Low pin count solution using capacitance sensing matrix for keyboard architecture

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PATENT NO 9747026
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14697107

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An apparatus and method for selecting a keyboard key based on a position of a presence of a conductive object on a sensing device and a pre-defined area of the keyboard key. The apparatus may include a sensing device and a processing device. The sensing device may include a plurality of sensor elements to detect a presence of a conductive object on the sensing device. Multiple keyboard keys are assigned to pre-defined areas of the sensing device. The processing device is coupled to the sensing device using capacitance sensing pins, and may be operable to determine a position of the presence of the conductive object, and to select a keyboard key based on the position of the conductive object and the pre-defined areas of the sensing device.

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WISTRON CORPORATION21F NO 88 SEC 1 HSIN TAI WU RD HSICHIH TAIPEI HSIEN 22181

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Hua, Liu Shanghai, CN 6 360
XiaoPing, Jiang Shanghai, CN 17 904

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