Method and apparatus for data transmission via capacitance sensing device
A system made up of a first device which includes a communication interface and a processing device and a second device which includes a touch sensor assembly and a controller, where the controller uses the touch sensor assembly to communicate with the processing device through a capacitor that is jointly formed by the touch sensor assembly and a conductive portion of the communications interface.
1. A touch sensing system for transmitting data between electronic computing devices, comprising:
a first device comprising a communication interface and a processing device;
a second device comprising a touch sensor assembly and a controller, the controller configured to communicate with the processing device through the touch sensor assembly by transmitting signals via capacitive coupling through a capacitor that is jointly formed by the second device and a conductive portion of the communications interface.
2. The touch sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises a capacitance sensing device.
3. The touch sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the second device comprises a touchscreen phone handset.
4. The touch sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to communicate device authentication information to the processing device.
5. The touch sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to communicate password information to the processing device.
6. The touch sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to communicate mobile payment information to the processing device.
7. The touch sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the capacitor is jointly formed by the touch sensor assembly of the second device and a conductive portion of the communications interface and is configured to implement a communications channel of an electronic wallet between the processing device and the controller.
8. The touch sensing system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to at least one of transmit and receive Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) serial data through the touch sensor assembly.
9. A touch sensing device for transmitting data between electronic computing devices comprising:
a touch sensor assembly and a controller, the controller configured to communicate with an object comprising a processing device communications interface, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the processing device through the touch sensor assembly by transmitting signals via capacitive coupling through a capacitor that is jointly formed by the device and a conductive portion of the communications interface.
10. The touch sensing device of claim 9 , wherein the object comprises a capacitance sensing device.
11. The touch sensing device of claim 9 , wherein the device comprises a touchscreen phone handset.
12. The touch sensing device of claim 9 , wherein the controller is configured to communicate device authentication information to the processing device.
13. The touch sensing device of claim 9 , wherein the controller is configured to communicate password information to the processing device.
14. The touch sensing device of claim 9 , wherein the controller is configured to communicate mobile payment information to the processing device.
15. The touch sensing device of claim 9 , wherein the capacitor is jointly formed by the touch sensor assembly of the conductive device and a conductive portion of the communications interface and is configured to implement a communications channel of an electronic wallet between the processing device and the controller.
16. The touch sensing device of claim 9 , wherein the controller is configured to at least one of transmit and receive Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) serial data through the touch sensor assembly.
17. A method of transmitting data between electronic computing devices via a touch sensor, comprising:
communicating, by a controller of a first device, serial data through an array of capacitive sensor elements of a touch sensor assembly of the first device to a processing element of a second device, the second device comprising a communications interface located proximate to the first device, by transmitting signals via capacitive coupling through a capacitor that is jointly formed by the first device and a conductive portion of the communications interface.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the serial data comprises device authentication information.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the serial data comprises mobile payment information.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first device comprises a touchscreen phone handset.