Touch sensor having a selectable sensitivity level and method of selecting a sensitivity level of a touch sensor
First Claim
1. A touch sensor assembly having selectable sensitivity levels to allow a user to operate said touch sensor assembly while wearing hand covers, said touch sensor assembly comprising:
- a touch sensor having a selectable sensitivity level, said touch sensor detects a value corresponding to a capacitance of said touch sensor;
a comparison unit having a predetermined threshold stored therein, said comparison unit determines activation of said touch sensor when said detected value exceeds said predetermined threshold; and
a control unit operable to select said sensitivity level of said touch sensor by varying said predetermined threshold by an amount unrelated to an environmental effect on said touch sensor.
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Abstract
A touch sensor assembly having a selectable sensitivity level allows for a user to activate a touch sensor while wearing hand covers. The touch sensor assembly includes a touch sensor, a comparison unit, and a control unit. The touch sensor has a selectable sensitivity level, and detects a value corresponding to a capacitance of the touch sensor. The comparison unit has a predetermined threshold stored therein, and determines activation of the touch sensor if the detected value exceeds the predetermined value. The control unit is operable to select a sensitivity level of the touch sensor by varying the predetermined threshold by an amount unrelated to an environmental effect on the touch sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A touch sensor assembly having selectable sensitivity levels to allow a user to operate said touch sensor assembly while wearing hand covers, said touch sensor assembly comprising:
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a touch sensor having a selectable sensitivity level, said touch sensor detects a value corresponding to a capacitance of said touch sensor; a comparison unit having a predetermined threshold stored therein, said comparison unit determines activation of said touch sensor when said detected value exceeds said predetermined threshold; and a control unit operable to select said sensitivity level of said touch sensor by varying said predetermined threshold by an amount unrelated to an environmental effect on said touch sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A touch sensor assembly having selectable sensitivity levels to allow a user to operate said touch sensor assembly while wearing hand covers, said touch sensor assembly comprising:
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a touch sensor having a selectable sensitivity level, said touch sensor detects a value corresponding to a capacitance of said touch sensor; a comparison unit that determines activation of said touch sensor if said detected value exceeds a predetermined threshold, said comparison unit operable in a first mode in which said detected value is compared to a first predetermined threshold and a second mode in which said detected value is compared to a second predetermined threshold; a temperature sensor; and a control unit connected to said temperature sensor to receive a detected temperature, said control unit operable to select said sensitivity level of said touch sensor by comparing said detected temperature to a predetermined temperature and executing said first mode if said predetermined temperature is below said detected temperature and executing said second mode if said predetermined temperature exceeds said detected temperature. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 19, 20)
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15. A method for selecting a sensitivity level of a touch sensor, said method comprising the steps:
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detecting a value corresponding to a capacitance of the touch sensor; determining activation of the touch sensor when said detected value corresponding to capacitance of the touch sensor exceeds a predetermined threshold; detecting a temperature of an environment of the touch sensor; comparing said detected temperature to a predetermined temperature to switch the touch sensor between a first mode in which said detected value is compared to a first predetermined threshold and a second mode in which said detected value is compared to a second predetermined threshold; and adjusting the touch sensor to said first mode when said predetermined temperature is below said detected temperature and adjusting the touch sensor to said second mode when said predetermined temperature exceeds said detected temperature; wherein a difference between said first predetermined threshold and said second predetermined threshold is an amount unrelated to an environmental effect on detecting said value corresponding to said capacitance of the touch sensor by said detected temperature. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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