DATA PROCESSING IN RELATION TO A MULTI-TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS

A device obtains a signal representative of objects on a touch surface of a multi-touch sensing apparatus and executes a method for extracting touch data from the signal. The method operates in a sequence of detection frames. Each detection frame comprises the steps of: obtaining (300) the signal; p...

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Main Authors WASSVIK, OLA, FAAHRAEUS, CHRISTER, CHRISTIANSSON, TOMAS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 08.05.2013
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A device obtains a signal representative of objects on a touch surface of a multi-touch sensing apparatus and executes a method for extracting touch data from the signal. The method operates in a sequence of detection frames. Each detection frame comprises the steps of: obtaining (300) the signal; processing (301) the signal for identifying touches; determining (302) a set of identified touches and touch data for the set of identified touches; and outputting (303) the touch data. At least one of the steps of processing (301) and determining (302) includes a prioritization that actively favors certain touches to be identified and included in the set of identified touches, respectively. Temporal prioritization favors a touch that corresponds to a previous touch, which is identified in one or more preceding detection frames. Spatial prioritization favors a touch that is located within at least one predefined subarea on the touch surface. The and prioritization enables the touch data to be generated in way that is predictable, consistent and in accordance with user expectations within a general or specific context.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20110801248