LOW-PROFILE POINTING STICK
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Abstract
A low-profile, small-footprint gel-based pointing device is described herein. The gel-based pointing device described herein includes a gel-based body, a tactile surface affixed to a first side of the gel-based body, and a base surface affixed to a second side of the gel-based body that is opposite the first side. The tactile surface is configured to receive an input from a user and the base surface couples the gel-based body to a sensor surface. In at least one embodiment, the gel-based pointing device described herein further includes a sensor for receiving the gel-based pointing device and a detector for detecting changes in at least one of resistance, capacity, pressure, or lateral or vertical position of the gel-based pointing device.
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40 Claims
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21. A pointing device comprising:
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a gel-based portion to interface with an optical lens and receive a user'"'"'s tactile interaction, the gel-based portion including; a gel-based body that allows controlled displacement during the user'"'"'s tactile interaction and retains a default shape absent the user'"'"'s tactile interaction, wherein the gel-based body is at least partially transparent; a tactile surface affixed to a first side of the gel-based body, the tactile surface configured to receive the user'"'"'s tactile interaction from a finger of the user that causes the controlled displacement of at least a portion of the gel-based body; and a base surface affixed to a second side of the gel-based body that is opposite the first side, wherein the base surface is at least partially transparent and adheres the gel-based body to the optical lens; and an optical sensor component that includes the optical lens and an image sensor, wherein the optical lens separates the base surface from the image sensor, the image sensor to detect the user'"'"'s tactile interaction by detecting relative displacement of the tactile surface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A pointing device comprising:
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a gel-based body to provide controlled displacement during a user'"'"'s tactile interaction with the pointing device and to retain a default shape absent the user'"'"'s tactile interaction, wherein the gel-based body is at least partially transparent; a tactile surface affixed to a first side of the gel-based body, the tactile surface configured to receive the user'"'"'s tactile interaction; and a base surface affixed to a second side of the gel-based body that is opposite the first side, wherein the base surface is at least partially transparent and adheres the gel-based body to a surface associated with an optical sensor component. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus comprising:
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a gel-based body to provide displacement during a touch input and to retain a default shape absent the touch input, wherein the gel-based body is at least partially transparent; a top surface coupled to a first side of the gel-based body, the top surface configured to receive the touch input from a user; and a base surface coupled to a second side of the gel-based body that is opposite the first side, wherein the base surface couples the gel-based body to an optical lens and is at least partially transparent. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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