Patent ID: 8553011

Claim:
A capacitive sensing method, comprising: sensing signals or signal changes of a plurality of intersecting points on a touch panel through three mutual capacitances of the touch panel, wherein for each of the plurality of intersecting points the three mutual capacitances includes a first mutual capacitance between one of a plurality of first conductive lines and one of a plurality of second conductive lines, a second mutual capacitance between at least one of a plurality of electrical conductors and the one of the plurality of first conductive lines, and a third mutual capacitance between the at least one of the plurality of electrical conductors and the one of the plurality of second conductive lines, wherein a predetermined range is determined based on the electrical conductors; identifying the location of an object touching or getting near the touch panel based on the signals or signal changes of the intersecting points that fall within the predetermined range; and continuously identifying the locations of the object to determine whether it is a command gesture; wherein the touch panel includes the plurality of first conductive lines isolated from each other and the plurality of second conductive lines isolated from each other, wherein the first and second plurality of conductive lines are electrically isolated from and stacked on one another forming the plurality of intersecting points, wherein the plurality of electrical conductors respectively crossing the intersecting points.