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Detecting touch on a curved surface

A multi-touch, curved geometry technology, applied in contact operation mechanism, input/output process of data processing, pulse technology, etc., can solve problems such as limitations

Active Publication Date: 2012-03-14
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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However, due to the cursor-based input paradigm utilized by mouse-based GUIs, the opportunities for natural motion-based interaction with GUIs are more limited than with touch-based input systems

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[0031] Several embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to input devices with curved multi-touch surfaces. For example, some embodiments relate to detecting position-based touch inputs on the surface of a computer mouse for use as input for a computing device. The phrase "position-based touch input" refers to any touch input that involves a change in the detected position and / or area of ​​a touch input on a touch sensor and the presence and / or absence of a touch within a specific area of ​​the touch sensor, and may Including gestures, changes in the touch area, and more. In some embodiments, the touch detection mechanism may be configured to detect multiple temporally overlapping touches (ie, "multi-touch"), allowing detection of multi-finger gestures made on the mouse surface. Additionally, several embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to the construction of touch sensors that can be used on non-planar surfaces, including but not limited to the curved surface of a...

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Embodiments are disclosed herein that are related to input devices with curved multi-touch surfaces. For example, in one disclosed embodiment, a method of making a multi-touch input device having a curved touch-sensitive surface comprises forming on a substrate an array of sensor elements defining a plurality of pixels of the multi-touch sensor, forming the substrate into a shape that conforms to a surface of the curved geometric feature of the body of the input device, and fixing the substrate to the curved geometric feature of the body of the input device.

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Background technique [0001] Various input devices allow users to interact with graphical user interfaces on computing devices. For example, a multi-touch display allows a user to interact with content displayed on a graphical user interface via natural and intuitive gestures using multi-touch sensors disposed above a computer display device. Multi-touch displays can detect touch via a variety of different mechanisms, including capacitive and vision-based mechanisms. However, in some usage environments, multi-touch displays can cause various problems. For example, vertically oriented multi-touch displays, such as those that may be used with desktop computers, may cause user fatigue due to the arm position the user maintains. [0002] Computer mice also allow a user to interact with a graphical user interface via a cursor displayed on a display that tracks the movement of the mouse. A computer mouse can be used comfortably for an extended period of time. However, due to the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/041G06F3/033G06F3/0354G06F3/038H10N30/00H10N30/30
CPCG06F3/0383G06F2203/0337G06F2203/04111Y10T29/49158Y10T29/49124Y10T29/49128Y10T29/4913Y10T29/49155G06F3/03543G06F3/0443G06F3/0445G06F3/0446G06F2203/04105G06F3/0414G06F2203/04104G06F3/0202G06F3/03541G06F3/0412H01H3/141H03K17/962G06F2203/04103H10N30/302H10N30/101G06F3/041H03K17/96H10N30/30
Inventor D.罗森菲尔德J.维斯蒂斯S.伊扎迪N.维拉H.本科J.赫尔姆斯K.A.詹金斯
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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