Touchpad including non-overlapping sensors
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a touchpad including at least first through third zones, the first zone and the third zone being non-adjacent;
at least first and second non-overlapping sensors, with the first sensor disposed in at least a portion of the first and the second zones and configured to transmit a first electrical signal in response to a user input, the second sensor disposed in at least a portion of the second and the third zones and configured to transmit a second electrical signal in response to a user input, and a boundary separating the first and second sensors in the second zone; and
a controller configured to generate;
first information in response to receiving the first electrical signal but not the second electrical signal,second information in response to receiving both the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal, andthird information in response to receiving the second electrical signal but not the first electrical signal,wherein the first and second sensors are oriented such that each of the first sensor and the second sensor are intersected by a first linear axis, which is perpendicular to a second linear axis that intersects each of a centroid of the first sensor and a centroid of the second sensor.
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Abstract
A touchpad in which a user input is received includes at least first through third zones, with the first zone and the third zone being non-adjacent. The touchpad further includes at least first and second non-overlapping sensors, with the first sensor disposed in at least a portion of the first and the second zones and configured to transmit a first electrical signal in response to a user input, and the second sensor disposed in at least a portion of the first and the third zones and configured to transmit a second electrical signal in response to a user input. Moreover, the touchpad includes a controller configured to generate first information in response to receiving the first electrical signal but not the second electrical signal, second information in response to receiving both the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal, and third information in response to receiving the second electrical signal but not the first electrical signal. The first information, the second information, and/or the third information are output.
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35 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a touchpad including at least first through third zones, the first zone and the third zone being non-adjacent; at least first and second non-overlapping sensors, with the first sensor disposed in at least a portion of the first and the second zones and configured to transmit a first electrical signal in response to a user input, the second sensor disposed in at least a portion of the second and the third zones and configured to transmit a second electrical signal in response to a user input, and a boundary separating the first and second sensors in the second zone; and a controller configured to generate; first information in response to receiving the first electrical signal but not the second electrical signal, second information in response to receiving both the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal, and third information in response to receiving the second electrical signal but not the first electrical signal, wherein the first and second sensors are oriented such that each of the first sensor and the second sensor are intersected by a first linear axis, which is perpendicular to a second linear axis that intersects each of a centroid of the first sensor and a centroid of the second sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device comprising:
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a touchpad having a circular shape and including a center zone and at least first through fourth zones formed around the center zone, with the first zone and the second zone being non-adjacent; at least first and second non-overlapping sensors, with the first sensor being disposed in at least a portion of the first zone and the center zone and configured to transmit a first electrical signal in response to a user input, and the second sensor being disposed in at least a portion of the second zone and the center zone and configured to transmit a second electrical signal in response to a user input; and a controller configured to detect the user input and to generate; first information in response to receiving the first electrical signal but not the second electrical signal, second information in response to receiving both the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal, and third information in response to receiving the second electrical signal but not the first electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
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receiving a user input on a touchpad, the touchpad including; at least first through third zones, with the first zone and the third zone being non-adjacent, at least first and second non-overlapping sensors, with the first sensor disposed in at least a portion of the first and the second zones and configured to transmit a first electrical signal in response to a user input, the second sensor disposed in at least a portion of the first and the third zones and configured to transmit a second electrical signal in response to the user input, and a boundary separating the first and second sensors in the second zone, and a controller configured to generate; first information in response to receiving the first electrical signal but not the second electrical signal, second information in response to receiving both the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal, and third information in response to receiving the second electrical signal but not the first electrical signal, wherein the first and second sensors are oriented such that each of the first sensor and the second sensor are intersected by a first linear axis, which is perpendicular to a second linear axis that intersects each of a centroid of the first sensor and a centroid of the second sensor; and outputting the first information, the second information, and/or the third information.
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33. A device comprising:
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a touchpad including a center zone and at least first through fourth zones positioned around the center zone, with the first zone and the second zone being non-adjacent; at least first and second non-overlapping sensors, with the first sensor being disposed in at least a portion of the first zone and the center zone and configured to transmit a first electrical signal in response to a user input, and the second sensor being disposed in at least a portion of the second zone and the center zone and configured to transmit a second electrical signal in response to a user input; and a controller configured to detect the user input and to generate differing information signals based on whether the first electrical signal, the second electrical signal, or the first and the second electrical signals are received. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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Specification