COVER ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC AND/OR COMPUTER APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SUCH AN ACCESSORY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A device for a portable electronic user apparatus comprising a foldable part in order to cover at least one part of said user apparatus when it is folded onto said user apparatus, characterized in that said foldable part comprises at least two detection layers, each guarded at one guard potential and comprising at least one capacitive detection electrode:
- a first of said layers being arranged to perform a capacitive detection function of at least one command object located on one side of said foldable part; and
a second of said layers being arranged to perform a capacitive detection function of at least one command object located on another side of said foldable part;
in order to trigger a function in said user apparatus.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for a portable user apparatus, including a portion which can be folded over the user apparatus, said foldable portion including at least two detection layers, each kept at a guard potential and including at least one capacitive detection electrode: a first of said layers being arranged to carry out a function of capacitive detection of at least one control object located on one side of said foldable portion; a second of said layers being arranged so as to carry out a function of capacitive detection of at least one control object located on the other side of said foldable portion, with a view to triggering a function in the user apparatus. The invention also relates to an apparatus provided with such an accessory device.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for a portable electronic user apparatus comprising a foldable part in order to cover at least one part of said user apparatus when it is folded onto said user apparatus, characterized in that said foldable part comprises at least two detection layers, each guarded at one guard potential and comprising at least one capacitive detection electrode:
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a first of said layers being arranged to perform a capacitive detection function of at least one command object located on one side of said foldable part; and a second of said layers being arranged to perform a capacitive detection function of at least one command object located on another side of said foldable part; in order to trigger a function in said user apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
where the function performed by each of said layers depends on a relative position of said foldable part relative to said user apparatus.
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6. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that it additionally comprises at least one means of control to determine, depending on a position of the foldable part, which of the detection layers performs the detection function in order to activate the electrodes from said detection layer in a measurement mode.
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7. The device according to claim 5, characterized in that the means of control is further arranged in order to control placing the electrodes from the other electrode layer at the guard potential (VG) in order to perform the guard function.
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8. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that the control means comprises a means of measurement of the position of the foldable part.
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9. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one detection layer is arranged in order to perform a detection of at least one command object with or without contact.
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10. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is removable and includes at least one means of connection to the user apparatus.
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11. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that the means of connection is incorporated in a portion of a shell connected to the foldable part and arranged in order to be substituted for or arranged on a rear shell of the user apparatus.
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12. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is an integral part of the user apparatus.
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13. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the foldable part comprises at least one transparent area and at least one of the detection layers comprises, at said transparent area, electrodes made of a transparent material.
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14. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the foldable part comprises at least one opaque area and at least one of the detection layers comprises, at said opaque area, electrodes made by PCB technology.
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15. The device according to claim 1, implemented for the user apparatus provided with a screen, characterized in that the foldable part is configured in order to be positioned on or against said screen when it is folded.
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16. A portable computer user apparatus comprising the device according to claim 1.
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17. A method of providing object detection for a portable electronic user apparatus, comprising:
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covering at least a part of said user apparatus with a foldable part; detecting objects using a first detection layer on a first side of the foldable part while guarding the first detection layer with a guard potential; detecting objects using a second detection layer on a second side of the foldable part while guarding the second detection layer with the guard potential; and triggering a function in said user apparatus based on the detection of the objects. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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