Piezoelectric sensing as user input means
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a user interface layer comprising a touch surface; and
a piezoelectric layer, configured to provide one or more levels of a force detection signal in response to an object touching said touch surface with one or more levels of a pressing force for applying a mechanical stress to said piezoelectric layer, wherein said one or more levels of the force detection signal correspond to said one or more levels of said pressing force and are for communicating one or more predetermined commands.
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Abstract
The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for providing and using piezoelectric sensing with force detection as user input means possibly in combination with touch sensing methods in a user interface module (e.g., touch pad, keyboard, keymat, touch-screen, etc.).
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a user interface layer comprising a touch surface; and a piezoelectric layer, configured to provide one or more levels of a force detection signal in response to an object touching said touch surface with one or more levels of a pressing force for applying a mechanical stress to said piezoelectric layer, wherein said one or more levels of the force detection signal correspond to said one or more levels of said pressing force and are for communicating one or more predetermined commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A user interface module, comprising:
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a user interface layer comprising a touch surface; and a piezoelectric layer, configured to provide one or more levels of a force detection signal in response to an object touching said touch surface with one or more levels of a pressing force for applying a mechanical stress to said piezoelectric layer, wherein said one or more levels of the force detection signal correspond to said one or more levels of said pressing force and are for communicating one or more predetermined commands to an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method, comprising:
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pressing a touch surface of a user interface layer by an object with a pressing force for applying a mechanical stress to a piezoelectric layer; and providing a force detection signal in response to said object touching said touch surface with the pressing force by said piezoelectric layer, wherein said piezoelectric layer is configured to provide one or more levels of the force detection signal in response to said object touching said touch surface with one or more levels of said pressing force, wherein said one or more levels of the force detection signal correspond to said one or more levels of said pressing force and are for communicating at least two predetermined commands to an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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