SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A WEARABLE TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for controlling functions associated with a touch-sensitive device (100) capable of being worn by a user. The touch-sensitive device (100) includes a substrate (110) with an outside surface (112) and an inside surface (114) opposite from the outside surface (112). A first contact sensing component (120) generates a first signal upon detection of a first contact with the outside surface (112), and a second contact sensing component (130) generates a second signal upon detection of a second contact with the inside surface (114). A processor (140) may be configured to interface with the first contact sensing component (120) and the second contact sensing component (130) and perform operations including: analyzing the first signal and the second signal to determine that a predetermined condition is satisfied, and in response to the analyzing, initiating a function associated with the predetermined condition.
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37 Claims
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19. :
- A touch-sensitive device capable of being worn by a user, comprising;
a substrate comprising an outside surface and an inside surface opposite from the outside surface; a first contact-sensing component coupled to the substrate and configured to generate a first signal responsive to detecting a first contact with at least a portion of the outside surface; a second contact-sensing component coupled to the substrate and configured to generate a second signal responsive to detecting a second contact with at least a portion of the inside surface; and a processor that is operatively coupled to the first contact-sensing component and the second contact-sensing component, wherein the processor is configured to; determine, based on an analysis of the first signal and the second signal, that a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein the processor is configured to determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied at least by; determining that the first contact corresponds either to a first stationary contact relative to the outside surface or to a first moving contact relative to the outside surface; and determining that the second contact corresponds either to a second stationary contact relative to the inside surface or to a second moving contact relative to the inside surface; and determine, based on the predetermined condition, a function from a plurality of different functions; and initiate the function. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- A touch-sensitive device capable of being worn by a user, comprising;
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- A method comprising;
receiving a first signal generated by a first contact-sensing component of a touch-sensitive device responsive to the first contact-sensing component detecting a first contact with at least a portion of an outside surface of a substrate of the touch-sensitive device, wherein the touch-sensitive device is capable of being worn by a user; receiving a second signal generated by a second contact-sensing component of the touch-sensitive device responsive to the second contact-sensing component detecting a second contact with at least a portion of an inside surface of the substrate of the touch-sensitive device, the inside surface being opposite from the outside surface; determining, based on an analysis of the first signal and the second signal, that a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied comprises; determining that the first contact corresponds either to a first stationary contact relative to the outside surface or to a first moving contact relative to the outside surface; and determining that the second contact corresponds either to a second stationary contact relative to the inside surface or to a second moving contact relative to the inside surface; determining, based on the predetermined condition, a function from a plurality of different functions; and initiating the function. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
- A method comprising;
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- A non-transitory computer usable storage medium comprising computer-readable program code that, when executed, causes a processor to perform operations comprising;
receiving a first signal generated by a first contact-sensing component of a touch-sensitive device responsive to the first contact-sensing component detecting a first contact with at least a portion of an outside surface of a substrate of the touch-sensitive device, wherein the touch-sensitive device is capable of being worn by a user; receiving a second signal generated by a second contact-sensing component of the touch-sensitive device responsive to the second contact-sensing component detecting a second contact with at least a portion of an inside surface of the substrate of the touch-sensitive device, the inside surface being opposite from the outside surface; determining, based on an analysis of the first signal and the second signal, that a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied comprises; determining that the first contact corresponds either to a first stationary contact relative to the outside surface or to a first moving contact relative to the outside surface; and determining that the second contact corresponds either to a second stationary contact relative to the inside surface or to a second moving contact relative to the inside surface; determining, based on the predetermined condition, a function from a plurality of different functions; and initiating the function.
- A non-transitory computer usable storage medium comprising computer-readable program code that, when executed, causes a processor to perform operations comprising;
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