Stantum Adds Finger-Pressure Detection to Its Patented PMatrix Multi-Touch Detection
Platform
BARCELONA, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Stantum Technologies (www.stantum.com), a pioneer developer of multi-touch sensing
technology, is demonstrating at the Mobile World Congress (Hall 2.1, Stand 2.1F67) next week a
unique new finger-pressure detection capability for its patented PMatrix(TM), a resistive multi-touch
detection platform that lets users simultaneously move an unlimited number of fingers, fingernails or
utensils (such as styli) on a screen.
The new feature can differentiate three distinct levels of pressure: soft, medium and hard.
Depending on how strong the user touches the screen, the device is able to react differently. This
allows implementation of safer and more sophisticated interactions with devices such as mobile
phones, gaming consoles, digital cameras, computers, PDAs and PNDs. Sample applications
include:
- a camera shutter: half pressure to engage autofocus, full pressure to take the picture;
- the trigger button of a game console's joypad: half pressure to aim, full pressure to shoot; and
- drag and drop: soft touch to select an item, medium touch to move it.
In addition, the finger-pressure detection feature significantly improves the comfort and reliability
of typing on a touch screen by allowing the device to visualize which key the user is about to press
before it is actually pressed.
About Stantum Technologies
Stantum has been the pioneering company in multi-touch display technology since 2002, and in
2005 was the first company to market commercial products using a truly reliable multi-touch user
interface. Today, Stantum's breakthrough technology portfolio is available under license for
products covering every aspect of multi-touch interaction: touch panels, multi-touch controllers,
intellectual property cores, and multi-touch software framework. Stantum is headquartered in
Bordeaux, France.
Editorial Contact
Neal Leavitt
Leavitt Communications
760-639-2900 or 760-212-9112
neal@leavcom.com
SOURCE Stantum Technologies
CONTACT: Neal Leavitt of Leavitt Communications, +1-760-639-2900,
+1-760-212-9112, neal@leavcom.com, for Stantum Technologies
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