Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Secondary back surface touch sensor for handheld devices
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Application No.: US17011173Application Date: 2020-09-03
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Publication No.: US11237603B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Merril Ray Newman , Yiding Luo , David Brian Smith , Michael Richard Dille , Matthew Alan Beardsworth , Alan R. Manlick
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Brian D. Graham; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; G06F3/044 ; G06F3/041
Abstract:
A second touch area provided on the back side of the mobile phone in a location such that an index finger can be used to provide input when while the mobile phone is being held in that one hand. A second hand is not required for the various types of input that are provided using this second touch area. This allows the mobile phone to be used in single-handed operation in many circumstances.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210055766A1 SECONDARY BACK SURFACE TOUCH SENSOR FOR HANDHELD DEVICES Public/Granted day:2021-02-25
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