Touch - sensitive motion device
OwnerPhilippe Stanislas Zaborowskiinventor
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Abstract
A method of entering data to an electronic device is outlined using a modified touch-pad. The touch-pad is modified to include the addition of surface features, which provide distinguishable tactile feedback to the user allowing improved spatial resolution of the positioning of an object onto the surface of the touch-pad. In this manner the touch-pad allows the user to select from multiple positions across the surface of the touch-pad, the outcomes of each position being optionally different, such as alphanumeric character selection.
Claims23
A method for entering information comprising;
- contacting at a contact point a pad comprising a tactile feature;
- receiving from the tactile feature distinguishable tactile feedback relating to the contact point within the pad;
- sensing the contact point to provide location data;
- determining based on the location data, motion of the contact point relative to the tactile feature of the pad;
- and,
- providing a value in dependence at least upon the determined motion relative to the tactile feature of the pad.
(canceled)
A system for entering information to an electronic device comprising;
- a pad comprising a sensing portion and a tactile feature surrounded by the sensing portion of the pad providing distinguishable tactile feedback to a user of the pad when something controlled by the user is in contact with the tactile feature, the feedback relating to a specific location of the something, and a sensor for detecting at least one of a position and motion of the something controlled by the user relative to the pad and within the sensing portion;
- and
- a controller for determining and communicating to the electronic device a value in dependence upon the at least one of a position and motion relative to the tactile feature of the pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.