Sensor configurations in a user input device
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1. A device comprising:
- at least one touch sensor configured to detect an angular position associated with a first user input,a plurality of switches associated with a plurality of input functions, each switch being configured to detect a second user input, wherein the at least one touch sensor is peripherally located with respect to the plurality of switches, anda processor configured to generate a signal associated with performing a task in accordance with the first and second user inputs.
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Abstract
Method and device relate to improved sensor configurations in a user device are disclosed. A device implements the improved sensor configurations includes a switch configured to detect a force applied by a user, one or more touch sensors configured to detect an angular position of the user input which are peripherally located relative to the switch, and a processor configured to generate a signal for performing a task selected from a plurality of predefined tasks in accordance with the force and the angular position of the user input.
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28 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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at least one touch sensor configured to detect an angular position associated with a first user input, a plurality of switches associated with a plurality of input functions, each switch being configured to detect a second user input, wherein the at least one touch sensor is peripherally located with respect to the plurality of switches, and a processor configured to generate a signal associated with performing a task in accordance with the first and second user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device comprising:
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a switch configured to detect an input applied by a user, at least one touch sensor configured to detect an angular position associated with a user input, wherein the at least one touch sensor is peripherally located relative to the switch, and a processor configured to generate a signal for performing a task selected from a plurality of tasks in accordance with the input detected by the switch and the angular position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device comprising:
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a switch configured to detect an input applied by a user, a first set of touch sensors circumferentially located relative to the switch, a second set of touch sensors located beneath a top surface of the switch, wherein the first and second sets of touch sensors are configured to detect a position of the user input, and a processor configured to generate a signal for performing a task selected from a plurality of tasks in accordance with the input applied by the user and the position of the user input. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for operating a device, comprising:
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detecting an input applied by a user using a switch, detecting an angular position of a user input using at least one touch sensor, wherein the at least one touch sensor are peripherally located relative to the switch, and generating a signal for performing a task selected from a plurality of tasks in accordance with the input applied by the user and the angular position of the user input. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating a device, comprising:
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detecting an angular position associated with a first user input using at least one touch sensor, detecting an input from a second user input at a switch selected from a plurality of switches, wherein the at least one touch sensor is peripherally located relative to the plurality of switches, and generating a signal for performing a task in accordance with the first and second user inputs.
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23. A device comprising:
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at least one switch associated with at least a first user input, multiple sensors associated with multiple second user inputs, the multiple sensors being configured to detect at least one of an angular position and a distance associated with a second user input, a processor configured to generate a signal for performing a task associated with at least the first user input, the at least one switch and the multiple sensors being mutually arranged to enable simulation of functions associated with multiple switches.
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24. A device comprising:
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multiple switches associated with multiple first user inputs, multiple sensors associated with multiple second user inputs, the multiple sensors being configured to detect at least one of an angular position and a distance associated with a second user input, a processor configured to generate a signal for performing a task associated with at least the first user inputs, the multiple switches and the multiple sensors being mutually arranged to enable accurate association between each of the multiple first user inputs and each of the multiple switches.
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25. A method comprising:
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providing a device having a surface with at least one switch associated with at least a first user input, the at least one switch being associated with a first area on the device surface, providing the device having a surface with multiple sensors associated with at least a second user input, the multiple sensors being associated with a second area on the device surface, arranging the at least one switch and the multiple sensors relative to the device surface in a manner enabling simulation of functions associated with multiple switches while requiring space on the device surface not larger than the first area and the second area, and processing signals associated with the at least one switch and the multiple sensors. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method comprising:
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providing a device having a surface with multiple switches associated with at least a first user input, the multiple switches being associated with a first area on the device surface, providing the device having a surface with multiple sensors associated with at least a second user input, the multiple sensors being associated with a second area on the device surface, arranging the multiple switches and the multiple sensors relative to the device surface in a manner enabling accurate association between each of the multiple first user inputs and each of the multiple switches while requiring space on the device surface not larger than the first area and the second area, and processing signals associated with the at least one switch and the multiple sensors. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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