Touch-based control device
US11507217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/96066
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A touch-based control device can include an exterior panel that includes a groove region and a surrounding region, one or more touch sensors for detecting touch inputs performed anywhere on a substantial portion of the exterior panel, and a sensing module comprising one or more processors to detect, via the one or more touch sensors, touch inputs performed by a user on the exterior panel. The sensing module can interpret the touch input based on at least one of (i) a region where the touch input occurred, or (ii) a type of the touch input, and control a connected device based on the interpreted touch input.
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