Touch sensitive input
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a capacitive touch sensitive input;
a display output associated with the capacitive touch sensitive input;
a passive deformable layer overlying the capacitive touch sensitive input and the display output and configured to deform in response to a manual actuation on the passive deformable layer at a user selected location, wherein the passive deformable layer is transparent to allow the display output to be visible through the passive deformable layer;
wherein the capacitive touch sensitive input is configured to provide a control output in dependence upon a capacitor formed between a user'"'"'s digit and the capacitive touch sensitive input caused by deformation of the passive deformable layer by a manual actuation, the control output indicative of the actuation intensity of the manual actuation; and
a controller configured to receive the control output from the capacitive touch sensitive input and to determine the actuation intensity of the manual actuation on the passive deformable layer and to control the display output to display an output in the region of the user selected location in dependence upon the determined actuation intensity.
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Abstract
An apparatus including: a touch sensitive input responsive to manual actuation; a display output associated with the touch sensitive input; and a controller configured to provide and maintain, in response to a manual actuation at a user selected location of the touch sensitive input, an output at the user selected location to facilitate additional manual actuation via the touch sensitive input in the region of the user selected location.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a capacitive touch sensitive input; a display output associated with the capacitive touch sensitive input; a passive deformable layer overlying the capacitive touch sensitive input and the display output and configured to deform in response to a manual actuation on the passive deformable layer at a user selected location, wherein the passive deformable layer is transparent to allow the display output to be visible through the passive deformable layer; wherein the capacitive touch sensitive input is configured to provide a control output in dependence upon a capacitor formed between a user'"'"'s digit and the capacitive touch sensitive input caused by deformation of the passive deformable layer by a manual actuation, the control output indicative of the actuation intensity of the manual actuation; and a controller configured to receive the control output from the capacitive touch sensitive input and to determine the actuation intensity of the manual actuation on the passive deformable layer and to control the display output to display an output in the region of the user selected location in dependence upon the determined actuation intensity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a capacitive touch sensitive input, manual actuation at a user selected location on a passive deformable layer of an apparatus wherein the passive deformable layer is overlaying the capacitive touch sensitive input and a display output associated with the capacitive touch sensitive input and wherein the passive deformable layer is transparent to allow the display output to be visible through the passive deformable layer, determining an actuation intensity of the manual actuation based on a capacitor formed between a user'"'"'s digit and the capacitive touch sensitive input caused by the manual actuation; and controlling the display output to display an output in the region of the user selected location in dependence upon the determined actuation intensity of the manual actuation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a planar capacitive touch sensitive input; a planar display output stacked with the capacitive touch sensitive input; a transparent passive deformable layer overlying the capacitive touch sensitive input and the display output and configured to deform in response to a manual actuation on the passive deformable layer at a user selected location, wherein the passive deformable layer is transparent to allow the display output to be visible through the passive deformable layer; wherein the capacitive touch sensitive input is configured to provide a control output in dependence upon a change in distance between the passive deformable layer and the capacitive touch sensitive input caused by deformation of the passive deformable layer by a manual actuation, the control output indicative of the actuation intensity of the manual actuation; and a controller comprising a processor and a memory, the memory comprising computer program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to at least receive the control output from the capacitive touch sensitive input and to determine the actuation intensity of the manual actuation on the passive deformable layer and to control the planar display output to display an output in the region of the user selected location in dependence upon the determined actuation intensity.
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