Touch systems and methods utilizing customized sensors and genericized controllers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10197994
APP PUB NO 20170060123A1
SERIAL NO

15352935

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Touch sensing circuit arrangements include a touch sensor and a controller board. The touch sensor includes one or more sensing elements to generate touch-related signals responsive to a touch input to the sensor, and a memory device storing computer-executable firmware instructions for determining touch positions based on the touch-related signals. The controller board includes query logic executable by the controller board to cause the controller board to query for the computer-executable firmware instructions stored on the memory device of the touch sensor, and a processor circuit to determine touch positions by executing the firmware instructions loaded onto the generic controller board in response to the query.

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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYST PAUL MN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gomes, Rodrigo S Medford, US 3 9
Lessard, Bruce A Salem, US 6 423
Peterson,, Jr Richard A Chelmsford, US 5 202
Taylor, Gordon F Bolton, US 14 1435

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