Patent ID: 6163313
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for controlling the flow of current through a resistive layer for converting physical position information on the resistive layer into electrical signals comprising the steps of:(a) providing a resistive layer for converting physical position information thereon into electrical signals;(b) determining through the use of electrical excitation in the resistive layer a dimension of a length of a generally continuous resistive section which is to be located in the resistive layer of step (a);(c) providing a pair of generally parallel electrodes engaged to said resistive layer to produce an overlapped resistive region in said resistive layer between said pair of generally parallel electrodes;(d) disposing a first insulating region in the overlapped resistive region of step (c) to form a first boundary of the generally continuous resistive section;(e) disposing, at a distance from the first insulating region essentially equaling the dimension of step (b), a second insulating region in the overlapped resistive region of step (c) to form a second boundary of the generally continuous resistive section such that current may be conducted through the generally continuous resistive section between the first insulating region and the second insulating region and such that said generally continuous resistive section is located in said overlapped resistive region.