Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for conserving power on a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device configured for the same. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for conserving power comprising: switching a portable electronic device to a low power mode in response to a trigger condition; and switching the portable electronic device from the low power mode to a full power mode on the portable electronic device in response to detection of a designated wake-up gesture on a touch-sensitive overlay of the portable electronic device.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for conserving power on a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device configured for the same. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for conserving power comprising: switching a portable electronic device to a low power mode in response to a trigger condition; and switching the portable electronic device from the low power mode to a full power mode on the portable electronic device in response to detection of a designated wake-up gesture on a touch-sensitive overlay of the portable electronic device.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for conserving power on a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device configured for the same. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for conserving power comprising: switching a portable electronic device to a low power mode in response to a trigger condition; and switching the portable electronic device from the low power mode to a full power mode on the portable electronic device in response to detection of a designated wake-up gesture on a touch-sensitive overlay of the portable electronic device.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a keyboard. The keyboard includes a plurality of mechanical keys including a first key, and capacitive touch sensors including a first capacitive touch sensor and a second capacitive touch sensor. The keyboard is configured to detect a touch on the first key utilizing the first capacitive touch sensor and the second capacitive touch sensor, and to detect actuation of the first key when the first capacitive touch sensor is electrically coupled to the second capacitive touch sensor.

Abstract: A method includes applying a first plurality of pulses to scanning electrodes during a first scan to detect touches on a touch-sensitive display, receiving an indication to scan in a reduced power condition, and when in the reduced power condition, applying a second plurality of pulses to scanning electrodes during a second scan to detect touches on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second plurality of pulses comprises fewer pulses than the first plurality of pulses.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive display includes first electrodes and second electrodes arranged and constructed to detect touches by mutual-capacitance touch sensing, and third electrodes and the second electrodes arranged and constructed to detect touches by self-capacitance touch sensing, wherein the first electrodes are different from the third electrodes.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a first plurality of drive frequencies at which drive electrodes of a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device are driven, wherein the first plurality of drive frequencies includes a first frequency and a second frequency. A first noise value at the first frequency is determined. When the first noise value meets a first threshold value and the first noise value is less than a second threshold value that is greater than the first threshold value, a second noise value at the second frequency is determined by the electronic device and, in response to determining that the second noise value is less than the first threshold value, driving the drive electrodes at the second frequency. When the first noise value meets the second threshold value, a third frequency at which the drive electrodes are driven is identified by the electronic device, wherein the third frequency is not one of the first plurality of drive frequencies.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive display includes a sense electrode comprising a first conductor having a first elongate edge and a second elongate edge that is longer than the first elongate edge, and a second conductor having a third elongate edge and a fourth elongate edge that is longer than the third elongate edge, wherein the first conductor is coupled to the second conductor and spaced from the second conductor such that a first distance from an end of the second elongate edge to an end of the fourth elongate edge is less than a second distance from an end of the first elongate edge to an end of the third elongate edge. The touch-sensitive display also includes a drive electrode spaced from the first conductor and the second conductor and extending between the first conductor and the second conductor.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch controller, sense electrodes operably coupled to the touch controller, a display controller operably coupled to the touch controller to communicate with the touch controller to detect touches, and drive electrodes operably coupled to the touch controller when the electronic device is operating in a reduced power condition and operably coupled to the display controller when the electronic device is operating in a normal power condition.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display including a plurality of touch sensors configured to detect touches on the touch-sensitive display. The touch sensors include a plurality of touch sensor jumpers that are spaced apart in the touch-sensitive display. The touch-sensor jumpers include attributes to facilitate identification of a location of a stylus relative to the jumpers. The stylus includes a device configured to obtain data relating to an attribute of at least one of the touch sensor jumpers of the touch-sensitive display, a processor operably coupled to the device to receive the data, and a transmitter operably coupled to the processor and configured to transmit to the electronic device, information based on the data. The electronic device includes a receiver that receives the information and a processor that is configured to determine the location of the stylus based on the information.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a first plurality of drive frequencies at which drive electrodes of a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device are driven, wherein the first plurality of drive frequencies includes a first frequency and a second frequency. A first noise value at the first frequency is determined. When the first noise value meets a first threshold value and the first noise value is less than a second threshold value that is greater than the first threshold value, a second noise value at the second frequency is determined by the electronic device and, in response to determining that the second noise value is less than the first threshold value, driving the drive electrodes at the second frequency. When the first noise value meets the second threshold value, a third frequency at which the drive electrodes are driven is identified by the electronic device, wherein the third frequency is not one of the first plurality of drive frequencies.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a keyboard. The keyboard includes a plurality of mechanical keys including a first key, and capacitive touch sensors including a first capacitive touch sensor and a second capacitive touch sensor. The keyboard is configured to detect a touch on the first key utilizing the first capacitive touch sensor and the second capacitive touch sensor, and to detect actuation of the first key when the first capacitive touch sensor is electrically coupled to the second capacitive touch sensor.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display including a plurality of touch sensors configured to detect touches on the touch-sensitive display. The touch sensors include a plurality of touch sensor jumpers that are spaced apart in the touch-sensitive display. The touch-sensor jumpers include attributes to facilitate identification of a location of a stylus relative to the jumpers. The stylus includes a device configured to obtain data relating to an attribute of at least one of the touch sensor jumpers of the touch-sensitive display, a processor operably coupled to the device to receive the data, and a transmitter operably coupled to the processor and configured to transmit to the electronic device, information based on the data. The electronic device includes a receiver that receives the information and a processor that is configured to determine the location of the stylus based on the information.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive display includes a sense electrode comprising a first conductor having a first elongate edge and a second elongate edge that is longer than the first elongate edge, and a second conductor having a third elongate edge and a fourth elongate edge that is longer than the third elongate edge, wherein the first conductor is coupled to the second conductor and spaced from the second conductor such that a first distance from an end of the second elongate edge to an end of the fourth elongate edge is less than a second distance from an end of the first elongate edge to an end of the third elongate edge. The touch-sensitive display also includes a drive electrode spaced from the first conductor and the second conductor and extending between the first conductor and the second conductor.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch controller, sense electrodes operably coupled to the touch controller, a display controller operably coupled to the touch controller to communicate with the touch controller to detect touches, and drive electrodes operably coupled to the touch controller when the electronic device is operating in a reduced power condition and operably coupled to the display controller when the electronic device is operating in a normal power condition.

Abstract: A method includes displaying a selectable feature on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting a touch at a location within a target area associated with the selectable feature, and adjusting the target area based on a contact area of the touch and a magnitude of at least one signal when the touch is detected.

Abstract: A method includes detecting, by a touch-sensitive display of a first electronic device, presence of a touch-sensitive display of a second electronic device. A data signal is transmitted from the first electronic device to the second electronic device by applying a drive signal to drive lines of the touch-sensitive display of the first electronic device. The touch-sensitive display of the second electronic device may the received a signal associated with the applied drive signal.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive display includes first electrodes and second electrodes arranged and constructed to detect touches by mutual-capacitance touch sensing, and third electrodes and the second electrodes arranged and constructed to detect touches by self-capacitance touch sensing, wherein the first electrodes are different from the third electrodes.

Abstract: A method includes applying a first plurality of pulses to scanning electrodes during a first scan to detect touches on a touch-sensitive display, receiving an indication to scan in a reduced power condition, and when in the reduced power condition, applying a second plurality of pulses to scanning electrodes during a second scan to detect touches on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second plurality of pulses comprises fewer pulses than the first plurality of pulses.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive display includes a display, a capacitive touch sensor disposed on the display, a cover spaced from the capacitive touch sensor, and a liquid disposed in a cavity between the capacitive touch sensor and the cover.