Patent ID: 11874972
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A system comprising:
a memory; and
a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to perform the operations comprising:
receiving an input touch vector based on one or more signals from a touch sensor having a plurality of touch input channels, the touch sensor arranged between a first end of a curved surface and a second end of the curved surface, wherein each value of the input touch vector corresponds to an index value of a respective touch input channel of the touch sensor;
selecting a largest continuous segment of values in the input touch vector that are indicative of a touch input channel being active, wherein if there is more than one equally largest continuous segment of values, then selecting the equally largest continuous segment of values that corresponds to one or more touch input channels furthest from the second end of the curved surface;
assigning the input touch vector to a position state of a plurality of position states based on the one or more index values corresponding to the selected largest continuous segment of values; and
determining a user input based on the assigned position state.