Input Device Outer Layer and Backlighting
First Claim
1. An input device comprising:
- a light guide configured to transmit light;
a sensor assembly having a plurality of sensors that are configured to detect proximity of an object as a corresponding one or more inputs;
a connection portion configured to form a communicative coupling to a computing device to communicate the one or more inputs received by the sensor assembly to the computing device; and
an outer layer disposed proximal to the light guide such that the light guide is positioned between the outer layer and the sensor assembly, the outer layer having one or more portions configured to permit transmission of light from the light guide to act as a backlight, the outer layer having a textured outer surface and a smooth inner surface that is disposed proximal to the light guide.
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Abstract
Input device outer layer and backlighting techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a light guide configured to transmit light, a sensor assembly having a plurality of sensors that are configured to detect proximity of an object as a corresponding one or more inputs, a connection portion configured to form a communicative coupling to a computing device to communicate the one or more inputs received by the sensor assembly to the computing device, and an outer layer disposed proximal to the light guide such that the light guide is positioned between the outer layer and the sensor assembly. The outer layer has one or more portions configured to permit transmission of light from the light guide to act as a backlight, the outer layer having a textured outer surface and a smooth inner surface that is disposed proximal to the light guide.
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20 Claims
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1. An input device comprising:
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a light guide configured to transmit light; a sensor assembly having a plurality of sensors that are configured to detect proximity of an object as a corresponding one or more inputs; a connection portion configured to form a communicative coupling to a computing device to communicate the one or more inputs received by the sensor assembly to the computing device; and an outer layer disposed proximal to the light guide such that the light guide is positioned between the outer layer and the sensor assembly, the outer layer having one or more portions configured to permit transmission of light from the light guide to act as a backlight, the outer layer having a textured outer surface and a smooth inner surface that is disposed proximal to the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a light guide configured to transmit light; and an outer layer formed as a fabric and disposed proximal to the light guide, the outer layer having one or more portions configured to permit transmission of light from the light guide, the outer layer including; a fabric layer having a textured outer surface; and a fabric layer having a smooth surface disposed proximal to the light guide and configured to have a resistance to transmission of light from the light guide that is greater than the fabric layer having the textured outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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obtaining a fabric layer having a textured surface formed by disposing a material on a textured release paper; obtaining a fabric layer having a smooth surface formed by disposing a material on a smooth release paper that is smoother than the textured release paper; securing the fabric layers to each other such that the textured surface and the smooth surface are exposed; forming one or more portions in the secured fabric layers to permit transmission of light; and disposing the secured fabric layers proximal to a light guide such that light from the light guide is configured to pass through the one or more portions in the secured fabric layers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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