Noise reduction in a digitizer system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting a first signal on first electrodes along a first axis of a digitizer sensor;
detecting a second signal on second electrodes along a second axis of the digitizer sensor;
determining that hand input exists over the first electrodes based at least on the first signal;
determining that no hand input exists over the second electrodes;
determining a first phase of the second signal detected on the second electrodes;
estimating a second phase of the second signal detected on the first electrodes based on the first phase;
extracting a portion of the first signal associated with the second phase;
determining coordinates of a handheld device based on the portion of the first signal extracted from the first electrodes and the second signal; and
reporting the coordinates to a host computing device associated with the digitizer sensor.
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Abstract
A method includes detecting a first signal on first electrodes along a first axis of a digitizer sensor, detecting a second signal on second electrodes along a second axis of the digitizer sensor, determining that hand input exists over the first electrodes based at least on the first signal and no hand input exists over the second electrodes. A first phase of the first signal detected on the second electrodes is determined. A second phase of the second signal detected on the first electrodes is estimated based on the first phase and a portion of the first signal associated with the second phase is extracted. Coordinates of a handheld device is determined based on the portion of the first signal extracted from the first electrodes and the second signal and the coordinates are reported to a host computing device associated with the digitizer sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting a first signal on first electrodes along a first axis of a digitizer sensor; detecting a second signal on second electrodes along a second axis of the digitizer sensor; determining that hand input exists over the first electrodes based at least on the first signal; determining that no hand input exists over the second electrodes; determining a first phase of the second signal detected on the second electrodes; estimating a second phase of the second signal detected on the first electrodes based on the first phase; extracting a portion of the first signal associated with the second phase; determining coordinates of a handheld device based on the portion of the first signal extracted from the first electrodes and the second signal; and reporting the coordinates to a host computing device associated with the digitizer sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device comprising:
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a digitizer sensor including electrodes extending along a first axis and a second axis of the digitizer sensor, wherein the electrodes are configured to pick up signals emitted by a handheld device and to sense presence of a hand with capacitive based detection; a circuit configured to; detect device first signal on first electrodes along the first axis and a second signal on second electrodes along the second axis; determine that hand input exists over the first electrodes based at least on the first signal; determine that no hand input exists over the second electrodes; determine a first phase of the second signal detected on the second electrodes; estimate a second phase of the second signal detected on the first electrodes based on the first phase; extract a portion of an output on the first electrodes associated with the second phase; determine coordinates of a handheld device based on the portion of the output extracted from the first electrodes and the second signal; and report the coordinates to a host computing device associated with the digitizer sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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detecting a first signal on first electrodes along a first axis of a digitizer sensor; detecting a second signal on second electrodes along a second axis of the digitizer sensor, wherein the first signal detected on the first electrodes and the second signal detected on the second electrodes are based on a radiated signal transmitted by a handheld device; determining that hand input exists over the first electrodes based at least on the first signal; determining that no hand input exists over the second electrodes; removing noise from the first signal based on characterization of the hand input in a frequency range of the signal transmitted by the handheld device; determining a first phase of the second signal detected on the second electrodes; estimating a second phase of the second signal detected on the first electrodes based on the first phase; further removing noise in the first signal by extracting a portion of the first signal associated with the second phase, wherein the extracting is performed on the first signal after removing the noise based characterization of the hand input in a frequency range; and determining coordinates of a handheld device based on the portion of the output extracted from the first electrodes and the second signal; and reporting the coordinates to a host computing device associated with the digitizer sensor. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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