Touch sensing
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a pseudo random signal generator to provide a first signal to a first electrode, to vary a frequency of the first signal, wherein the first electrode is configured to form a first capacitance with a second electrode;
a demodulator to receive the first signal from the second electrode, and to receive, from the pseudo random signal generator, a reference signal indicative of the frequency of the first signal, wherein the reference signal is used to select a passing frequency used by the demodulator to pass a portion of the first signal from the second electrode; and
detection circuitry to detect, using a demodulated first signal, a change in the first capacitance of the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the change in the first capacitance is responsive to a presence of a first input object proximate the first electrode and second electrode, the detection circuitry further to detect, using another demodulated first signal, a change in a second capacitance of a third electrode and a fourth electrode, wherein the change in the second capacitance is responsive to a presence of a second input object proximate the third electrode and the fourth electrode, wherein the presence of the first input object is concurrent with the presence of the second input object, and wherein the other demodulated first signal corresponds to the first signal provided to the third electrode by the pseudo random signal generator, the third electrode configured to form the second capacitance with the fourth electrode.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus varying, by interval, a frequency of a drive signal applied to one electrode of each of a plurality of electrode pairs, select a frequency corresponding to the frequency of the drive signal, monitor changes in capacitance of each of the electrode pairs through receive signals at the selected frequency, from the other electrode of each of the plurality of electrode pairs; and determine a position of at least two objects, which are simultaneously on a touch device, according to the monitored capacitance changes.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a pseudo random signal generator to provide a first signal to a first electrode, to vary a frequency of the first signal, wherein the first electrode is configured to form a first capacitance with a second electrode; a demodulator to receive the first signal from the second electrode, and to receive, from the pseudo random signal generator, a reference signal indicative of the frequency of the first signal, wherein the reference signal is used to select a passing frequency used by the demodulator to pass a portion of the first signal from the second electrode; and detection circuitry to detect, using a demodulated first signal, a change in the first capacitance of the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the change in the first capacitance is responsive to a presence of a first input object proximate the first electrode and second electrode, the detection circuitry further to detect, using another demodulated first signal, a change in a second capacitance of a third electrode and a fourth electrode, wherein the change in the second capacitance is responsive to a presence of a second input object proximate the third electrode and the fourth electrode, wherein the presence of the first input object is concurrent with the presence of the second input object, and wherein the other demodulated first signal corresponds to the first signal provided to the third electrode by the pseudo random signal generator, the third electrode configured to form the second capacitance with the fourth electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a pseudo random signal generator to provide a first set of electrodes with drive signals that vary in frequency, the first set of electrodes to form capacitance with a second set of electrodes; and detection circuitry comprising a demodulator, the demodulator to receive, from the pseudo random signal generator, reference signals indicative of the frequency of the drive signals, wherein the reference signals are used to select passing frequencies used by the demodulator to pass portions of receive signals of the second set of electrodes, wherein the receive signals of the second set of electrodes correspond to the drive signals provided to the first set of electrodes by the pseudo random signal generator, the detection circuitry to use demodulated receive signals to detect changes in the capacitance, wherein the detection circuitry is configured to detect a change in a first capacitance between a first electrode, of the first set of electrodes, and a second electrode, of the second set of electrodes, using a first demodulated receive signal and detect a change in a second capacitance between a third electrode, of the first set of electrodes, and a fourth electrode, of the second set of electrodes, using a second demodulated receive signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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providing, by a pseudo random signal generator, a drive signal to one electrode of each of a plurality of electrode pairs, wherein a frequency of the drive signal is varied; receiving, at a demodulator and from the pseudo random signal generator, a reference signal indicative of the frequency of the drive signal to the one electrode of each of the plurality of electrode pairs, the reference signal used to select a passing frequency used by the demodulator to pass a portion of a receive signal; monitoring changes in capacitance of each of the electrode pairs in view of the receive signal, the receive signal corresponding to the drive signal provided to the one electrode of each of the plurality of electrode pairs and received from the other electrode of each of the plurality of electrode pairs; and determining, in view of the monitored changes, a position of at least two objects concurrently proximate a touch device, wherein a first change of capacitance of a first electrode pair of the plurality of electrode pairs is responsive to a presence of a first object of the at least two object, and a second change of capacitance of a second electrode pair of the plurality of electrode pairs is responsive to a present of a second object of the at least two objects. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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