TOUCH SENSOR WITH RFID
First Claim
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1. A panel comprising:
- at least one substrate having a main portion that includes a sensing area and a peninsula portion that is separate from and outside the sensing area of the main portion;
a plurality of electrodes on the at least one substrate disposed within the sensing area of the main portion of the at least one substrate and arranged to sense touch of an object within the sensing area; and
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag disposed on the peninsula portion of substrate.
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Abstract
The examples describe the integration of a RFID tag with a touch sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A panel comprising:
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at least one substrate having a main portion that includes a sensing area and a peninsula portion that is separate from and outside the sensing area of the main portion; a plurality of electrodes on the at least one substrate disposed within the sensing area of the main portion of the at least one substrate and arranged to sense touch of an object within the sensing area; and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag disposed on the peninsula portion of substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device comprising:
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a panel, the panel comprising; at least one substrate having a main portion that includes a sensing area and a peninsula portion that is separate from and outside the sensing area of the main portion; a plurality of electrodes on the at least one substrate disposed within the sensing area of the main portion of the at least one substrate and configured to sense touch of an object within the sensing area; and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag disposed on the peninsula portion of substrate; and control circuitry in communication with the electrodes, the control circuitry configured to sense the touch of an object within the sensing panel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch sensor disposed in a housing of the electronic device, the touch sensor comprising; a sensing panel, the sensing panel comprising; a substrate having a main portion that includes a sensing area and a peninsula portion that is separate from and outside the sensing area of the main portion; a plurality of electrodes on the substrate disposed within the sensing area of the main portion of the substrate and configured to sense the presence of an object; and a RFID tag disposed on the peninsula portion of substrate; and control circuitry in communication with the sensing panel, the control circuitry configured to sense the presence of an object in proximity to the sensing panel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A panel comprising:
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at least one substrate having a main portion that includes a sensing area; a flexible printed circuit board bonded to a portion of the substrate; a plurality of electrodes on the at least one substrate disposed within the sensing area of the main portion of the at least one substrate and arranged to sense touch of an object within the sensing area; and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag disposed on a peninsula portion of the flexible printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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