Book
AssigneeNovalia Ltd.
InventorKate Stone
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Abstract
A book (1) is described. The book has front and back covers (2, 3) and a plurality of pages (5) bound between the covers. The book includes capacitive touch elements (9) disposed on the inside (10, 14) of the back cover and/or the front cover. The book also includes at least one output device (7), such as a speaker, and a controller (18). The controller is configured to cause the or at least one of the output devices to output a signal in dependence upon position of a user's digit (31: FIG. 6) on a page overlying the cover.
Claims12
A book comprising:
- front and back covers;
- a plurality of pages between the covers;
- an array of m×n capacitive touch elements disposed on the inside of a cover configured to provide a touchpad;
- one or more output devices, wherein the one or more output devices include a speaker;
- and
- a controller operatively connected to the capacitive touch elements and configured:
- to monitor a voltage on each capacitive touch element;
- in response to detecting a change in the voltage on one or more capacitive touch elements, to determine whether a user's digit is stationary or moving based on whether voltages on other capacitive touch elements also change;
- in a case where it is determined that the user's digit is stationary:
- to determine an x,y position of a digit of a user on a page overlaying the cover in dependence upon which capacitive touch elements are actuated;
- and
- to cause at least one of the one or more output devices to output an audio signal in dependence upon the x,y position;
- in a case where it is determined that the user's digit is moving:
- to determine the x,y position of a digit of a user on a page overlaying the cover in dependence upon which capacitive touch elements are actuated, and to log successive changes in the x,y position of the user's digit;
- and
- to cause at least one of the one or more output devices to sequentially output audio data corresponding to the logged x,y positions, wherein the controller is configured such that, in a case where successively logged x,y positions correspond to the audio data, that audio data is only output once.
A method to be performed by a controller of a book comprising front and back covers, a plurality of pages between the covers, an array of m×n capacitive touch elements disposed on the inside of a cover configured to provide a touchpad, and one or more output devices, wherein the one or more output devices include a speaker, the method comprising:
- monitoring a voltage on each capacitive touch element;
- in response to detecting a change in the voltage on one or more capacitive touch elements, determining whether a user's digit is stationary or moving based on whether voltages on other capacitive touch elements also change;
- in a case where it is determined that the user's digit is stationary:
- determining an x,y position of a digit of a user on a page overlaying the cover in dependence upon which capacitive touch elements are actuated;
- causing the at least one of the one or more output devices to output an audio signal in dependence upon the x,y position,
- in a case where it is determined that the user's digit is moving:
- determining the x,y position of a digit of a user on a page overlaying the cover in dependence upon which capacitive touch elements are actuated;
- logging successive changes in the x,y position of the user's digit;
- and
- causing at least one of the one or more output devices to sequentially output audio data corresponding to the logged x,y positions, wherein the controller is configured such that, in a case where successively logged x,y positions correspond to the audio data, that audio data is only output once.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.