Multi-point touch-sensitive system
First Claim
1. A multi-touch detection system, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive device, wherein the device includes multiple electrically isolated conductive regions and the conductive regions are configured to detect multiple contacts from a user simultaneously and generate respective output signals for the multiple contacts;
a microcontroller coupled to the touch sensitive device, wherein the microcontroller is configured to receive the output signals from the conductive regions and generate one or more control signals in response to the output signals; and
an electronic application coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the electronic application includes a screen displaying multiple human-machine interactive objects and a signal processor and the signal processor is configured to receive the control signals and alter the appearance of the human-machine interactive objects on the screen in response to the control signals.
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Abstract
A multi-touch detection system includes a touch-sensitive device, a microcontroller coupled to the touch sensitive device, and an electronic application coupled to the microcontroller. The touch-sensitive device includes multiple electrically isolated conductive regions and the conductive regions are configured to detect multiple contacts from a user simultaneously and generate respective output signals for the multiple user contacts. The microcontroller is configured to receive the output signals from the conductive regions and generate one or more control signals in response to the output signals. The electronic application includes a screen displaying multiple human-machine interactive objects and a signal processor. The signal processor is configured to receive the control signals from the microcontroller and alter the appearance of the human-machine interactive objects on the screen in accordance with the control signals.
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1. A multi-touch detection system, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive device, wherein the device includes multiple electrically isolated conductive regions and the conductive regions are configured to detect multiple contacts from a user simultaneously and generate respective output signals for the multiple contacts; a microcontroller coupled to the touch sensitive device, wherein the microcontroller is configured to receive the output signals from the conductive regions and generate one or more control signals in response to the output signals; and an electronic application coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the electronic application includes a screen displaying multiple human-machine interactive objects and a signal processor and the signal processor is configured to receive the control signals and alter the appearance of the human-machine interactive objects on the screen in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A multi-touch detection system, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive device, wherein the device includes multiple electrically isolated conductive regions and the conductive regions are configured to detect multiple contacts from a user simultaneously and generate respective output signals for the multiple contacts; a touch-sensitive device driver coupled to the touch-sensitive device, wherein the touch-sensitive device driver is configured to receive the output signals from the conductive regions and measure location information of the multiple contacts in response to the output signals; a microcontroller coupled to the touch-sensitive device driver, wherein the microcontroller is configured to receive the location information and generate one or more control signals in response to the location information; and an electronic application coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the electronic application includes a screen displaying multiple human-machine interactive objects and the electronic application is configured to receive the control signals and alter the appearance of the human-machine interactive objects on the screen in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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