18477352. TOUCHPAD FINGER FORCE WITH PALM (MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC)
TOUCHPAD FINGER FORCE WITH PALM
Organization Name
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
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TOUCHPAD FINGER FORCE WITH PALM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18477352 titled 'TOUCHPAD FINGER FORCE WITH PALM
Original Abstract Submitted
Methods and computing devices for estimating a finger force exerted on a touchpad are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises calculating a plurality of forces produced by a palm at a plurality of capacitive force sensors of the touchpad, where at least one of the sensors is saturated. After calculating the forces produced by the palm, the method determines that the touchpad is being contacted by the palm and a finger. The method uses the forces produced by the palm to determine the finger force exerted on the touchpad by the finger.