Remote Controller Having A Touch Panel For Inputting Commands
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1. A remote controller device, comprising:
- a unit having a top surface; and
a touch panel disposed on said top surface,wherein said touch panel covers all of said top surface.
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Abstract
A remote control device comprises: a unit having a top surface; and a touch panel disposed on the top surface, wherein the touch panel covers all of the top surface. The touch panel comprises touch sensing channels positioned on the touch panel for detecting an object touching or in proximity to the touch panel.
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20 Claims
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1. A remote controller device, comprising:
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a unit having a top surface; and a touch panel disposed on said top surface, wherein said touch panel covers all of said top surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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13. The remote controller of claim 13 wherein a location of an object is determined based on capacitances measured for said capacitance touch sensing channels and the mapped positions of the capacitance touch sensing channels on the coordinate system.
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16. A remote controller device, comprising:
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a unit having a top surface; and a touch panel disposed on said top surface, wherein said touch panel is flat and covers all of said top surface, wherein said top surface has no physical buttons, wherein the touch panel comprises capacitance touch sensing channels, wherein said capacitance touch sensing channels form a grid pattern on the top surface, wherein each of the capacitance touch sensing channels comprises a plurality of touch pads, and wherein the touch pads are positioned on a first surface of a PCB. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A remote controller device, comprising:
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a unit having a top surface; and a touch panel disposed on said top surface, wherein said touch panel is flat and covers all of said top surface, wherein said top surface has no physical buttons, wherein said remote controller device interacts with a display device, and upon activating said touch panel, one or more interfaces are provided on the display device, wherein said interfaces include a movable pointer, wherein upon sliding on said touch panel at a designated portion of said touch panel, the interfaces are scrolled and a selected one of the interfaces is displayed on the display device, wherein the selected interface provides for selectable functions for two or more devices corresponding to two or more designated areas on the touch panel, wherein the interfaces are user customizable and comprises a plurality of virtual buttons, wherein the touch panel comprises capacitance touch sensing channels, wherein said capacitance touch sensing channels form a grid pattern on the top surface, wherein each of the capacitance touch sensing channels comprises a plurality of touch pads, wherein the touch pads are positioned on a first surface of a PCB, wherein the capacitance touch sensing channels are mapped to a coordinate system, wherein a location of an object is determined based on capacitances measured for said capacitance touch sensing channels and the mapped positions of the capacitance touch sensing channels on the coordinate system, and wherein the remote controller having an on-state and an off-state.
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