Randomizing One or More Micro-Features of a Touch Sensor
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a touch sensor comprising one or more meshes of conductive material, each of the meshes comprising a plurality of mesh cells defined by a plurality of mesh segments, each of the mesh cells comprising a centroid and a plurality of vertices, the mesh segments being made of the conductive material, the centroids or vertices of the mesh cells having a substantially random distribution within an area of the touch sensor; and
one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the touch sensor and embodying logic that is configured when executed to control the touch sensor.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor with one or more meshes of conductive material. Each of the meshes includes multiple mesh cells defined by multiple mesh segments. Each of the mesh cells includes a centroid and multiple vertices. The mesh segments are made of the conductive material, and the centroids or vertices of the mesh cells have a substantially random distribution within an area of the touch sensor. The apparatus also includes one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the touch sensor that embody logic that is configured when executed to control the touch sensor.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a touch sensor comprising one or more meshes of conductive material, each of the meshes comprising a plurality of mesh cells defined by a plurality of mesh segments, each of the mesh cells comprising a centroid and a plurality of vertices, the mesh segments being made of the conductive material, the centroids or vertices of the mesh cells having a substantially random distribution within an area of the touch sensor; and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the touch sensor and embodying logic that is configured when executed to control the touch sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A touch sensor comprising:
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one or more meshes of conductive material; each of the meshes comprising a plurality of mesh cells defined by a plurality of mesh segments; each of the mesh cells comprising a centroid and a plurality of vertices; the mesh segments being made of the conductive material; and the centroids or vertices of the mesh cells having a substantially random distribution within an area of the touch sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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placing by one or more computer systems a plurality of seeds within an area subject to one or more placement rules and one or more area-saturation rules, the seeds having a substantially random distribution within the area as a result of the placement; generating a pattern for a mesh of conductive material of a touch sensor at least in part by determining by one or more of the computer systems a plurality of mesh cells based on the placement of the seeds, the mesh cells being defined by a plurality of mesh segments, each of the mesh cells comprising a centroid and a plurality of vertices, the centroids or vertices of the mesh cells corresponding to the seeds. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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