Multiple touch resolve
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1. A method comprising:
- measuring a capacitance of a plurality of capacitance sensors;
identifying at least one peak sensor of the plurality of capacitance sensors;
in a first subtraction function, subtracting a first predetermined value from the measured capacitance of each of the plurality of capacitance sensors;
in a first summing function, summing the result of the first subtraction function for the plurality of capacitance sensors; and
in a first comparing function, comparing the result of the first summing function to a first threshold; and
if the result of the first summing function is greater than the first threshold, increasing the first predetermined value and repeating the first subtraction, summing, and comparing function, andif the result of the first summing function is not greater than the first threshold, calculating a centroid for each of the at least one peak sensor.
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Abstract
An apparatus for and method of resolving multiple centroids from data received from a multi-touch sensor device are described.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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measuring a capacitance of a plurality of capacitance sensors; identifying at least one peak sensor of the plurality of capacitance sensors; in a first subtraction function, subtracting a first predetermined value from the measured capacitance of each of the plurality of capacitance sensors; in a first summing function, summing the result of the first subtraction function for the plurality of capacitance sensors; and in a first comparing function, comparing the result of the first summing function to a first threshold; and if the result of the first summing function is greater than the first threshold, increasing the first predetermined value and repeating the first subtraction, summing, and comparing function, and if the result of the first summing function is not greater than the first threshold, calculating a centroid for each of the at least one peak sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A capacitance sensing circuit comprising:
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a plurality of capacitance sensing inputs coupled to a plurality of capacitance sensors; and a processing device configured to; measure capacitance on a plurality of capacitance sensors, identify at least one peak sensor of the plurality of capacitance sensors, in a first subtraction function, subtract a first predetermined value from the measured capacitance of each of the plurality of capacitance sensors, in a first summing function, sum the result of the first subtraction function for the plurality of capacitance sensors, in a first comparing function, compare the result of the first summing function to a first threshold, if the result of the first summing function is greater than the first threshold, increase the first predetermined value and repeat the first subtraction, summing, and comparing function, and if the result of the first summing function is not greater than the first threshold, calculate a centroid for each of the at least one peak sensor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of capacitance sensing inputs coupled to a plurality of capacitance sensors; and a processing device configured to; measure capacitance on a plurality of capacitance sensors; identify at least one peak sensor of the plurality of capacitance sensors; in a first subtraction function, subtract a first predetermined value from the measured capacitance of each of the plurality of capacitance sensors; in a first summing function, sum the result of the first subtraction function for the plurality of capacitance sensors; and in a first comparing function, compare the result of the first summing function to a first threshold; and if the result of the first summing function is greater than the first threshold, increase the first predetermined value and repeat the first subtraction, summing, and comparing function, and if the result of the first summing function is not greater than the first threshold, calculate a centroid for each of the at least one peak sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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