US5016008A
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Device for detecting the position of a control member on a touch-sensitive pad
Assignee: Societe Francaise dEquipements pour la Navigation Aerienne SFENA SA
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Filing: 1988-05-23
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Granted: 1991-05-14
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Expires: 2008-05-23
Abstract
Abstract The device in accordance with the invention includes a series of detection areas (2) on the touch-sensitive pad, an analog circuit for applying a detection coefficient to each detection area (2), which coefficient corresponds to the degree the detection area is overlapped by the control member, and determines a median point of the detection areas as weighted by their respective detection coefficients.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel Gruaz
- 👤 Claude Marchal
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:40
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/041; G06F3/044; G01; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A device for detecting the position of a control member on a touch-sensitive pad comprising a series of detection areas, an analog circuit for attributing a detection coefficient to each area, which coefficient is a function of the amplitude of a signal emitted by said analog circuit, said amplitude being itself a function of the degree to which the detection area is overlapped by the control member, means for selecting detection areas having a high degree of overlap amongst all of the detection areas, means for attributing an origin to one of the areas having a high degree of overlap and means for determining a median point of said detection areas having a high degree of overlap as weighted by their detection coefficient.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
123 words
A device for detecting the position of a control member on a touch-sensitive pad comprising a series of detection areas, an analog circuit for attributing a detection coefficient to each area, which coefficient is a function of the amplitude of a signal emitted by said analog circuit, said amplitude being itself a function of the degree to which the detection area is overlapped by the control member, means for selecting detection areas having a high degree of overlap amongst all of the detection areas, means for attributing an origin to one of the areas having a high degree of overlap and means for determining a median point of said detection areas having a high degree of overlap as weighted by their detection coefficient.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the detection coefficient applied to a detection area is inversely proportional to the degree to which said area is overlapped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein each capacitive circuit includes a measurement plate disposed at the surface of the pad and connected to an intermediate point between two series-connected diodes, with one of the diodes being connected to pad ground and with the other diode being connected to an output terminal, said two didoes being disposed to conduct from ground towards the output terminal, with the intermediate point being additionally connected to a drive terminal via a capacitor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 3, wherein the analog device is connected to a computer via an analog-to-digital converter.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-05-13 | 1998-11-12 | 1999-05-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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