Two-layer interactive textiles
First Claim
1. An interactive textile configured to be integrated within a flexible object, the interactive textile comprising:
- a top textile layer comprising first conductive threads woven into the top textile layer;
a bottom textile layer comprising second conductive threads woven into the bottom textile layer, the bottom textile layer coupled to the first textile layer effective to cause the first conductive threads and the second conductive threads to form a capacitive touch sensor having a grid of crossing conductive threads, at least two adjacent conductive threads of the second conductive threads in the bottom textile layer having a pitch that varies based on a weaving between the bottom textile layer and the top textile layer; and
a textile controller coupled to the capacitive touch sensor, the textile controller configured to detect a position of a touch-input to the grid of conductive threads when an object touches the grid of conductive threads, and process the position of the touch-input to provide touch data usable to control a computing device wirelessly coupled to the interactive textile.
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Abstract
This document describes two-layer interactive textiles. In one or more implementations, the interactive textile includes a top textile layer and a bottom textile layer. Conductive threads are woven into the top textile layer and the bottom textile layer. When the top textile layer is combined with the bottom textile layer, the conductive threads from each layer form a capacitive touch sensor that is configured to detect touch-input. The bottom textile layer is not visible and couples the capacitive through sensor to electronic components, such as a controller, a wireless interface, an output device (e.g., an LED, a display, or speaker), and so forth.
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20 Claims
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1. An interactive textile configured to be integrated within a flexible object, the interactive textile comprising:
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a top textile layer comprising first conductive threads woven into the top textile layer; a bottom textile layer comprising second conductive threads woven into the bottom textile layer, the bottom textile layer coupled to the first textile layer effective to cause the first conductive threads and the second conductive threads to form a capacitive touch sensor having a grid of crossing conductive threads, at least two adjacent conductive threads of the second conductive threads in the bottom textile layer having a pitch that varies based on a weaving between the bottom textile layer and the top textile layer; and a textile controller coupled to the capacitive touch sensor, the textile controller configured to detect a position of a touch-input to the grid of conductive threads when an object touches the grid of conductive threads, and process the position of the touch-input to provide touch data usable to control a computing device wirelessly coupled to the interactive textile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A flexible object comprising:
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an interactive textile integrated within the flexible object, the interactive textile comprising a top textile layer coupled to a bottom textile layer, the top textile layer comprising first conductive threads woven into the top textile layer and the bottom textile layer comprising second conductive threads woven into the bottom textile layer, the first conductive threads and the second conductive threads forming a grid of conductive threads, a pitch between at least two adjacent conductive threads of the second conductive threads being varied based on a weaving between the bottom textile layer and the top textile layer; and a textile controller coupled to the interactive textile, the textile controller configured to detect a position of a touch-input to the grid of conductive threads, and process the position of the touch-input to provide touch data usable to initiate functionality of a computing device wirelessly coupled to the interactive textile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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