Touch-display accessory with relayed display plane

• US 10,409,470 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2016
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Powell, Karlton David, Sala, Pablo Luis
• Primary Examiner(s): Sadio, Insa
• Application Number:
  US15/265,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20180074639A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,091 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0393 Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials

Abstract

An accessory for a touch-sensitive display includes an image transfer structure and a capacitive marker. The image transfer structure is configured to relay or transfer, above the touch-sensitive display, an optical display plane of an image displayed by the touch-sensitive display. Further, the capacitive marker is capacitively-recognizable by the touch-sensitive display such that the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image in alignment with the image transfer structure.

Claims

1. An accessory for a touch-sensitive display, comprising:

an image transfer structure including an interface surface and a projection surface spaced apart from the interface surface, the image transfer structure configured to relay or transfer, above the touch-sensitive display and in a space above the projection surface, an optical display plane of an image displayed by the touch-sensitive display; and

a capacitive marker fixed relative to the image transfer structure and capacitively-recognizable by the touch-sensitive display such that the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image in alignment with the image transfer structure.

2. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the image transfer structure includes an array-based imaging sheet.

3. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the capacitive marker includes one or more features around a periphery of the image transfer structure from which a rotational orientation of the accessory is recognizable by the touch-sensitive display, and wherein the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image interior the periphery of the image transfer structure based on the rotational orientation of the accessory.

4. The accessory of claim 1, further comprising:

a capacitive touch indicator positioned on a sidewall of the accessory and configured such that touch input on the capacitive touch indicator is capacitively-recognizable by the touch-sensitive display to indicate that the accessory is being gripped.

5. The accessory of claim 4, wherein the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image based on capacitively-recognizing the touch input on the capacitive touch indicator.

6. The accessory of claim 1, further comprising:

a gripping member forming an aperture at least partially filled by the image transfer structure such that the image is visible through the aperture.

7. The accessory of claim 6, further comprising:

a base configured to rotationally interface with the gripping member;

a logic device configured to derive user input information from a relative rotational position of the gripping member and the base; and

a communication interface configured to send the user input information to the touch-sensitive display, wherein the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image based on the user input information.

8. The accessory of claim 6, further comprising:

a button;

a logic device configured to derive user input information from a press of the button; and

a communication interface configured to send the user input information to the touch-sensitive display, wherein the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image based on the user input information.

9. An accessory configured to be placed on a display surface of a touch-sensitive display, the accessory comprising:

an image transfer structure configured to relay or transfer, above the display surface, an optical display plane of an image displayed by the touch-sensitive display;

a gripping member forming an aperture at least partially filled by the image transfer structure;

a base configured to rotationally interface with the gripping member;

a logic device configured to derive user input information from a relative rotational position of the gripping member and the base; and

a communication interface configured to send the user input information to the touch-sensitive display; and

a capacitive marker fixed relative to the base and capacitively-recognizable by the touch-sensitive display such that the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image based on the user input information and in alignment with the image transfer structure and through the aperture.

10. The accessory of claim 9, wherein the image transfer structure includes a view surface and an interface surface spaced apart from the view surface, wherein the interface surface is configured to be placed on the touch-sensitive display, and wherein the image transfer structure is configured to relay or transfer the display plane of the image to the view surface.

11. The accessory of claim 9, wherein the image transfer structure includes a projection surface and an interface surface spaced apart from the projection surface, wherein the interface surface is configured to be placed on the touch-sensitive display, and wherein the image transfer structure is configured to relay or transfer the display plane in a space above the projection surface.

12. The accessory of claim 9, wherein the capacitive marker includes one or more features from which a rotational orientation of the accessory is recognizable by the touch-sensitive display, and wherein the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image based on the rotational orientation of the accessory.

13. The accessory of claim 9, further comprising:

a capacitive touch indicator at least partially arranged on a sidewall of the gripping member and configured such that touch input on the capacitive touch indicator is capacitively-recognizable by the touch-sensitive display to indicate that the gripping member is being gripped, and wherein the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image based on capacitively-recognizing the touch input on the capacitive touch indicator.

14. An accessory for a touch-sensitive display, comprising:

an image transfer structure including an interface surface and a projection surface spaced apart from the interface surface, the image transfer structure configured to transfer, above the touch-sensitive display and in a space above the projection surface, an optical display plane of an image displayed by the touch-sensitive display;

a capacitive marker fixed relative to the image transfer structure and capacitively-recognizable by the touch-sensitive display such that the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image in alignment with the image transfer structure; and

a capacitive touch indicator configured to make touch input on the capacitive touch indicator capacitively-recognizable by the touch-sensitive display.

15. The accessory of claim 14, wherein the image transfer structure includes an array-based imaging sheet.

16. The accessory of claim 14, wherein the capacitive marker includes one or more features around a periphery of the image transfer structure from which a rotational orientation of the accessory is recognizable by the touch-sensitive display, and wherein the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image interior the periphery of the image transfer structure based on the rotational orientation of the accessory.

17. The accessory of claim 14, wherein the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image based on capacitively-recognizing the touch input on the capacitive touch indicator.

18. The accessory of claim 14, further comprising:

a gripping member forming an aperture at least partially filled by the image transfer structure such that the image is visible through the aperture.

19. The accessory of claim 18, further comprising:

a base configured to rotationally interface with the gripping member;

a logic device configured to derive user input information from a relative rotational position of the gripping member and the base; and

a communication interface configured to send the user input information to the touch-sensitive display, wherein the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image based on the user input information.

20. The accessory of claim 18, further comprising:

a button;

a logic device configured to derive user input information from a press of the button; and

a communication interface configured to send the user input information to the touch-sensitive display, wherein the touch-sensitive display visually presents the image based on the user input information.