USER INTERFACE WITH PHYSICS ENGINE FOR NATURAL GESTURAL CONTROL
First Claim
1. An electromechanical user interface, comprising:
- a touch sensitive surface assembly for receiving a user input device;
a sensor array in contact with the touch sensitive surface assembly for determining a position of the user input device on the touch sensitive surface assembly; and
a single mechanical, momentary contact switch activated by the sensor array in response to receipt of the user input device on the touch sensitive surface so that both gestural analog and momentary digital inputs are accepted from the user through the user input device.
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Abstract
A UI (user interface) for natural gestural control is an electromechanical device that receives user inputs in order to provide an enhanced list and grid navigation experience. In various illustrative examples, the UI includes a touch sensitive surface assembly for receiving a finger or other user input device. A sensor array, which is located beneath the touch sensitive surface assembly, is used to determine a position of the finger on the touch sensitive surface assembly. A single mechanical, momentary contact switch is activated by the sensor array in response to receipt of the finger so that both gestural analog and momentary digital inputs are accepted from the user through the user input device. In some examples, both auditory and tactile feedback it provided to the user when momentary digital inputs are accepted.
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20 Claims
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1. An electromechanical user interface, comprising:
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a touch sensitive surface assembly for receiving a user input device; a sensor array in contact with the touch sensitive surface assembly for determining a position of the user input device on the touch sensitive surface assembly; and a single mechanical, momentary contact switch activated by the sensor array in response to receipt of the user input device on the touch sensitive surface so that both gestural analog and momentary digital inputs are accepted from the user through the user input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A media player, comprising:
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a storage medium for storing digital media content; a codec for producing analog signals from the digital media content; a processor for supplying the media content to the codec from the storage medium; and a user interface for accepting and recognizing both gestural analog and momentary digital inputs by determining a position of a user input device in contact with the user interface, said user interface including a sensor array for determining the position of the user input device in contact with the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for receiving user input, comprising:
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accepting a user input device on a surface; determining a position of the user input device on the surface; and correlating the position of the user input device on the surface with activation of a single mechanical switch to thereby emulate functionality of a plurality of discrete buttons. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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