Contact, motion and position sensing circuitry providing data entry associated with keypad and touchpad
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1. A system, comprising:
- an interface configured to receive an input; and
a combined circuitry component configured to provide one of keyboard functionality or touchpad functionality based on an analysis of the input;
wherein the combined circuitry component includes a layer substantially adjacent to the interface, and between the interface and another layer of the combined circuitry component, the layer configured to at least partly provide both the keyboard functionality and the touchpad functionality.
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Abstract
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates providing data entry associated with a keypad and a touchpad. An interface can facilitate receiving input data. A combined circuitry component can employ a keypad functionality and a touchpad functionality based on the input data utilizing a single circuitry.
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21 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive an input; and a combined circuitry component configured to provide one of keyboard functionality or touchpad functionality based on an analysis of the input; wherein the combined circuitry component includes a layer substantially adjacent to the interface, and between the interface and another layer of the combined circuitry component, the layer configured to at least partly provide both the keyboard functionality and the touchpad functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving an input at an input interface; analyzing the input to determine whether to respond with one of a keypad functionality or a touchpad functionality; and based on the analyzing, providing at least one of the keypad functionality or the touchpad functionality for data entry to a device, at least in part by sensing at a same layer of the device the input to at least partly provide either the keypad functionality or the touchpad functionality, the same layer being arranged substantially adjacent to the input interface, and between the input interface and another layer of the device associated with providing the at least one of the keypad functionality or the touchpad functionality. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive an input; a layer configured to operate both in a capacitive sensing mode and in a mode responsive to pressure on a keypad; and circuit-based logic configured to provide one of a keypad functionality or a touchpad functionality, responsive to the input, at least partly in one of the capacitive sensing mode or the mode responsive to pressure on the keypad;
wherein the layer is substantially adjacent to the interface, and between the interface and another layer associated with the circuit based logic.
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