Overlay for electronic device and method of identifying same
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1. An overlay comprising:
- a sheet corresponding to a plurality of keys associated with an application for a portable electronic device and including an identifier associated with the application, wherein the identifier is identifiable by the portable electronic device, such that the application is opened upon identification of the identifier, wherein the identifier comprises a plurality of sections, wherein each section has one of at least two different thicknesses, wherein a touch-sensitive display detects a different capacitance for each different thickness when touched, and wherein when at least one touch is detected along the plurality of sections, the application is identified.
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Abstract
An overlay includes a sheet corresponding to a plurality of keys that are associated with an application for a portable electronic device. An identifier is associated with the application. The identifier is identifiable by the portable electronic device, such that the application is opened upon identification of the identifier.
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1. An overlay comprising:
a sheet corresponding to a plurality of keys associated with an application for a portable electronic device and including an identifier associated with the application, wherein the identifier is identifiable by the portable electronic device, such that the application is opened upon identification of the identifier, wherein the identifier comprises a plurality of sections, wherein each section has one of at least two different thicknesses, wherein a touch-sensitive display detects a different capacitance for each different thickness when touched, and wherein when at least one touch is detected along the plurality of sections, the application is identified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a portable electronic device including a touch-sensitive display, a first overlay for a plurality of keys, wherein the first overlay corresponds to a first of a plurality of applications that run on the portable electronic device; identifying a first identifier associated with the first overlay and comprising a plurality of sections, wherein each section has one of at least two different thicknesses, wherein a different capacitance is detected for each different thickness when a touch is detected, wherein identifying comprises detecting, by the touch-sensitive display, a touch associated with each of the plurality of sections, yielding a plurality of capacitance values associated with the first identifier; determining which of the plurality of applications is associated with the first identifier, yielding a first identified application; opening the first identified application on the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An overlay comprising:
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a sheet corresponding to a plurality of keys associated with an application for a portable electronic device; a tactile barcode associated with the application, wherein the portable electronic device detects at least two touch values from at least one touch along the tactile barcode and associates the at least two touch values with the application, such that the application is opened upon detection of the at least two touch values, wherein the tactile barcode comprises a plurality of sections, wherein each section has one of at least two different thicknesses, wherein a touch-sensitive display detects a different capacitance for each different thickness when a touch is detected, and wherein the at least two touch values comprise capacitance values for each of the plurality of sections. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a portable electronic device, an overlay for a plurality of keys, wherein the overlay corresponds to a first of a plurality of applications that run on the portable electronic device; reading a tactile barcode associated with the overlay, yielding a set of touch values, wherein the tactile barcode comprises a plurality of sections, wherein each section has one of at least two different thicknesses, wherein a touch-sensitive display detects a different capacitance for each different thickness when a touch is detected, and wherein the set of touch values comprise capacitance values for each of the plurality of sections; determining which of the plurality of applications is associated with the set of touch values, yielding an identified application; opening the identified application on the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a plurality of keys; a touch-sensitive display configured to identify an identifier associated with an overlay, wherein the identifier comprises a plurality of sections, wherein each section has one of at least two different thicknesses, wherein the touch-sensitive display detects a different capacitance value for each different thickness when a touch is detected, and wherein an application is associated with capacitance values for each of the plurality of sections; a processor arranged and constructed to open the application associated with the identifier when the identifier is identified when the overlay is aligned with the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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