Modular connector for touch sensitive device
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1. A modular connector for use with a touch sensor comprising at least one array of electrodes disposed proximate a touch sensitive area, comprising:
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a modular connector electronics disposed on the substrate;
an electrode interface disposed on the substrate and communicatively coupled to the connector electronics, the electrode interface including a plurality of terminal areas for making electrical connections with a subset of the array of electrodes;
one or more inter-module interfaces disposed on the substrate and communicatively coupled to the connector electronics, the inter-module interfaces including a plurality of terminal areas for making electrical connections to another modular connector;
and wherein the terminal areas of the electrode interface are individually addressable by communication signals provided to the modular connector electronics via the inter-module interfaces.
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Abstract
Apparatus for providing modular connection means to electrodes in a touch-sensitive device. The modular connections may include electronics allowing controlling electronics to individually address electrodes associated with driving electrodes and sensing signals occurring on electrodes.
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1. A modular connector for use with a touch sensor comprising at least one array of electrodes disposed proximate a touch sensitive area, comprising:
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a substrate; a modular connector electronics disposed on the substrate; an electrode interface disposed on the substrate and communicatively coupled to the connector electronics, the electrode interface including a plurality of terminal areas for making electrical connections with a subset of the array of electrodes; one or more inter-module interfaces disposed on the substrate and communicatively coupled to the connector electronics, the inter-module interfaces including a plurality of terminal areas for making electrical connections to another modular connector; and wherein the terminal areas of the electrode interface are individually addressable by communication signals provided to the modular connector electronics via the inter-module interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A touch sensor comprising:
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an array of electrodes, the array comprising a plurality of electrodes proximate a touch sensitive area of the touch sensor; a plurality modular connectors interconnected together, each modular connector electrically coupled to a subset of the array of electrodes, wherein the modular connectors comprise; a substrate; a modular connector electronics disposed on the substrate; an electrode interface disposed on the substrate and communicatively coupled to the connector electronics, the electrode interface including a plurality of terminal areas for making electrical connections with a subset of the array of electrodes; one or more inter-module interfaces disposed on the substrate and communicatively coupled to the connector electronics, the inter-module interfaces including a plurality of terminal areas for making electrical connections to other modular connectors; and wherein the terminal areas of the electrode interface are individually addressable by communication signals provided to the modular connector electronics via the inter-module interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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