Wearable Touch Areas for Gesture Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart watches face challenges in providing intuitive and convenient user inputs due to their small display area and input restrictions, necessitating the development of effective methods for detecting input gestures.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating two touch-sensitive areas outside the display area, which are pressure and fingerprint sensitive, to support sliding gesture detection and enhance user interface design, allowing for sophisticated gesture recognition and feedback mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If touch sensitive areas are added outside the display area, then user input capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The touch-sensitive input capability is segmented into multiple independent areas: the display area and separate touch-sensitive areas outside the display. This allows each area to be optimized independently for its specific function while collectively providing comprehensive input capability without overwhelming complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The touch-sensitive areas outside the display are designed to support multiple gesture types (sliding gestures in different directions, pressing gestures) and can be configured to perform various functions based on software configuration, providing universal input capability across different operating scenarios.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple touch sensitive zones are introduced, then gesture recognition capability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The touch-sensitive area outside the display is divided into multiple independent touch-sensitive zones, each capable of detecting gestures independently. This segmentation enables sophisticated gesture recognition while allowing each zone to be manufactured as a separate module, simplifying the overall manufacturing process.
Solution Approach 2:
Different zones within the touch-sensitive area can have different properties or configurations optimized for specific gesture types, allowing each zone to be manufactured with tailored characteristics while maintaining overall system functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device includes a housing, a display, a first touch sensitive area, a second touch sensitive area, and a processor. The display is coupled with the housing and has a viewable area for presenting visual information. The processor is disposed within the housing and is coupled with the display, and the touch sensitive areas. Both touch sensitive areas are disposed outside of the viewable area of the display, and both touch sensitive areas are supporting sliding gesture detection.