Tactile switch for an electronic device
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1. A watch, comprising:
- a watch enclosure having a portion configured to act as a first lead for an electrocardiograph (ECG);
a crown positioned along a side of the watch enclosure and configured to act as a second lead for the ECG;
a touch-sensitive display positioned at least partially within the watch enclosure and configured to receive a touch input and display a graphical output;
a processor configured to determine the ECG using the first and second leads;
a rotation sensor positioned within the watch enclosure and configured to detect a rotational input; and
a translation sensor positioned within the watch enclosure and configured to detect a translational input;
wherein the touch-sensitive display is configured to modify the graphical output in response to each of;
the ECG;
the rotational input detected by the rotation sensor;
the translational input detected by the translation sensor; and
the touch input detected by the touch-sensitive display.
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Abstract
An electronic watch may include a tactile switch and/or one or more sensors for detecting rotational and translational inputs. The watch may include a display configured to produce graphical outputs that may change in response to rotational inputs, translational inputs, and/or touch inputs received at the display. The watch include a crown positioned along an exterior of the watch enclosure and a shaft coupled to the crown and extending into the enclosure. The tactile switch and/or the one or more sensors may be used to detect rotational and/or translational inputs provided at the crown.
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1. A watch, comprising:
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a watch enclosure having a portion configured to act as a first lead for an electrocardiograph (ECG); a crown positioned along a side of the watch enclosure and configured to act as a second lead for the ECG; a touch-sensitive display positioned at least partially within the watch enclosure and configured to receive a touch input and display a graphical output; a processor configured to determine the ECG using the first and second leads; a rotation sensor positioned within the watch enclosure and configured to detect a rotational input; and a translation sensor positioned within the watch enclosure and configured to detect a translational input; wherein the touch-sensitive display is configured to modify the graphical output in response to each of; the ECG; the rotational input detected by the rotation sensor; the translational input detected by the translation sensor; and the touch input detected by the touch-sensitive display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A watch, comprising:
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a watch enclosure defining an interior volume and an opening extending to the interior volume, the watch enclosure having a first conductive portion that is configured to contact a first body part contacting the watch enclosure and act as a first electrode; a crown having a second conductive portion that is configured to contact a second body part contacting the crown and act as a second electrode; a shaft coupled to the crown and extending through the opening and into the interior volume of the watch enclosure; a processor positioned in the interior volume; a touch-sensitive display positioned at least partially within the interior volume and having a touch sensor configured to detect a touch input; a rotation sensor configured to detect a rotational input; and a tactile switch configured to detect a translational input;
wherein;the first and second electrodes are used to detect at least one voltage; the processor uses the at least one voltage to determine a characteristic of a user'"'"'s heart; the shaft and the tactile switch electrically couple the second conductive portion of the crown to the processor; and the touch-sensitive display is configured to depict a graphical output, the graphical output responsive to each of; the rotational input; the translational input; and the touch input. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A watch, comprising:
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an enclosure comprising a conductive material and configured to contact a wrist of a user when the watch is worn; a crown positioned along a side of the enclosure and electrically isolated from the enclosure; a touch-sensitive display carried by the enclosure and configured to detect touch input and display graphical objects; a rotation sensor carried by the enclosure and configured to detect rotational input; a translation sensor carried by the enclosure and configured to detect translational input; and a processor operably coupled to the enclosure, the crown, the touch-sensitive display, the rotation sensor, and the translation sensor, the processor configured to; measure electrocardiograph (ECG) characteristics of the user using a signal from at least one of the enclosure or the crown; in response to the touch input, cause the graphical objects to move across the touch-sensitive display; in response to the rotational input, cause the graphical objects to move across the touch-sensitive display; and in response to the translational input, cause a display of different graphical objects on the touch-sensitive display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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