Soap mobile electronic device
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a first hull;
a core comprising a tracking component capable of tracking movement relative to the first hull, the core being at least partially enclosed by the first hull; and
an output component configured to output a signal from the tracking component to an electronic device.
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Abstract
A new mobile electronic device, referred to as a soap, may be used to control electronic devices, external or internal to the soap, in an intuitive, convenient, and comfortable manner. For example, a soap may serve as an alternative to input devices such as a mouse. A soap device may include a core, and a hull that at least partially encloses the core. The core includes a tracking component capable of tracking movement relative to the hull. The soap input device also includes a transmission component configured to transmit a signal from the tracking component to a computing device, where it may control the position of a pointer and the use of a selector on a monitor. The hull may be soft and flexible, the core may be freely rotatable about at least one axis. The core has a shape such that tangentially applied pressure rotates the core relative to the hull. A user may therefore control an electronic device, simply by rolling and manipulating the soap.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a first hull; a core comprising a tracking component capable of tracking movement relative to the first hull, the core being at least partially enclosed by the first hull; and an output component configured to output a signal from the tracking component to an 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 device comprising:
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a hull; a freely rotatable spheroidal core disposed within the hull, wherein the spheroidal core comprises a tracking component configured to generate a tracking signal as a function of a change in position of the tracking component relative to the hull, and wherein the hull is sufficiently soft to enable a user to press the hull against the core; and a significantly viscous lubricant disposed within the hull. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method comprising:
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tracking changes in position of a tracking component of a core relative to a flexible tracking reference hull that at least partially encloses the core; communicating the changes in position of the tracking component to an electronic device; and determining a position of a pointer of a user interface of the electronic device as a function of the changes in position of the tracking component.
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Specification