SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LOW GROUND MASS CONDITIONS IN SENSOR DEVICES
First Claim
1. A processing system for an input device, the processing system comprising:
- a sensor module comprising sensor circuitry, the sensor module configured to;
acquire a first plurality of measurements of change in capacitive coupling between sensor electrodes of a first set of sensor electrodes and sensor electrodes of a second set of sensor electrodes; and
acquire a second plurality of measurements of change in capacitive coupling between each sensor electrode of the second set of sensor electrodes and an input object; and
a determination module configured to;
determine a first combined measurement based on the first plurality of measurements;
determine a second combined measurement based on the second plurality of measurements; and
determine positional information for the input object based on a low ground mass parameter, wherein the low ground mass parameter is based on the first combined measurement and the second combined measurement.
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Abstract
A processing system for an input device includes a sensor module and a determination module. The sensor module includes sensor circuitry and is configured to acquire a first plurality of measurements of change in capacitive coupling between each sensor electrode of a first set of sensor electrodes and a second set of sensor electrodes. The sensor module is further configured to acquire a second plurality of measurements of change in capacitive coupling between each sensor electrode of the second set of sensor electrodes and an input object. The determination module is configured to determine a first combined measurement based on the first plurality of measurements, determine a second combined measurement based on the second plurality of measurements, and determine positional information for the input object based on a low ground mass parameter. The low ground mass parameter is based on the first combined measurement and the second combined measurement.
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1. A processing system for an input device, the processing system comprising:
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a sensor module comprising sensor circuitry, the sensor module configured to; acquire a first plurality of measurements of change in capacitive coupling between sensor electrodes of a first set of sensor electrodes and sensor electrodes of a second set of sensor electrodes; and acquire a second plurality of measurements of change in capacitive coupling between each sensor electrode of the second set of sensor electrodes and an input object; and a determination module configured to; determine a first combined measurement based on the first plurality of measurements; determine a second combined measurement based on the second plurality of measurements; and determine positional information for the input object based on a low ground mass parameter, wherein the low ground mass parameter is based on the first combined measurement and the second combined measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A capacitive sensor device comprising:
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a first set of electrodes; a second set of electrodes; and a processing system communicatively coupled to the first set of electrodes and the second set of electrodes, the processing system configured to; acquire a first plurality of measurements of change in capacitive coupling between sensor electrodes of a first set of sensor electrodes and sensor electrodes of a second set of sensor electrodes; and acquire a second plurality of measurements of change in capacitive coupling between each sensor electrode of the second set of sensor electrodes and an input object; determine a first combined measurement based on the first plurality of measurements; determine a second combined measurement based on the second plurality of measurements; and determine positional information for the input object based on a low ground mass parameter, wherein the low ground mass parameter is based on the first combined measurement and the second combined measurement. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of capacitive sensing, the method comprising:
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acquiring a first plurality of measurements of change in capacitive coupling between sensor electrodes of a first set of sensor electrodes and sensor electrodes of a second set of sensor electrodes; acquiring a second plurality of measurements of change in capacitive coupling between each sensor electrode of the second set of sensor electrodes and an input object; determining a first combined measurement based on the first plurality of measurements; determining a second combined measurement based on the second plurality of measurements; determining positional information for the input object based on a low ground mass parameter, wherein the low ground mass parameter is based on the first combined measurement and the second combined measurement. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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