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US 9,538,670 B2Granted
Ergonomic frame for a touch-sensitive control interface and a corresponding control interface
AssigneeEce
InventorsRomain De Bossoreille, Michaël Nahmiyace
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Abstract
This frame for a touch-sensitive control interface comprises a peripheral border designed to surround all or some of the touch-sensitive interface and a central zone by which the interface can be activated by touch. It comprises at least one hollow zone delimiting a surface for receiving a finger of a user.
Claims13
A frame for a touch-sensitive control interface comprising:
- a peripheral border comprising longitudinal edges and transverse edges designed to surround all or some of the touch-sensitive interface;
- an open central zone by which the interface can be activated by touch;
- and
- at least one hollow zone delimiting a surface for receiving a finger of a user, wherein the at least one hollow zone extends along a substantial portion of a longitudinal edge of the peripheral border, and wherein the at least one hollow zone is configured to allow the finger of the user to slide along the longitudinal edge, allowing the user to reach any zone of the interface;
- wherein the hollow zone constitutes a concave gutter which extends along at least one of the longitudinal edges of the frame;
- wherein the gutter has a shape that varies along the said edges;
- wherein the bottom of the said hollow zone is furnished with reliefs for indexing the position of the finger of the user.
4 more elements
A control interface with a touch-sensitive screen, comprising a frame on which is mounted at least one touch-sensitive screen, wherein the frame comprises:
- a peripheral border comprising longitudinal edges and transverse edges designed to surround all or some of the touch-sensitive screen;
- an open central zone by which the touch-sensitive screen can be activated by touch;
- and
- at least one hollow zone delimiting a surface for receiving a finger of a user, wherein the at least one hollow zone extends along a substantial portion of a longitudinal edge of the peripheral border, and wherein the at least one hollow zone is configured to allow the finger of the user to slide along the longitudinal edge, allowing the user to reach any zone of the touch-sensitive screen;
- wherein the hollow zone constitutes a concave gutter which extends along at least one of the longitudinal edges of the frame;
- wherein the gutter has a shape that varies along the said edges;
- wherein the bottom of the said hollow zone is furnished with reliefs for indexing the position of the finger of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.