Abstract: The present application relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting a data signal between a stator ring and a rotor ring including generating, by a transmitter, a transmission signal in response to receiving the data signal, transmitting, by a plurality of optical transmitters coupled to an inner surface of the stator ring, the transmission signal to a plurality of detectors coupled to an outer surface of the rotor and wherein the optical transmitters are configured to transmit the transmission signal towards a focus of the stator ring, summing a plurality of representations of the transmission signal received by each of the plurality of detectors to generate a summed transmission signal, and extracting, by a receiver, the data signal from the summed transmission signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enhanced force-touch based gesture solutions. A handheld electronic device may include a plurality of force-touch sensors integrated into the body of the electronic device and one or more control circuits. Each force-touch sensor is configured to generate sensory signals in response to application of a force to an area of the body of the electronic device corresponding to that force-touch sensor. The one or more control circuits are configured to control based on sensory signals, operations and/or functions in the electronic device. The controlling may include generating based on the sensory signals, one or both of control information for controlling or managing at least one of the operations and/or functions in the electronic device and an input to at least one of the operations and/or functions in the electronic device.