GB2469386B - Improved touch sensor panel design - Google Patents

Improved touch sensor panel design

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GB2469386B
GB2469386B GB1005780A GB201005780A GB2469386B GB 2469386 B GB2469386 B GB 2469386B GB 1005780 A GB1005780 A GB 1005780A GB 201005780 A GB201005780 A GB 201005780A GB 2469386 B GB2469386 B GB 2469386B
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touch sensor
sensor panel
panel design
improved touch
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Seung Jae Hong
Martin Paul Grunthaner
Steven Porter Hotelling
Lynn Youngs
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    • G06F2203/04112—Electrode mesh in capacitive digitiser: electrode for touch sensing is formed of a mesh of very fine, normally metallic, interconnected lines that are almost invisible to see. This provides a quite large but transparent electrode surface, without need for ITO or similar transparent conductive material
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