Nokia patents "pressure sensitive" capacitive multitouch.
 

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/24/n...ve-multitouch/

Sorry folks, it turned out that is was capacitive touchscreen instead of resistive one :(

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

No link. But I want to read this. This is very good news. :)

Edit: Thank 'ee!

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

The word "capacitative" was mentioned a few times at the summit in Harmattan context, but this development may mean that Harmattan will be able to run on Fremantle devices after all.

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

Perhaps related to liqbase's fake multi touch support(certainly enough for scale and rotate)?

http://liqbase.net/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJWvvn_cePM

Greetings

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

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Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

Engadget article doesn't say anything about resistive screen. Lets see what the linked patent application says.

The sensor surface is a capacitive sensor surface arranged to produce the location indicator as a response to a situation in which a distance between the sensor surface and the external object is less than a pre-determined limit value.


I bolded the part that makes thread title somewhat silly.

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

The patent talks about both, and combinations thereof (search for "touch sensitive").

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

Thanks for pointing that out. On my first read I thought it was just a general term for any touch based sensor.

Combination resistive and capacitive sounds very interesting.

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

Article talked about "pressure sensitive" screen, so I assumed it meant resistive since it actually detects the pressure of your finger.

The title doesn't want correct itself. :|

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

I hope nokia stays with resistitive technology. It’s much more accurate and it’s very important for the Asian markets that you can handwrite.

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

kees, i think this is hardware assisted.
the multitouch combination stuff I can come up with relates to needing a fixed point, pinch is not applicable in the normal sense.

I like the idea of this compromise, as drm points out handwriting is very important in certain parts of the world (the far east, manchester etc)

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

So there is going to be an n920? I thought the next phone was n950 - Harmattan?

Nokia Patent on Multitouch, most probably on resistive screen
 

Re: Nokia Patent on Multitouch, most probably on resistive screen
 

Beat ya by 12 hours and almost 12 minutes dude >> http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...ghlight=patent

Re: Nokia Patent on Multitouch, most probably on resistive screen
 

how come that did not show up in search result thats what I wonder,

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

Im not a pro in this tecnical thing, but could this mean that nokia devloped a technology that is multitouch capable but also usable by a stylus with different pressure, for painting for example?

Re: Nokia patents "pressure sensitive" capacitive multitouch.
 

It says Nokia filed a Patent Application (i.e. they applied for a Patent), not that a Patent was granted.

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

Actually, i'm afraid not. I think multi-touch would require extra sensors, which probably aren't on current devices and can't be retrofitted. Also, there would be no reason to buy a new one ;)

Re: Nokia Patent on Multitouch, most probably on resistive screen
 

To be precise, they filed a Patent Application (i.e. applied for a Patent). No Patent has been granted at this time.

Re: Nokia patents resistive multitouch.
 

Threads merged.

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Stantum will display at the Symbian Exchange and Exposition
http://www.stantum.com/en/medias/latest-news?id=41

http://www.see2009.org/

Re: Nokia Patent on Multitouch, most probably on resistive screen
 

Nokia also has much older multitouch patent, which describes, for example, pinching for zoom. http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wads.js...E=PAMPH&PAGE=1

http://www.itviikko.fi/teknologia/20...toa/20093113/7 (in finnish)