INSTRUMENT-ACTIVATED SUB-SURFACE COMPUTER BUTTONS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD INCORPORATING SAME
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Abstract
The present technique provides a system and method for providing instrument-activated buttons having a sub-surface mechanism for triggering a desired function upon interaction with an above-surface electronic/digital user device, such as a digitizing pointing device. The instrument-activated buttons may be disposed in a display device, a tablet computing device, or any other suitable electronic device. A user navigates a housing surface of the electronic device until a signal identifies the sub-surface button, which may then be activated by performing an instrument-based activation event. The activation event may be a button click, a tip movement, or any other suitable trigger on the electronic/digital user device. A wireless communication is then transmitted between the sub-surface mechanism and the electronic/digital user device to initiate the function associated with the instrument-activated button.
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60 Claims
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1-48. -48. (canceled)
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49. A sub-display-screen button, comprising:
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a flat-panel display screen; a button disposed under an outer surface layer of the fiat-panel display screen; a signaling system comprising an activation signal for the button, wherein the signaling system is communicative with a digital pointing device; and a frame disposed completely around a perimeter of the flat-panel display, wherein the button is disposed in the frame, - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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