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Apparatus and method for providing side touch panel as part of man-machine interface (MMI)

  • US 8,441,460 B2
  • Filed: 11/24/2009
  • Issued: 05/14/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A touch sensitive apparatus for providing side touch panel as part of man-machine interface (MMI), comprising:

  • a front panel disposed on a front surface for displaying information;

    at least two side sensors disposed on or under one of plurality of side surfaces in series for sensing touches thereon;

    a sensor controller coupling the side sensors, and generating signals in response to touches on the side sensors at different times; and

    a processing unit coupling the sensor controller and the front panel, determining a slide action when the received signals indicate that the touches start with one end of the side sensors and end with the other end of the side sensors, and directing the front panel to update the displayed information in terms of the determined slide action.

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