ACOUSTIC WAVE TOUCH ACTUATED SYSTEM
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1. A touch pad assembly comprising:
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a plurality of acoustic wave switches positioned with respect to said substrate, each of said plurality of acoustic wave switches comprising a touch surface connected to an acoustic wave cavity and a transducer secured to said acoustic wave cavity, said plurality of acoustic wave switches being positioned to provide detection of sliding motion direction and rate between said plurality of acoustic wave switches.
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Abstract
A touch pad assembly includes a substrate and a plurality of acoustic wave switches positioned with respect to the substrate. Each of the plurality of acoustic wave switches includes a touch surface connected to an acoustic wave cavity and a transducer secured to the acoustic wave cavity. The plurality of acoustic wave switches are positioned to provide detection of sliding motion direction and rate between the plurality of acoustic wave switches.
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1. A touch pad assembly comprising:
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a substrate; and a plurality of acoustic wave switches positioned with respect to said substrate, each of said plurality of acoustic wave switches comprising a touch surface connected to an acoustic wave cavity and a transducer secured to said acoustic wave cavity, said plurality of acoustic wave switches being positioned to provide detection of sliding motion direction and rate between said plurality of acoustic wave switches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A touch pad system comprising:
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a sensing device; a substrate; and a plurality of acoustic wave switches positioned with respect to said substrate, each of said plurality of acoustic wave switches comprising a touch surface connected to an acoustic wave cavity and a transducer secured to a side of said acoustic wave cavity opposite said touch surface, said sensing device being in communication with said transducer, said plurality of acoustic wave switches being positioned to provide detection of sliding motion direction and rate between said plurality of acoustic wave switches, wherein adjacent acoustic wave switches are positioned close enough with respect to one another that a finger tip touches both at the same time during operation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A touch pad system comprising:
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one or both of a processing unit and/or a sensing circuit; a substrate; and a plurality of acoustic wave switches positioned with respect to said substrate, each of said plurality of acoustic wave switches comprising a touch surface connected to an acoustic wave cavity and a transducer secured to a side of said acoustic wave cavity opposite said touch surface, said transducer generating an acoustic wave that is trapped in said acoustic wave cavity, said transducer being in communication with one or both of said processing unit and/or said sensing circuit, said plurality of acoustic wave switches being positioned to provide detection of sliding motion direction and rate between said plurality of acoustic wave switches, one or both of said processing unit and/or said sensing device receiving signals from said plurality of acoustic wave switches such that varying touch pressures are capable of being distinguished, wherein adjacent acoustic wave switches are positioned close enough with respect to one another that a finger tip touches both at the same time during operation.
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24. A touch pad system comprising:
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one or both of a processing unit and/or a sensing circuit; and first and second acoustic wave switches, wherein said first and second acoustic wave switches are spaced from one another such that a finger may contact both of said first and second acoustic wave switches simultaneously, and wherein said one or both of said processing unit and/or said sensing circuit recognizes a touch on said first acoustic wave switch as a first value, a touch on said second acoustic wave switch as a second value, and a touch on both of said first and second acoustic wave switches simultaneously as a third value. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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