TRANSCAPACITIVE SENSOR DEVICES WITH OHMIC SEAMS
First Claim
1. A transcapacitive sensing device having an ohmic seam, said transcapacitive sensing device comprising:
- a plurality of transmitter electrodes, wherein said plurality of transmitter electrodes is sectioned by said ohmic seam;
a plurality of receiver electrodes, wherein said plurality of receiver electrodes is sectioned by said ohmic seam; and
a processing system communicatively coupled with said plurality of transmitter electrodes and said plurality of receiver electrodes, said processing system configured to;
transmit a first transmitter signal with a first transmitter electrode of said plurality of transmitter electrodes, wherein said first transmitter electrode is disposed on a first side of said ohmic seam;
transmit a second transmitter signal with a second transmitter electrode of said plurality of transmitter electrodes, wherein said second transmitter electrode is disposed on a second side of said ohmic seam;
receive a first response corresponding to said first transmitter signal with a first receiver electrode of said plurality of receiver electrodes, wherein said first receiver electrode is disposed on said first side of said ohmic seam; and
receive a second response corresponding to said second transmitter signal with a second receiver electrode of said plurality of receiver electrodes, wherein said second receiver electrode is disposed on said second side of said ohmic seam.
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Abstract
A transcapacitive sensing device has and ohmic seam which sections a plurality of transmitter electrodes and also sections a plurality of receiver electrodes. A processing system is communicatively coupled with the transmitter electrodes and the receiver electrodes and configured to: transmit a first transmitter signal with a first transmitter electrode disposed on a first side of the ohmic seam; transmit a second transmitter signal with a second transmitter electrode disposed on a second side of the ohmic seam; receive a first response corresponding to said first transmitter signal with a first receiver electrode disposed on the first side of the ohmic seam; and receive a second response corresponding to said second transmitter signal with a second receiver electrode disposed on the second side of the ohmic seam.
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24 Claims
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1. A transcapacitive sensing device having an ohmic seam, said transcapacitive sensing device comprising:
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a plurality of transmitter electrodes, wherein said plurality of transmitter electrodes is sectioned by said ohmic seam; a plurality of receiver electrodes, wherein said plurality of receiver electrodes is sectioned by said ohmic seam; and a processing system communicatively coupled with said plurality of transmitter electrodes and said plurality of receiver electrodes, said processing system configured to; transmit a first transmitter signal with a first transmitter electrode of said plurality of transmitter electrodes, wherein said first transmitter electrode is disposed on a first side of said ohmic seam; transmit a second transmitter signal with a second transmitter electrode of said plurality of transmitter electrodes, wherein said second transmitter electrode is disposed on a second side of said ohmic seam; receive a first response corresponding to said first transmitter signal with a first receiver electrode of said plurality of receiver electrodes, wherein said first receiver electrode is disposed on said first side of said ohmic seam; and receive a second response corresponding to said second transmitter signal with a second receiver electrode of said plurality of receiver electrodes, wherein said second receiver electrode is disposed on said second side of said ohmic seam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of capacitive sensing with a capacitive sensing device comprising a plurality of transmitter electrodes sectioned by an ohmic seam and a plurality of receiver electrodes sectioned by said ohmic seam, said method comprising:
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transmitting a first transmitter signal with a first transmitter electrode of said plurality of transmitter electrodes, wherein said first transmitter electrode is disposed on a first side of said ohmic seam; transmitting a second transmitter signal with a second transmitter electrode of said plurality of transmitter electrodes, wherein said second transmitter electrode is disposed on a second side of said ohmic seam; receiving a first response corresponding to said first transmitter signal with a first receiver electrode of said plurality of receiver electrodes, wherein said first receiver electrode is disposed on said first side of said ohmic seam; and receiving a second response corresponding to said second transmitter signal with a second receiver electrode of said plurality of receiver electrodes, wherein said second receiver electrode is on said second side of said ohmic seam. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A transcapacitive sensor electrode arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of transmitter electrodes aligned along a first direction and sectioned by an ohmic seam; and a plurality of receiver electrodes aligned along a second direction non-parallel to said first direction and sectioned by said ohmic seam, wherein said plurality of transmitter electrodes and said plurality of receiver electrodes form a plurality of split pixels coinciding with said ohmic seam. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A processing system configured for operating a capacitive sensing device, the processing system comprising:
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transmitter circuitry configured to transmit with a plurality of transmitter electrodes of said capacitive sensing device, said plurality of transmitter electrodes disposed along a first axis and sectioned by an ohmic seam; receiver circuitry configured to receive with a plurality of receiver electrodes of said capacitive sensing device, said plurality of receiver electrodes disposed along a second axis non-parallel to said first axis and sectioned by said ohmic seam, wherein said plurality of transmitter electrodes and said plurality of receiver electrodes form a plurality of split pixels coinciding with said ohmic seam; and analysis circuitry configured to estimate an amount of capacitive coupling associated with each split pixel of said plurality of split pixels. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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Specification