Patent ID: 6504531
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: G06F,H01H

Abstract:
A fabric-made position detector comprising:a first fabric electrically conducting layer; wherein said first electrically conducting layer has a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact and said second electrically conducting layer has a third electrically conducting contact and a fourth electrically conducting contact; potential applying means (a) for applying potential across said first contact and said third contact while said second and fourth contacts are disconnected to produce a first current and (b) for applying a potential across said second contact and said fourth contact while said first and third contacts are disconnected to produce a second current; current measuring means for measuring said first current to produce a first current value and for measuring said second current to produce a second current value; and processing means configured to produce a property value indicating a property of a mechanical interaction by processing said first current value in combination with said second current value.