1-18. (canceled)
19. A sensor comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of interconnected sense elements arranged in a first direction on a surface of the substrate;
a first plurality of interconnected drive elements arranged on a surface of the substrate in the first direction, each respective one of the first plurality of interconnected drive elements being located adjacent to and between respective ones of the plurality of sense elements to form first sets of sense and drive elements alternating in the first direction; and
a second plurality of interconnected drive elements arranged on a surface of the substrate in a second direction, each respective one of the second plurality of interconnected drive elements being located between respective ones of the plurality of sense elements to form first sets of sense and drive elements alternating in the second direction.
20. The sensor of claim 19, wherein the sense elements, the first plurality of drive elements, and the second plurality of drive elements are provided on the first surface of the substrate.
21. The sensor of claim 19, wherein the first plurality of drive elements and the second plurality of drive elements are provided on different surfaces of the substrate.
22. The sensor of claim 19, wherein the sense elements are substantially circular in shape.
23. The sensor of claim 19, wherein the first plurality of drive elements are substantially hexagonal in shape.
24. The sensor of claim 19, wherein each of the plurality of drive elements has at least one edge contoured to be complimentary to at least one of the sense elements.
25. The sensor of claim 19 further comprising a controller, comprising at least one drive unit configured to apply drive signals to the first and second pluralities of drive elements and at least one sense unit, configured to sense signals representing a degree of coupling of the drive signals applied to the first and second plurality of drive elements to the sense electrodes.
26. The sensor of claim 25, wherein the controller further comprises a processing unit configured to calculate a position of an object in one direction from an analysis of the sense signals obtained by applying drive signals to different ones of the first plurality of drive elements and calculate a position of the object in another direction from an analysis of the sense signals obtained by applying drive signals to different ones of the second plurality of drive elements.
27. The sensor of claim 19, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially orthogonal.
28. The sensor of claim 27, wherein the first sets of sense and drive elements form columns of alternating sense and drive elements and the second sets of sense of drive elements form rows of alternating sense and drive elements.
29. The sensor of claim 19, wherein the drive elements are formed of a substantially transparent conductive material.
30. The sensor of claim 19, wherein the first plurality of drive elements, the second plurality of drive elements, and the plurality of sense elements are arranged such that the elements do not overlap.
31. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing;
a touch-sensitive sensor disposed within the housing, the touch-sensitive sensor comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of interconnected sense elements arranged in a first direction on a surface of the substrate;
a first plurality of interconnected drive elements arranged on a surface of the substrate in the first direction, each respective one of the first plurality of interconnected drive elements being located adjacent to and between respective ones of the plurality of sense elements to form first sets of sense and drive elements alternating in the first direction; and
a second plurality of interconnected drive elements arranged on a surface of the substrate in a second direction, each respective one of the second plurality of interconnected drive elements being located between respective ones of the plurality of sense elements to form first sets of sense and drive elements alternating in the second direction; and
a controller in communication with the touch-sensitive sensor comprising a drive unit and sense unit, the drive unit configured to apply drive signals to the first and second pluralities of drive elements and a sense unit configured to sense signals representing a degree of coupling of the drive signals applied to the first and second plurality of drive elements to the sense electrodes.
32. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the first plurality of drive elements and the second plurality of drive elements are provided on different surfaces of the substrate.
33. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the sense elements are substantially circular in shape.
34. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the first plurality of drive elements are substantially hexagonal in shape.
35. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the controller further comprises a processing unit configured to calculate a position of an object in one direction from an analysis of the sense signals obtained by applying drive signals to different ones of the first plurality of drive elements and calculate a position of the object in another direction from an analysis of the sense signals obtained by applying drive signals to different ones of the second plurality of drive elements.
36. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially orthogonal.
37. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the drive elements are formed of a substantially transparent conductive material.
38. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the first plurality of drive elements, the second plurality of drive elements, and the plurality of sense elements are arranged such that the elements do not overlap.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method comprising:
receiving a first precursor call from a telephone number T to a telephone number D;
allocating, from a pool of ports, a port P that is capable of emulating a telephone extension; and
establishing a resultant call between said telephone number T and a telephone number C, said resultant call being based on at least one precursor call having been made that includes port P;
wherein said telephone number C is associated with said telephone number D in a data structure; and
wherein said telephone number D is within the address space of a private-branch exchange.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing said resultant call comprises:
(1) establishing a second precursor call from said port P to said telephone number D; and
(2) establishing a third precursor call from said telephone number D to said port P.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein establishing said resultant call further comprises extending said second precursor call to said telephone number C.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein establishing said resultant call further comprises combining said first precursor call, said second precursor call, and said third precursor call to generate said resultant call.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing said resultant call comprises directing a second precursor call to be placed from said port P to said telephone number D.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein establishing said resultant call comprises extending said second precursor call to said telephone number C.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing said resultant call comprises:
(1) enabling a capability that extends calls to said telephone number C that are placed to said telephone number D;
(2) directing a second precursor call to be established from said port P to said telephone number D; and
(3) directing a third precursor call to be established from said telephone number D to said port P.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein establishing said resultant call further comprises:
directing said third precursor call to be transferred to said first precursor call; and
directing said second precursor call to be transferred to said first precursor call to generate said resultant call.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein said telephone number C is within the address space of the Public Switched Telephone Network.
10. A method comprising:
receiving, at a private branch exchange, at least one message from an application server, wherein said at least one message conveys a directive to establish a resultant call that includes a telephone number C and that is related to a first precursor call from a telephone number T;
originating a second precursor call at said private branch exchange from a port P that is capable of emulating a telephone extension, wherein said second precursor call is directed to a telephone number D; and
extending said second precursor call to said telephone number C;
wherein said telephone number C is associated with said telephone number D in a data structure.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein said telephone number C is within the address space of the Public Switched Telephone Network.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein said telephone number D is within the address space of said private-branch exchange.
13. The method of claim 10 further comprising:
receiving a third precursor call at said private branch exchange from said telephone number D that is directed to said port P; and
combining said first precursor call, said second precursor call, and said third precursor call to generate said resultant call to said telephone number C.
14. A method comprising:
receiving a first precursor call from a telephone number T;
establishing a second precursor call from a port P to a telephone number D and a telephone number C, wherein said port P is capable of emulating a telephone extension;
establishing a third precursor call from said telephone number D; and
combining said first precursor call, said second precursor call, and said third precursor call to generate a resultant call from said telephone number T to said telephone number C.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein said telephone number C is associated with said telephone number D in a data structure.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein said telephone number C is within the address space of the Public Switched Telephone Network; and
wherein said telephone number D is within the address space of a private-branch exchange.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein said combining comprises
answering said first precursor call at said telephone number D; and
merging said third precursor call into said first precursor call such that as the result of the merging, said first precursor call includes said telephone number T and said port P.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein said combining further comprises:
merging said second precursor call into said first precursor call that includes said telephone number T and said port P, to generate said resultant call; and
deallocating said port P.
19. A method comprising:
receiving a notification of a first precursor call from a telephone number T;
determining that a port P is available for use, wherein said port P is capable of emulating a telephone extension;
directing (i) a second precursor call to be placed from said port P to a telephone number D, and (ii) said second precursor call to be placed on hold at said port P; and
directing (iii) a third precursor call to be placed from said telephone number D to said port P, and (iv) said first precursor call, said second precursor call, and said third precursor call to be combined to generate a resultant call from said telephone number T to said telephone number C.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein directing said first precursor call, said second precursor call, and said third precursor call to be combined comprises (i) directing said third precursor call to be transferred to said first precursor call, and (ii) directing said second precursor call to be transferred to said first precursor call to generate said resultant call.