Tactile touch sensor system and method

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#For a fuller understanding of the advantages provided by the invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description together with the accompanying drawings wherein:

#FIG. 1 illustrates an overview block diagram of a preferred exemplary invention system embodiment;

#FIG. 2 illustrates an overview flowchart of a preferred exemplary invention method embodiment;

#While the present invention is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detailed preferred embodiments of the invention with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the broad aspect of the invention to the embodiment illustrated.

#The numerous innovative teachings of the present application will be described with particular reference to the presently preferred embodiment, wherein these innovative teachings are advantageously applied to the particular problems of a TACTILE TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD. However, it should be understood that this embodiment is only one example of the many advantageous uses of the innovative teachings herein. In general, statements made in the specification of the present application do not necessarily limit any of the various claimed inventions. Moreover, some statements may apply to some inventive features but not to others.

#Within the context of the present invention, the term “Touch Sensor Array (TSA)” is defined as the interpolating high-resolution force-sensitive touch sensor (FSTS) systems as described in the above-referenced patents and patent applications incorporated by reference in this application.