A touch sensor detector system and method incorporating an interpolated sensor array is disclosed. The system and method utilize a touch sensor array (TSA) configured to detect proximity/contact/pressure (PCP) via a variable impedance array (VIA) electrically coupling interlinked impedance columns (IIC) coupled to an array column driver (ACD), and interlinked impedance rows (IIR) coupled to an array row sensor (ARS). The ACD is configured to select the IIC based on a column switching register (CSR) and electrically drive the IIC using a column driving source (CDS). The VIA conveys current from the driven IIC to the IIC sensed by the ARS. The ARS selects the IIR within the TSA and electrically senses the IIR state based on a row switching register (RSR). Interpolation of ARS sensed current/voltage allows accurate detection of TSA PCP and/or spatial location.

A pressure-sensitive touch display panel and a driving method thereof are provided. The panel includes a substrate, an OLED structure layer and a touch electrode layer. The OLED structure layer has a cathode layer. The touch electrode layer includes driving electrodes and sensing electrodes. The pressure-sensitive touch display panel has a display stage and a pressure-sensitive touch stage within display time for one frame. In the display stage, the cathode layer loads a common voltage signal for allowing the OLED structure layer to display; in the pressure-sensitive touch stage, the touch electrode layer is configured to sense at least one touch position. When the touch electrode layer senses at least one touch position, the cathode layer loads a pressure detection signal for the touch position so as to determine level of pressure at the touch position by a change in capacitance between the cathode layer and the driving electrodes.

The invention relates to an operating device for a vehicle, comprising a display with a touch-sensor system for inputting a command and additionally a retaining device which retains the display. The retaining device has a base face and a free area which is defined by support elements protruding from the base face. The operating device is additionally provided with at least one actuation sensor for detecting a bend of the display upon being manually actuated and an analysis unit which is connected to the touch sensor system and the at least one actuation sensor for analyzing the signals of the touch sensor system and the at least one actuation sensor.

A processing system includes sensor circuitry and processing circuitry. The sensor circuitry is configured to, using the sensor electrodes, obtain capacitive measurements of a sensing region, and obtain a resistance measurement of the sensing region. The processing circuitry is coupled to the sensor circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a location of an input object using the capacitive measurements of the sensing region; and determine a force value based on the resistance measurement and the location of the input object. Determining the force value mitigates a temperature variation of the sensing region affecting the resistance measurement. The processing circuitry is further configured to report the force value.

Embodiments include a method for controlling an output generated by a haptic device, using an electronic device communicatively coupled to the haptic device and having a touch-sensitive surface and a display. The method comprises displaying a first graphical object comprising a plurality of intensity level markers representing different vibrational intensity levels; displaying a second graphical object on top of at least a portion of the first graphical object; detecting a contact at a first location of the touch-sensitive surface; detecting a movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface to a second location of the touch-sensitive surface; and in response to the detected movement: adjusting a size of the second graphical object from a first size to a second size corresponding to a second intensity level marker, and causing the haptic device to change the selected vibrational intensity level to a second vibrational intensity level represented by the second marker.

A pointing element configured to instruct an operation by being pressed against an operation surface includes a pressurizing part, a pressure sensor configured to detect a variation in the pressurizing part, an opposed part opposed to the pressure sensor, a pressing part configured to change a pressing force of pressing the opposed part against the pressure sensor in accordance with the variation in the pressurizing part caused by the pointing element pressed against the operation surface, a signal generation section configured to receive a first signal having a level based on the pressing force from the pressure sensor, and generate a second signal by changing the level of the first signal, and an output section configured to output information based on the second signal to outside of the pointing element.

In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for a hybrid position and rate control input device comprising: a housing comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; a force-detecting sensor configured to detect a translation or rotation of the upper portion relative to the lower portion; a motion-detecting sensor within one of the upper portion and the lower portion of the housing, configured to detect motion of the housing relative to a surface; a communication interface positioned within the housing; and a processor positioned within the housing configured to select between a first translation signal from the motion-detecting sensor and a second translation signal from the force-detecting sensor; and transmit, via the communication interface to a computing device, the selected translation signal.

A method for calibrating the intensity of touch input pressure according to an input position in a touch input device. The method includes a step in which the touch input device detects a touch input through a touch panel; a step in which the touch input device determines the position of the touch input on the touch panel; a step in which the touch input device measures a degree of change in capacitance corresponding to the intensity of pressure according to the touch input; and a step in which the touch input device calibrates the intensity of the pressure according to the position of the touch input.

There are provided a device with a touch panel display, a control method of a device with a touch panel display, and a program capable of performing desired processing on an object in an image by a simple operation. An object region occupied by an object including at least a portion of a contact region on an image is determined based on a contact region by a pinch-in operation, and in a case where a transition from the pinch-in operation to an operation other than the pinch-in operation is recognized, an action related to the object region on the image displayed on the touch panel display is performed.

In a first state before a first event is detected, a determination unit of a press detection apparatus prevents a definitive value from increasing steeply when the pressing force has increased steeply, and decreases the definitive value steeply when the pressing force has decreased steeply. In a second state after the first event is detected and before a second event is detected, the determination unit prevents the definitive value from increasing steeply when the pressing force has increased steeply, and prevents the definitive value from decreasing steeply when the pressing force has decreased steeply. This reduces the possibility that the definitive value increases steeply in the first state and increases and decreases steeply in the second state even under vibration.