Multi-touch skins spanning three dimensions
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1. A three-dimensional object comprising:
- a first surface along a two-dimensional plane;
a second surface along a two-dimensional plane different than the two-dimensional plane of the first surface; and
at least one touch sensitive skin placed on at least a portion of the first surface and the second surface.
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Abstract
One or more multi-touch skins can placed along three dimensions of an object. The one or more multi-touch skins enable multi-touch inputs during the operation of the object. The multi-touch inputs can be tracked to monitor the operation of the object and provide feedback to the operator of the object. The one or more multi-touch skins can further enable gestures for configuring and operating the object. The one or more multi-touch skins can also be used to implement any number of GUI interface objects and actions. A multi-touch skin that measures the force of a touch in one or more directions is also provided.
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35 Claims
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1. A three-dimensional object comprising:
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a first surface along a two-dimensional plane; a second surface along a two-dimensional plane different than the two-dimensional plane of the first surface; and at least one touch sensitive skin placed on at least a portion of the first surface and the second surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer implemented method for performing operations on a hand-held device having a display, a first surface along a two-dimensional plane, a second surface along a two-dimensional plane different than the two-dimensional plane of the first surface and at least one touch sensitive skin placed on at least a portion of the first surface and the second surface, said method comprising:
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detecting a touch input on the touch sensitive skin at each of the first surface and the second surface; separately recognizing the touch input on each surface; and reporting touch data based on the recognized touch inputs. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A touch sensitive skin comprising:
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a surface for detecting multiple touches that occur at the same time and at distinct locations on the surface, said touch sensitive skin configured to produce distinct signal representative of the location for each touch, wherein said surface is textured. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A touch sensitive skin comprising:
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a capacitive sensing medium, said sensing medium comprising a first layer having a plurality of conductive lines that are electrically isolated from one another; and a second layer spatially separated from the first layer and having a plurality of conductive lines that are electrically isolated from one another, the second conductive lines being positioned transverse to the first conductive lines and forming nodes at the intersection of transverse lines, said nodes positioned at different locations on the touch sensitive skin; and a cover member positioned over said capacitive sensing medium, said cover member comprising a plurality of conductive units, each unit positioned between at least two nodes. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer implemented method for performing operations on a hand-held device having a display and a touch sensitive skin, said touch sensitive skin comprising a capacitive sensing medium having a plurality of nodes at the intersection of transverse electrically isolated conductive lines and a cover member positioned over said capacitive sensing medium, said cover member comprising a plurality of conductive units, each unit positioned between at least two nodes, said method comprising:
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monitoring the capacitance at each node; detecting a touch input on the cover member by detecting a change in capacitance at one or more nodes based on the movement of one or more conductive units from the touch; and determining a coordinate of the touch input based on the determined change in capacitance. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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