HUMAN INTERFACE DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS
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Abstract
A Human Interface Device (HID) including a capacitive sensing layer arranged to provide at least one coordinate location where a user touches the device, a circuit layer comprising a plurality of tracks each track having a at least one break therein, and a plurality of user activatable domes positioned above the breaks such that upon user activation. The dome performs one of completing the track by bridging the break and breaking the track by un-bridging the break.
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24 Claims
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13. A human interface device comprising:
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a capacitive sensing layer arranged to provide at least one coordinate location where a user touches the human interface device; a circuit layer including a plurality of tracks, each of the plurality of tracks including at least one break; and a plurality of user-activatable domes, each of the plurality of user-activatable domes being positioned above a corresponding one of the at least one break;
whereinupon user activation of one of the plurality of user-activatable domes, the activated one of the plurality of user-activatable domes performs one of; completing one of the plurality of tracks by bridging one of the at least one break; and breaking one of the plurality of tracks by un-bridging one of the at least one break. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing an input to an electronic device comprising:
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providing a capacitive sensing layer; and providing a plurality of user-activatable domes such that each of the plurality of user-activatable domes is arranged to define a button having a functionality that is modified based on user input sensed by the capacitive sensing layer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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