Method and apparatus for variable impedance touch sensor array force aware interaction with handheld display devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12056322
APP PUB NO 20230075139A1
SERIAL NO

18055104

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The present invention relates to touch-sensor detector systems and methods incorporating an interpolated variable impedance touch sensor array and specifically to such systems and methods for force-aware interaction with handheld display devices on one or more surfaces of the device. An exemplary embodiment includes a method for receiving a flexing gesture formed on a sensor panel of the handheld device including determining two or more pressure inputs at the sensor panel and determining a relative pressure between the two or more pressure inputs. The method further includes correlating the relative pressure inputs to the flexing gesture, associating the flexing gesture with a UI element and providing an input to the UI element based on the gesture and the relative pressure between the two or more pressure inputs.

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SENSEL INC201 SAN ANTONIO CIRCLE #280 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bozarth, Bradley James Moore, US 14 92
Grau, Alexander Meagher Durham, US 21 171
Haniger, Bethany Noel Los Gatos, US 13 26
Isaacson, Scott Gregory Mountain View, US 15 26
Martinez, Reuben Eric Gilroy, US 20 69
Miller, Brogan Carl Mountain View, US 16 74
Miller, Timothy James Half Moon Bay, US 14 52
Moscovich, Tomer San Francisco, US 76 1529
Nyboer, Peter Hans San Jose, US 9 24
Oberg, Stephanie Jeanne Sunnyvale, US 15 26
Rosenberg, Ilya Daniel Mountain View, US 129 1750
Rosenberg, Mark Joshua Sunnyvale, US 13 26
Thomas, James Frank Danville, US 11 27
Yu, Yibo Santa Clara, US 18 39
Zarraga, John Aaron San Francisco, US 94 2092

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