Touch-based input device providing a reconfigurable user interface
First Claim
1. A touch-based input device providing a reconfigurable user interface, said touch-based input device comprising:
- an input receiving element having a touch sensitive contacting surface as part of a first configured user interface adapted to receive an applied force;
a sensor operable to detect and to facilitate determination of at least a location of said applied force; and
at least one static component removably disposed at a first location about said input receiving element, and adapted to at least partially define said first configured user interface,said static component being movable to a second location about said input receiving element to reconfigure said user interface and to at least partially define a second configured user interface.
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Abstract
A touch-based input device is disclosed providing a reconfigurable user interface. Said touch-based input device comprises an input receiving element having a touch sensitive contacting surface as part of a first configured user interface adapted to receive an applied force, a sensing element operable to detect and to determine at least a location of said applied force, and at least one static component removably disposed at a first location about said input receiving element, and adapted to at least partially define said first configured user interface. Said static component is movable to a second location about said input receiving element to reconfigure said user interface and to at least partially define a second configured user interface.
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36 Claims
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1. A touch-based input device providing a reconfigurable user interface, said touch-based input device comprising:
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an input receiving element having a touch sensitive contacting surface as part of a first configured user interface adapted to receive an applied force; a sensor operable to detect and to facilitate determination of at least a location of said applied force; and at least one static component removably disposed at a first location about said input receiving element, and adapted to at least partially define said first configured user interface, said static component being movable to a second location about said input receiving element to reconfigure said user interface and to at least partially define a second configured user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A touch-based input device comprising:
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an input receiving element having a touch sensitive contacting surface adapted to receive an applied force; a sensor operable to detect and to facilitate determination of at least a location of said applied force; and at least one static component disposed about said input receiving element; said touch-based input device being adapted to detect a force applied to said static component in any direction. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A force-based input device comprising:
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a first structural element supported in a fixed position; a second structural element operable with said first structural element, and dynamically supported to be movable with respect to said first structural element to define a sensing element configured to displace under an applied force; a plurality of isolated beam segments joining said first and second structural elements, said isolated beam segments being operable to transfer forces between the first and second structural elements resulting from displacement of said sensing element; at least one sensor operable to measure strain within each of said isolated beam segments resulting from said transfer of forces and said displacement of said sensing element, each of said sensors being configured to output a signal, corresponding to said applied force and said measured strain, to be used to determine a location of said applied force on said sensing element; and a component supported about said sensing element that receives and transfers said applied force to said sensing element to facilitate or cause said displacement of said sensing element, thus registering a force, said force-based input device operating to sense said component and to determine a location of said applied force on said component, which registers substantially the same coordinates as if said force were being applied directly to said sensing element.
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35. A method for reconfiguring a user interface within a touch-based input device, said method comprising:
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disposing a static component at a first location about an input receiving element to at least partially define a first user interface; receiving an applied force about at least one of said static component and said input receiving element; sensing said applied force to determine at least a location of said applied force; and relocating said static component to a second location about said input receiving element to at least partially define a second configured user interface. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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