Multipoint touchscreen
A touch panel having a transparent capacitive sensing medium configured to detect multiple touches or near touches that occur at the same time and at distinct locations in the plane of the touch panel and to produce dist
Patent Number
US 7663607
Status
Active
Filing Date
May 6, 2004
Grant Date
February 16, 2010
Expiration
~May 2024 (estimated)
Claims
13
Assignee
Apple Inc
Inventors
Steve Hotelling, Joshua A. Strickon, Brian Q. Huppi
Citations
1995 forward · 215 backward
What it covers
A touch panel having a transparent capacitive sensing medium configured to detect multiple touches or near touches that occur at the same time and at distinct locations in the plane of the touch panel and to produce distinct signals representative of the location of the touches on the plane of the touch panel for each of the multiple touches is disclosed.
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