus is used to produce paint-like strokes on a display associated with the touch-sensor pad.

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SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED1251 MCKAY DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allen, Timothy P Los Gatos, CA 62 16784
Mead, Carver A Pasadena, CA 81 7971
Wolf, Ralph Palo Alto, CA 4 2798

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