Determining an unprompted pressure
AssigneeCirque Corporation
InventorsDaniel Ferguson, Brian Monson, Ethan Sturm
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Abstract
A capacitance module may include a set of electrodes, a processor in communication with the set of electrodes and memory in communication with the processor. The memory may include programmed instructions that cause the capacitance module, when executed, to perform a calibration, the calibration including prompting a press input, storing a press attribute of a press measurement associated with the press input, and determining a type of unprompted input by consulting the stored press attribute.
Claims20
A capacitance module, comprising:
- a set of electrodes;
- a processor in communication with the set of electrodes;
- memory in communication with the processor;
- wherein the memory includes programmed instructions that cause the capacitance module, when executed, to perform a calibration, the calibration comprising:
- prompting a press input;
- storing a press attribute of a press measurement associated with the press input;
- deriving a press threshold value based on the stored press attribute;
- and
- determining a type of unprompted input is a press input by comparing the unprompted input to the derived press threshold value;
- wherein the stored press attribute does not include a fingerprint attribute.
A method for determining a press input on a capacitance module, comprising:
- prompting a press input;
- storing a press attribute of a press measurement associated with the press input;
- prompting a touch input;
- storing a touch attribute of a touch measurement associated with the touch input;
- deriving a press threshold value based on the stored press attribute and the stored touch attribute;
- and
- determining an unprompted input is a press input by comparing the unprompted input to the derived press threshold value;
- wherein the stored press attribute does not include a fingerprint attribute.
A computer-program product for determining a press input on a capacitance module;
- the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:
- prompt a press input;
- store a press attribute of a press measurement associated with the press input;
- prompt a touch input;
- store a touch attribute of a touch measurement associated with the touch input;
- deriving a press threshold value based on the stored press attribute and the stored touch attribute;
- and
- determine a type of unprompted input is a press input by comparing the unprompted input to the derived press threshold value;
- wherein the stored press attribute does not include a fingerprint attribute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.