Preventing unintentional activation of a sensor element of a sensing device
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting a presence of a conductive object on a sensing device having one or more sensor elements; and
preventing unintentional activation of the one or more sensor elements caused by the conductive object using an additional sensor element.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for preventing unintentional activations of one or more sensor elements caused by a conductive object using all the sensor elements, using an additional sensor element, or using recessed sensor elements.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting a presence of a conductive object on a sensing device having one or more sensor elements; and preventing unintentional activation of the one or more sensor elements caused by the conductive object using an additional sensor element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first sensor element of a sensing device; one or more additional sensor elements of the sensing device; and a processing device coupled to the sensing device, wherein the processing device is configured to prevent unintentional activations of the one or more sensor elements by a conductive object using the first sensor element. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for detecting a presence of a conductive object on a sensing device having one or more sensor elements; and means for preventing unintentional activation of the sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. An apparatus, comprising:
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a touch-sensor button, wherein the touch-sensor button comprises a sensor element; and a button housing, wherein the sensor elements is recessed from a surface of the button housing, and wherein the recessed sensor element is disposed to prevent unintentional activation of the touch-sensor button by a conductive object. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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