EDGE SENSORS FORMING A TOUCHSCREEN
First Claim
1. A touchscreen, comprising:
- a display area of the touchscreen;
a set of edge sensors at boundary locations of the display area of the touchscreen; and
a set of electronics to determine a location of a force and a magnitude of the force applied on the display area of the touchscreen using an algorithm that considers measurements the set of edge sensors.
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Abstract
The methods, systems, and apparatuses of edge sensors forming a touchscreen are disclosed. In one embodiment, a touchscreen (e.g., may be in rectangular shape) includes a display area of the touchscreen, a set of edge sensors (e.g., may be piezo-resistive, microelectromechanical sensors, and/or capacitive sensors) at boundary locations of the display area of the touchscreen, and a set of electronics (e.g., may filter and to compensates measurements of the set of edge sensors to create more accurate readings using an error correction module) to determine a location of a force and a magnitude of the force applied on the display area of the touchscreen using an algorithm that considers measurements the set of edge sensors.
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20 Claims
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1. A touchscreen, comprising:
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a display area of the touchscreen; a set of edge sensors at boundary locations of the display area of the touchscreen; and a set of electronics to determine a location of a force and a magnitude of the force applied on the display area of the touchscreen using an algorithm that considers measurements the set of edge sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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capturing an observed measurement of a force from each of a set of edge sensors near the force; and determining a location of a force and a magnitude of the force applied on a display area based on an algorithm that considers a reading of the force from each of the set of edge sensors near the force. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a touchscreen surface; a base support surface; a set of edge sensors between the touchscreen surface and the base support surface at corners of the surface to detect a force placed on the touchscreen; and a set of electronics associated with the set of edge sensors to determine a location of a force and a magnitude of the force applied on the touchscreen surface using an algorithm that considers measurements the set of edge sensors. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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