Touch sensing method and electronic device including touch sensing device
AssigneeSamsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMin Keun KIM, Ho Kwon YOON, Bang Chul KO, Joo Yul KO
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Abstract
A touch sensing method includes: generating respective oscillation signals having a resonant frequency, the respective oscillation signals being changeable according to a plurality of touch inputs applied to a first touch switch unit and a second touch switch unit, formed in a housing of an electronic device; analyzing the applied plurality of touch inputs, based on a change in the resonant frequency of the generated oscillation signals; and discerning and sensing a type of a touch operation according to a pattern of the plurality of touch inputs, based on results of the analyzing of the applied plurality of touch inputs.
Claims24
A touch sensing method, comprising:
- generating respective oscillation signals having a resonant frequency, the respective oscillation signals being changeable according to a plurality of touch inputs applied to a first touch switch unit and a second touch switch unit, formed in a housing of an electronic device;
- analyzing the applied plurality of touch inputs, based on a change in the resonant frequency of the generated oscillation signals;
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- discerning and sensing a type of a touch operation according to a pattern of the plurality of touch inputs, based on results of the analyzing of the applied plurality of touch inputs.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a touch switch unit formed in a housing;
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- a touch sensing device configured to sense a touch input applied to the touch switch unit,
- wherein the touch switch unit comprises:
- a first touch switch unit disposed on one side surface of the electronic device;
- and
- a second touch switch unit disposed on another side surface of the electronic device.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first group of touch members disposed on one surface of the electronic device;
- a second group of touch members disposed on another surface of the electronic device;
- an oscillation circuit configured to generate a first group of oscillation signals corresponding to the first group of touch members, and a second group of oscillation signals corresponding to the second group of touch members;
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- a controller configured to determine a type of a touch operation corresponding to a pattern of a plurality of touch inputs applied to a plurality touch members among the first group of touch members and the second group of touch members, based on a detected change in resonant frequency of one or more oscillation signals among the first group of oscillation signals and the second group of oscillation signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.