Patent ID: 9436322
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A device for communicating a plurality of distinctly identifiable touches through a capacitive touch sensor comprising: a conductive element electrically coupled to a power source through a switching mechanism; a controller operatively coupled to the switching mechanism, wherein the controller directs the switching mechanism to switch on and off the electrical properties of the conductive element between an off condition, a first pattern and a second pattern, wherein the off condition provides no identifiable parasitic capacitance effect on a capacitive touch sensor and the first conducted pattern and the second conducted pattern each provide a uniquely identifiable parasitic capacitance effect on the capacitive touch sensor, further wherein at least one of the first pattern and the second pattern is a dynamic pattern characterized by the switching on and off of the conductive element to communicate a repeating time-based pattern; and a selector for selecting between the off condition, conducting the first pattern and conducting the second pattern.