ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,936, issued on April 29, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Electronic device touch detection" was invented by Tyler S. Atura Bushnell (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device can include a touch sensitive display and an electrode electrically isolated from the touch sensitive display. The electrode can be configured to receive a first signal associated with performing a first function of the electronic device. In some examples, the electronic device can include a controller in electrical communication with the touch sensitive display and the electrode. The controller can be configured to perfor...