Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting a position of an object relative to an electrode configuration with at least three electrodes, wherein a first electrode substantially is arranged parallel or concentrically to a second electrode, a third electrode is arranged in an acute angle or excentric relative to the first electrode, the first electrode is loaded with a first generator signal, and wherein the second electrode may be loaded with a second generator signal. The second generator signal preferably is inverse with respect to the first generator signal. In addition, provided for the method is a suitable electrode configuration with at least three electrodes.

Abstract: An electrode device for a capacitive sensor device for detecting a position of an object relative to the electrode device, wherein the electrode device has a transmitting electrode configuration, a receiving electrode configuration and at least one ground electrode, wherein the transmitting electrode configuration, the receiving electrode configuration and the at least one ground electrode are arranged one upon the other and spaced from each other, at least one ground electrode is arranged between the transmitting electrode configuration and the receiving electrode configuration, and the transmitting electrode configuration has a first transmitting electrode, which may be loaded with an electric alternating signal. Further provided is a printed circuit board that has such an electrode device as well as a handheld device with such a printed circuit and a handheld device with a capacitive sensor device with such an electrode device.