Electronic device having multi-functional human interface
AssigneeMokibo, Inc.
InventorEunhyung CHO
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Abstract
A multi-functional human interface device includes a control unit and a first multi-functional input button. The first multi-functional input button includes a cover unit configured to receive a touch input of a user's finger, an electrode unit including a transmitter and a receiver to form an electric field, an elastic unit configured to move from a first height to a second height when a first pressure is applied from the cover unit and configured to move back to the first height when the first pressure from the cover unit is released, and a switch unit configured to generate an electric signal representing an input of a predetermined letter.
Claims18
An electronic device having a multi-function human interface, the electronic device comprising:
- a text area for receiving a text input from a user to generate a text input signal, wherein the text area;
- a touch area for receiving a touch input from the user to generate a pointer-position signal, wherein the touch area is overlapped with at least part of the text area;
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- a multi-functional area disposed in a region where the text area and the touch area are overlapped as viewed from above,
- wherein the multifunctional area comprises:
- a plurality of covers configured to be moved downward by pressure for generating the text input signal;
- a plurality of first type lines disposed along a length direction of the touch area, wherein the plurality of first type lines comprise electrodes which are connected in the length direction;
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- a plurality of second type lines disposed along a width direction of the touch area, wherein the plurality of second type lines comprise electrodes which are connected in the width direction,
- wherein the plurality of first type lines are functioned as one of transmitter line and receiver line, and the plurality of second type lines are functioned as the other of transmitter line and receiver line,
- wherein the plurality of covers comprise at least a first cover, a second cover and a third cover,
- wherein the second cover is located adjacent to the first cover in the width direction,
- wherein the third cover is located adjacent to the first cover in the width direction, and
- wherein the second cover and the third cover are not adjacent to each other,
- wherein the plurality of second type lines comprise at least a first line, a second line and a third line,
- wherein the first line is overlapped with the first cover and the second cover while non-overlapped with the third cover,
- wherein the second line is overlapped with the first cover and the third cover while non-overlapped with the second cover, and
- wherein the third line is located between the first line and the second line and is overlapped with the first cover, second cover and the third cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.