Patent ID: 8704770
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for operating an input device, comprising: detecting a touch caused by an object in contact with a touch sensitive surface of the input device, the touch sensitive surface divided into an array of sensing points, each sensing point configured for generating a signal in response to sensing a touch on the sensing point; generating a hand signal in response to the detected touch, wherein the hand signal is generated by combining signals generated at one or more sensing points that sense the detected touch; determining a user profile based on the generated hand signal, the user profile indicating an identity of a user touching the input device, wherein determining the user profile further comprises comparing the generated hand signal to baseline hand signals stored in different user profiles and selecting a baseline hand signal that is most similar to the generated hand signal; and configuring the input device according to the user profile associated with the selected baseline hand signal.