Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interference detection
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Application No.: US15996217Application Date: 2018-06-01
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Publication No.: US10394386B1Publication Date: 2019-08-27
- Inventor: Kevin Fronczak , Eric Bohannon
- Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041 ; G09G3/36 ; G06K9/00 ; G06F3/044

Abstract:
An input device associated with a sensing region is disclosed. The input device includes: a sensor electrode configured to receive a resulting signal associated with the sensing region; a current conveyor configured to generate a first replica of the resulting signal; a mixer circuit configured to generate a differential current by demodulating the first replica of the resulting signal; an interference detection circuit (IDC) configured to: generate a second replica of the resulting signal based on the first replica; determine the second replica includes an interference signal based on a reference current; and generate an interference alert signal in response to determining the second replica includes the interference signal; and an auxiliary component configured to generate an output based on the differential current and the interference alert signal.
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