Customizable touch input module for an electronic device
First Claim
1. A system for providing an input to an electronic device, the system comprising:
- a. a user interface for receiving a user input, the user interface comprising a finger sensor and a mechanical input component; and
b. a device interface coupled to the user interface, the device interface configured to selectively map an output of the user interface to an input for the electronic device.
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Abstract
A system having a customized interface for providing user inputs to an electronic device and a method for configuring the system is disclosed. The system comprises a user interface that includes a finger sensor and a mechanical component, both for receiving user inputs. A customizable device interface couples the user interface to an electronic device, such as a mobile telephone or a digital camera. The device interface is configured to selectively map the output of the user interface to any number of programmed inputs used by the electronic device. Any combination of components that form the user interface can thus be selected and the device interface configured so that the outputs of the components are mapped to functions recognizable by application programs executing on the electronic device. In one embodiment, for example, the output of a finger sensor is used to control a mobile phone; in another embodiment the output of the finger sensor is used to control a digital camera.
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46 Claims
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1. A system for providing an input to an electronic device, the system comprising:
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a. a user interface for receiving a user input, the user interface comprising a finger sensor and a mechanical input component; and
b. a device interface coupled to the user interface, the device interface configured to selectively map an output of the user interface to an input for the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a. an electronic device;
b. a finger sensor for receiving a first input to control the electronic device; and
c. a mechanical input portion for receiving a second input to control the electronic device, wherein the finger sensor and the mechanical input portion are configured to operate cooperatively with each other to control the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of configuring an electronic system comprising:
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a. selecting a user interface comprising a finger sensor and a mechanical component;
b. selecting an electronic device; and
c. configuring a device interface between the user interface and the electronic device, wherein the device interface is configured to cooperatively map an output from the finger sensor and an output from the mechanical component to an output for controlling an application executing on the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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