Watch device having touch-bezel user interface
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A watch device, comprising:
- a housing;
a wristband coupled to the housing for holding the housing to the wrist of a user of the watch device;
a display disposed in the housing for displaying information to the user;
a backlight operable to illuminate at least a portion of the display; and
a bezel substantially surrounding the display, the bezel including a ring-shaped capacitive flex sensor for sensing when the bezel is touched, the sensor substantially surrounding the display,wherein the backlight is operable to be activated in response to simultaneous touches of any two points on the bezel.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A watch device includes a touch-sensitive user interface employing a sensor positioned within the bezel of the display for detecting when the bezel is touched by a user of the watch device. The sensor may be capable of detecting single presses, multiple simultaneous presses, and scrolling motion presses about the bezel.
85 Citations
27 Claims
-
1. A watch device, comprising:
-
a housing; a wristband coupled to the housing for holding the housing to the wrist of a user of the watch device; a display disposed in the housing for displaying information to the user; a backlight operable to illuminate at least a portion of the display; and a bezel substantially surrounding the display, the bezel including a ring-shaped capacitive flex sensor for sensing when the bezel is touched, the sensor substantially surrounding the display, wherein the backlight is operable to be activated in response to simultaneous touches of any two points on the bezel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A watch device, comprising:
-
a housing having an upper surface and a bottom surface; a wristband coupled to the housing for holding the housing to the arm of a user of the watch device so that the bottom surface generally rests against the arm; a processing system disposed in the housing for processing information; a display disposed in the upper surface of the housing for displaying information to the user; a backlight operable to illuminate at least a portion of the display; and a bezel disposed in the housing so that the bezel substantially surrounds the display, the bezel including a ring-shaped capacitive flex sensor for sensing when the bezel is touched and providing an input to the processing system, the sensor substantially surrounding the display and including a flex circuit and a plurality of sensor pads, wherein the backlight is operable to be activated in response to simultaneous touches of any two points on the bezel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
-
22. A watch device, comprising:
-
a housing; a wristband coupled to the housing for holding the housing to the wrist of a user of the watch device; a display disposed in the housing for displaying information to the user; a backlight operable to illuminate at least a portion of the display; and a bezel at least partially surrounding the display, the bezel including a capacitive sensor for sensing when the bezel is touched, wherein the backlight is operable to be activated in response to simultaneous touches of any two points on the bezel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
-
Specification