INTEGRATED TOUCH PAD AND PEN-BASED TABLET INPUT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An input device, comprising:
- a touch pad that detects when a surface of the touch pad is contacted by a finger of a user, the surface of the touch pad defining a first x-y plane; and
a pen-based tablet comprising a sensing array, wherein the sensing array detects when a stylus associated with the sensing array is proximate to the sensing array, the sensing array defining a second x-y plane that is beneath the first x-y plane;
wherein the touch pad is mounted above and proximate to the sensing array, such that the sensing array detects when the stylus is proximate to the surface of the touch pad.
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Abstract
Integrated touch pad and pen-based tablet input devices and systems are described herein. At least some illustrative embodiments include an input device that includes a touch pad that detects when a surface of the touch pad is contacted by a finger of a user (the surface of the touch pad defining a first x-y plane), and a pen-based tablet comprising a sensing array, wherein the sensing array detects when a stylus associated with the sensing array is proximate to the sensing array (the sensing array defining a second x-y plane that is beneath the first x-y plane). The touch pad is mounted above and proximate to the sensing array, such that the sensing array detects when the stylus is proximate to the surface of the touch pad.
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20 Claims
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1. An input device, comprising:
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a touch pad that detects when a surface of the touch pad is contacted by a finger of a user, the surface of the touch pad defining a first x-y plane; and a pen-based tablet comprising a sensing array, wherein the sensing array detects when a stylus associated with the sensing array is proximate to the sensing array, the sensing array defining a second x-y plane that is beneath the first x-y plane; wherein the touch pad is mounted above and proximate to the sensing array, such that the sensing array detects when the stylus is proximate to the surface of the touch pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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an input device comprising a touch pad that detects when a surface of the touch pad is contacted by a finger of a user, and a pen-based tablet comprising a sensing array and a stylus, wherein the sensing array detects when a stylus associated with the sensing array is proximate to the sensing array; and processing logic coupled to the input device that receives data from the touch pad when a finger of a user contacts a surface of the touch pad, and further receives data from the pen-based tablet when the stylus is proximate to the sensing array; wherein the surface of the touch pad defines a first x-y plane and the sensing array defines a second x-y plane underneath the first x-y plane; and wherein the touch pad is mounted above and proximate to the sensing array, such that the sensing array detects when the stylus is proximate to the surface of the touch pad. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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first means for detecting user input from a user'"'"'s finger; second means for detecting user input from a stylus; and means for processing data coupled to the first and second means for detecting, the means for processing receives and processes data from the first and second means for detecting; wherein the first means for detecting is mounted on top of the second means; and wherein the second means for detecting identifies the position of the stylus relative to the second means for detecting when the stylus is proximate to the first means for detecting. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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