Preventing unintentional activation of a touch-sensor button caused by a presence of conductive liquid on the touch-sensor button
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting a presence of conductive liquid on a touch panel that includes one or more touch-sensor buttons; and
preventing unintentional activation of the one or more touch-sensor buttons when the presence of conductive liquid is detected on the touch panel.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for preventing unintentional activation of the one or more touch-sensor buttons caused by a presence of conductive liquid on the touch panel. The apparatus may include a processing device to prevent unintentional activations of one or more touch-sensor buttons caused by a presence of conductive liquid on the one or more touch-sensor buttons.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting a presence of conductive liquid on a touch panel that includes one or more touch-sensor buttons; and preventing unintentional activation of the one or more touch-sensor buttons when the presence of conductive liquid is detected on the touch panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first sensor element; one or more additional sensor elements, wherein the one or more additional sensor elements correspond to one or more touch-sensor button of a touch panel; and a processing device, wherein the processing device is configured to prevent unintentional activations of the one or more touch-sensor buttons caused by a presence of conductive liquid on the touch panel using the first sensor element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for detecting a presence of conductive liquid on a touch panel that includes one or more touch-sensor buttons; and means for preventing unintentional activation of the one or more touch-sensor buttons when the presence of conductive liquid is detected on the touch panel. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first sensor element disposed in a first layer; a first surface of an overlay disposed on the first layer; and a ground disposed in a second layer, wherein a distance between a second surface of the overlay and ground is configured to prevent unintentional activation of the first sensor element caused by a presence of the conductive liquid on a second surface of the overlay. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method, comprising:
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disposing a first sensor element of conductive material in a first layer; disposing an overlay on the first sensor element; and disposing a ground conductor on a second layer, wherein a distance between a second surface of the overlay and ground conductor is configured to prevent unintentional activation of the first sensor element caused by a presence of the conductive liquid on a second surface of the overlay. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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