WATCH DEVICE HAVING TOUCH-BEZEL USER INTERFACE
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1. A watch device, comprising:
- a housing;
a wristband coupled to the housing for holding the housing to the wrist of a user of the watch device;
a display disposed in the housing for displaying information to the user; and
a bezel at least partially surrounding the display, the bezel including a sensor for sensing when the bezel is touched,wherein the user of the watch device may provide an input to the watch device by touching the bezel
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Abstract
A watch device includes a touch-sensitive user interface employing a sensor positioned within the bezel of the display for detecting when the bezel is touched by a user of the watch device. The sensor may be capable of detecting single presses, multiple simultaneous presses, and scrolling motion presses about the bezel.
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31 Claims
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1. A watch device, comprising:
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a housing; a wristband coupled to the housing for holding the housing to the wrist of a user of the watch device; a display disposed in the housing for displaying information to the user; and a bezel at least partially surrounding the display, the bezel including a sensor for sensing when the bezel is touched, wherein the user of the watch device may provide an input to the watch device by touching the bezel - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A watch device, comprising:
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a housing having an upper surface and a bottom surface; a wristband coupled to the housing for holding the housing to the arm of a user of the watch device so that the bottom surface generally rests against the arm; a processing system disposed in the housing for processing information; a display disposed in the upper surface of the housing for displaying information to the user; and a bezel disposed in the housing so that the bezel at least partially surrounds the display, the bezel including a capacitive sensor for sensing when the bezel is touched and providing an input to the processing system, wherein the user of the watch device may provide an input to the watch device by touching the bezel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An input device for a watch device having a housing including a display and a processing system, comprising:
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a bezel disposed in the housing so that the bezel at least partially surrounds the display; and a sensor disposed in the bezel for sensing when the bezel is touched and providing an input to the processing system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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