Home automation input interfaces based on a capacitive touchscreen for detecting patterns of conductive ink
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a substrate;
a conductive material that is applied to or integrated within the substrate and configured to provide a predefined capacitance distribution when the article is placed on or near a two-dimensional capacitance sensing area of an electronic device, the predefined capacitance distribution of the article encoding first information used by the electronic device to perform a first predefined operation in accordance with the first information; and
a predefined visual pattern that encodes second information used by the electronic device to perform a second predefined operation in accordance with the second information, wherein the first and second information convey different instructions for configuring a smart home environment.
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Abstract
An electronic device with a two-dimensional capacitance sensing area, a camera, one or more processors and memory detects a predefined capacitance distribution of an object that is placed on or near the two-dimensional capacitance sensing area. The object includes a predefined visual pattern on the object. The device, in response to detecting the predefined capacitance distribution of the object that is placed on or near the two-dimensional capacitance sensing area, performs a first predefined operation in accordance with first information encoded by the predefined capacitance distribution of the object. The device detects the predefined visual pattern on the object using the camera, and performs the first predefined operation in accordance with second information encoded in the predefined visual pattern detected using the camera.
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20 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a substrate; a conductive material that is applied to or integrated within the substrate and configured to provide a predefined capacitance distribution when the article is placed on or near a two-dimensional capacitance sensing area of an electronic device, the predefined capacitance distribution of the article encoding first information used by the electronic device to perform a first predefined operation in accordance with the first information; and a predefined visual pattern that encodes second information used by the electronic device to perform a second predefined operation in accordance with the second information, wherein the first and second information convey different instructions for configuring a smart home environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device, comprising:
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a two-dimensional capacitance sensing area, a light-based sensor, one or more processors, and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; detecting a predefined capacitance distribution of an object that is placed on or near the two-dimensional capacitance sensing area, wherein the object includes a predefined visual pattern on the object; in response to detecting the predefined capacitance distribution of the object that is placed on or near the two-dimensional capacitance sensing area, performing a first predefined operation in accordance with first information encoded by the predefined capacitance distribution of the object; detecting the predefined visual pattern on the object using the light-based sensor; and performing a second predefined operation in accordance with second information encoded in the predefined visual pattern detected using the light-based sensor, wherein the first and second information convey different instructions for configuring a smart home environment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable storage medium, storing:
one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by an electronic device with a two-dimensional capacitance sensing area, a light-based sensor, one or more processors and memory, cause the electronic device to; detect a predefined capacitance distribution of an object that is placed on or near a two-dimensional capacitance sensing area, wherein the object includes a predefined visual pattern on the object; in response to detecting the predefined capacitance distribution of the object that is placed on or near the two-dimensional capacitance sensing area, perform a first predefined operation in accordance with first information encoded by the predefined capacitance distribution of the object; detect the predefined visual pattern on the object using the light-based sensor; and perform a second predefined operation in accordance with second information encoded in the predefined visual pattern detected using the light-based sensor, wherein the first and second information convey different instructions for configuring a smart home environment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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