Capacitive sensing pattern
First Claim
1. A capacitive input device comprising:
- a plurality of receiver sensor electrodes oriented substantially parallel to a first axis and proximate to a sensing region of said capacitive input device; and
a plurality of transmitter sensor electrodes oriented substantially parallel to a second axis and proximate to said sensing region, said plurality of transmitter sensor electrodes capacitively coupled with said plurality of receiver sensor electrodes;
wherein at least one sensor electrode selected from a group of sensor electrodes consisting of said plurality of receiver sensor electrodes and said plurality of transmitter sensor electrodes is disposed in a configuration forming multiple crossings with a line that is perpendicular to said first axis, said multiple crossings occurring proximate to said sensing region.
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Abstract
A capacitive input device comprises a plurality of receiver electrodes and a plurality of transmitter electrodes. The plurality of receiver sensor electrodes is oriented substantially parallel to a first axis proximate to a sensing region of the capacitive input device. The plurality of transmitter sensor electrodes is oriented substantially parallel to a second axis proximate to the sensing region and configured to be capacitively coupled with the plurality of receiver sensor electrodes. At least one of a receiver sensor electrode of the plurality of receiver sensor electrodes and a transmitter sensor electrode of the plurality of transmitter sensor electrodes is disposed in a configuration forming multiple crossings with a line that is perpendicular to the first axis, the multiple crossings occurring proximate to the sensing region.
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20 Claims
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1. A capacitive input device comprising:
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a plurality of receiver sensor electrodes oriented substantially parallel to a first axis and proximate to a sensing region of said capacitive input device; and a plurality of transmitter sensor electrodes oriented substantially parallel to a second axis and proximate to said sensing region, said plurality of transmitter sensor electrodes capacitively coupled with said plurality of receiver sensor electrodes; wherein at least one sensor electrode selected from a group of sensor electrodes consisting of said plurality of receiver sensor electrodes and said plurality of transmitter sensor electrodes is disposed in a configuration forming multiple crossings with a line that is perpendicular to said first axis, said multiple crossings occurring proximate to said sensing region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A capacitive touchscreen configured to detect multiple input objects in a sensing region, said capacitive touchscreen comprising:
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a display overlapped by said sensing region; a first plurality of sensor electrodes oriented substantially parallel to a first axis; a second plurality of sensor electrodes oriented substantially parallel to a second axis; and sensing circuitry communicatively coupled to said first plurality and said second plurality of sensor electrodes, said sensing circuitry configured to transmit and receive sensing signals using said first plurality and said second plurality of sensor electrodes; wherein an input object moving across said sensing region along said first axis crosses over a sensor electrode from said second plurality of sensor electrodes multiple times. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A capacitive touchscreen configured to detect input objects in a sensing region, said capacitive touchscreen comprising:
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a display overlapped by said sensing region; a plurality of transmitter electrodes oriented substantially parallel to a first axis, said plurality of transmitter electrodes having portions diagonally angled with respect to said first axis; a plurality of receiver electrodes oriented substantially parallel to a second axis, said plurality of receiver electrodes having portions diagonally angled with respect to said second axis, wherein said receiver electrode comprises a sensor electrode portion bounding an area; and sensing circuitry communicatively coupled to said plurality of transmitter electrodes and said plurality of receiver electrodes, said sensing circuitry configured to operate said plurality of transmitter electrodes and said plurality of said receiver electrodes to detect said input objects in said sensing region.
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