Methods for recognizing gestures made by a conductive object on a touch-sensor pad are disclosed. Tapping, pushing, hopping, and zigzag gestures are recognized by analyzing the position, pressure, and movement of the conductive object on the sensor pad during the time of a suspected gesture, and signals...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6380931?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6380931 - Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition
Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition