US Patent No: 7,495,659

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Touch pad for handheld device

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Abstract

A touch pad system is disclosed. The system includes mapping the touch pad into native sensor coordinates. The system also includes producing native values of the native sensor coordinates when events occur on the touch pad. The system further includes filtering the native values of the native sensor coordinates based on the type of events that occur on the touch pad. The system additionally includes generating a control signal based on the native values of the native sensor coordinates when a desired event occurs on the touch pad.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
APPLE INC.CUPERTINO, CA7542

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bar-Nahum, Guy Bat Yam, IL 19 307
Bollinger, Steven San Jose, CA 15 279
Marriott, Greg Honolulu, HI 51 449

Cited Art

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Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Aug 24, 2016
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Aug 24, 2020
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00