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WO2010047718A2
WO2010047718A2 PCT/US2008/081141 US2008081141W WO2010047718A2 WO 2010047718 A2 WO2010047718 A2 WO 2010047718A2 US 2008081141 W US2008081141 W US 2008081141W WO 2010047718 A2 WO2010047718 A2 WO 2010047718A2
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William Adam Gralewski
Kevin L. Massaro
Peter M. On
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Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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Priority to DE112009002567T priority patent/DE112009002567A5/de
Priority to KR1020117009283A priority patent/KR101594203B1/ko
Priority to BRPI0914448A priority patent/BRPI0914448A2/pt
Priority to CN200980141859.1A priority patent/CN102405455B/zh
Priority to GB1106732.9A priority patent/GB2476620B/en
Priority to PCT/US2009/061621 priority patent/WO2010048373A2/fr
Priority to JP2011533320A priority patent/JP2012507079A/ja
Publication of WO2010047718A2 publication Critical patent/WO2010047718A2/fr
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  • An improved touchpad input device is needed that provides an improved user experience.
  • an input device includes a touchpad housing comprised of a touchpad depression area.
  • a touchpad is attached to the touchpad housing and is comprised of a movement input area, and a button area.
  • the touchpad is configured to detect a presence of an input at a location on the touchpad.
  • a switch is located below the button area of the touchpad.
  • a haptic response component is also provided for generating a haptic response in response to application of a pressure from the input to the button area.
  • a computer notebook includes a keyed input housing as well as a keyboard attached to the keyed input housing.
  • a touchpad housing attached to the keyed input housing is comprised of a touchpad depression area.
  • a touchpad attached to the touchpad housing is provided and comprised of a movement input area, and a button area.
  • the touchpad is configured to detect a presence of an input at a location on the touchpad.
  • a switch is located below the button area of the touchpad.
  • a haptic response component is also provided for generating a haptic response in response to application of a pressure from the input to the button area.
  • a keyed input device having a keyed input housing.
  • a keyboard is attached to the keyed input housing.
  • a touchpad housing comprised of a touchpad depression area is attached to the keyed input housing.
  • a touchpad attached to the touchpad housing is provided and comprised of a movement input area, and a button area.
  • the touchpad is configured to detect a presence of an input at a location on the touchpad.
  • a switch is located below the button area of the touchpad.
  • a haptic response component is also provided for generating a haptic response in response to application of a pressure from the input to the button area.
  • a method of detecting input through a touchpad includes the steps of detecting a presence of an input, detecting a pressure of the input, and generating a haptic response to the pressure.
  • Figure 1 is an exploded view of an input device, according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 2A is a top-down view of an input device, according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 2B is a cross-section view of an input device illustrating elements of a pivot support, according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 3 is a top-down view of an electronic input detection device of an input device, according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 4 is an isometric view of an input device, according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 5 is a diagram of an input device connected to an input receiving device, according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 6 is a flowchart detailing a method of detecting an input, according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 7 is a notebook computer including an input device, according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 8 is a keyed input device including an input device, according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 1 is an exploded view of an input device 105, according to one embodiment.
  • the input device 105 has a touchpad housing 113 configured with a touchpad depression area 114.
  • the input device 105 also has a touchpad 104 attached to the touchpad housing 113 with a movement input area 101, a button area (102 and 103 combined), and a haptic response component (109, 1 11 , 104).
  • a switch 11 1 is located below the touchpad 104.
  • the touchpad 104 detects the presence of an input at a location on the touchpad 104.
  • An example of an input detected by the touchpad 104 may be a human finger. Alternatively, the input detected may be a pencil or a pen. The detection of an input may be done in a variety of different ways.
  • the touchpad 104 is configured to detect optical input. In other embodiments, the touchpad 104 is configured to detect magnetic input.
  • the touchpad 104 is configured to detect capacitance or conductance.
  • the touchpad 104 is configured to detect the movement of an input across the touchpad 104 by detecting the presence of the input at discrete locations over time in either of the movement input area 101 or the button area (102 and 103 combined).
  • the input device 105 is also configured such that the button input area (102 and 103 combined) of the touchpad 104 detects the presence of an input, and the switch 1 11 detects depression of itself when the input applies pressure to the button area (102 and 103 combined) of the touchpad 104.
  • the depression of the switch 111 and the detection of the input in the button area (102 and 103) in combination indicates a button of the touchpad 104 was intended to be depressed.
  • a haptic response component (109, 111, 104) generates a haptic response in response to the application of the pressure to the button area (102 and 103 combined).
  • the button area (102 and 103 combined) is comprised of a left button area 103 and a right button area 102. Accordingly, application of pressure by an input detected within the region of the left button area 103 as opposed to the region of the right button area 102 is indicative of separate desired button input. The detection of where the input pressure is applied determines which of the buttons represented by the left button area 103 and right button area 102 was intended to be depressed. By way of example, a user may place her finger in the left button area 103 and apply pressure depressing the switch 111 under the touchpad 104.
  • the touchpad 104 detects the presence of the finger input in the left button area 103 in combination with the depression of the switch 111, which indicates that the user intended to supply left button input corresponding to the left button area 103.
  • the right button corresponding to the right button area 102 may be similarly activated.
  • the touchpad housing 113 is configured with a touchpad depression area 114. Upon application of pressure to the button area (102 and 103 combined) of the touchpad 104, the touchpad 104 deforms towards and into the touchpad depression area 114 of the touchpad housing 113.
  • the touchpad depression area 1 14 provides a void into which the touchpad 104 assembly may deform.
  • the touchpad housing 113 may be comprised of any number of materials.
  • the touchpad housing 113 is made from plastic. In other embodiments, the touchpad housing 113 is made of metal such as aluminum. [0021] In the illustrated embodiment of Figure 1, the touchpad 104 of the input device 105 is comprised of a cosmetic cover 106, a pivot support 107, and a touchpad circuit board 108. [0022] The cosmetic cover 106 is provided to shield the touchpad circuit board 108 and the pivot support 107 from the user. Additionally, the cosmetic cover 106 adds aesthetic features to the input device 105. Accordingly, the cosmetic cover 106 may be provided in any number of different colors.
  • the cosmetic cover 106 is colored one color for the area corresponding to the movement input area 101, and the cosmetic cover 106 is colored another color for the area corresponding to the button area (102 and 103 combined).
  • the cosmetic cover 106 is colored one color for the area corresponding to the movement input area 101, the cosmetic cover 106 is colored another color for the area corresponding to a right button area 102, and the cosmetic cover 106 is colored yet another color for the area corresponding to a left button area 103.
  • the regions corresponding to the movement input area 101 and the button area (102 and 103 combined) may also be indicated through light illumination. Accordingly, in some embodiments the cosmetic cover 106 region corresponding to the movement area 101 is configured to illuminate one color, and the cosmetic cover 106 region corresponding to button area (102 and 103 combined) is configured to illuminate another color. In other embodiments, the cosmetic cover 106 region corresponding to the movement area 101 is configured to illuminate one color, the cosmetic cover 106 region corresponding to a right button area 102 is configured to illuminate another color, and the cosmetic cover 106 region corresponding to a left button area 103 is configured to illuminate yet another color.
  • the illumination of the cosmetic cover 106 may be provided with any suitable light source such as LEDs.
  • the LEDs are a conventional semiconductor diode LED. In other embodiments, the LEDs are quantum dot LEDs composed of semiconductor nanocrystals. In yet other embodiments, the LEDs are organic LEDs. [0023] Referring now to Figures 2A and 2B in combination with Figure 1.
  • Figure 2A is a top-down view of an input device 105, according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 2B is a cross-sectional view of an input device 105 illustrating elements of the pivot support 107, according to one embodiment.
  • the pivot support 107 is comprised of a pivot point 201 and a switch contact point 202.
  • the touchpad 104 is attached to the touchpad housing 113 at the pivot point 201 of the pivot support 107.
  • the pivot support 107 is provided such that when an input applies pressure on the cosmetic cover 106 of the touchpad 104, the touchpad 104 assembly deforms about the pivot point 201 into the touchpad depression area 1 14 of the touchpad housing 113. Upon deformation, the switch contact point 202 of the touchpad 104 assembly contacts the switch 1 1 1 if an input applies pressure with sufficient force.
  • the pivot point 201 may be provided in any number of locations relative to the parts comprising the touchpad 104.
  • the movement input area 101 and the button area (102 and 103 combined of Figure 1) of the touchpad may detect input through a single electronic input detection device or multiple electronic input detection devices.
  • the electrical input detection devices comprising the touchpad 104 may be circuit boards configured to detect the capacitance of an input.
  • Figure 4 illustrates an embodiment where the touchpad circuit board 108 is a single circuit board comprising a movement input capacitance area 301 (corresponding to the movement input area 101 of Figure 1), a left button capacitance area 303 (corresponding to the left button area 103 of Figure 1), and a right button capacitance area 302 (corresponding to the right button area 102 of Figure 1).
  • a touchpad circuit board is comprised of a movement circuit board comprising solely a movement input capacitance area, and a button circuit board comprising the left and right button capacitance areas or a single button area.
  • a touchpad circuit board is comprised of a movement circuit board comprising solely a movement input capacitance area, a left button circuit board comprising solely a left button capacitance area, and a right button circuit board comprising solely a right button capacitance area.
  • electrical input detection devices comprising the touchpad 104 may be circuit boards configured to detect conductance, magnetism, and optical input to name but a few of the embodiments.
  • the input device 105 has a switch 111 located below the touchpad 104. As discussed above, the depression of the switch 111 and the detection of an input in the button area (102 and 103 combined) in combination indicates a button of the touchpad 104 was intended to be depressed.
  • the input device 105 is further configured with a haptic response component (109, 111, 104).
  • the haptic response component (109, 111, 104) generates a haptic response in response to application of pressure to the button area from an input.
  • the switch 111 may be spring-loaded.
  • the switch may not be spring-loaded.
  • the switch 11 1 applies pressure back against an input during the input's application of pressure.
  • the switch 1 1 1 may be the haptic response component 11 1.
  • the switch 11 1 applies pressure to the touchpad 104 assembly when an input applies pressure and the assembly deforms about the pivot point 201 (of Figure 2B) into the touchpad depression area 1 14 of the touchpad housing 1 13.
  • the switch's 1 11 application of pressure against the touchpad 104 generates a haptic response in response to the application of pressure from the input.
  • the input device provides the feeling of pressing a button to the input through haptic feedback.
  • the haptic response component is a spring finger or a plurality of spring fingers.
  • the illustrated embodiment of Figure 1 has a plurality of spring fingers 109.
  • the spring fingers 109 apply pressure to the touchpad 104 assembly when an input applies pressure and the assembly deforms about the pivot point 201 (of Figure 2B) into the touchpad depression area 114 of the touchpad housing 113.
  • the spring fingers' application of pressure against the touchpad 104 generates a haptic response in response to the application of pressure from the input. In this way, the input device provides the feeling of pressing a button to the input through haptic feedback.
  • the spring fingers 109 of the illustrated embodiment may be provided in any number of locations or not provided at all.
  • embodiments of the disclosed input device 105 may be comprised of many switches located in any number of locations relative to the touchpad 104 assembly.
  • a spring finger or plurality of spring fingers 109 in combination with a switch 111 are the haptic response component, and may generate a haptic response in response to the application of pressure from the input.
  • the touchpad 104 assembly may be the haptic response component, and the tendency of the touchpad 104 assembly to return to its original position generates haptic feedback.
  • the touchpad 104 assembly in combination with a switch 111 may be the haptic response component. Further, in another embodiment, the touchpad 104 assembly in combination with a spring finger or a plurality of spring fingers 109 may be the haptic response component. In yet other embodiments, the touchpad 104 and a switch 111 in combination with a spring finger or a plurality of spring fingers 109 may be the haptic response component. [0028] Referring now to Figure 5.
  • Figure 5 is a diagram of an input device 105 connected to an input receiving device 501, according to one embodiment.
  • the input device 105 is designed to be connected through a communication channel 502 to an input receiving device 501, such that the input device 105 supplies input communications comprised of specific input messages to the input receiving device 501.
  • the communication channel 502 may be simplex or duplex.
  • the communications channel 502 may be a directly wired electrical connection or the communication channel 502 may be wireless.
  • Figure 7 illustrates an embodiment of a notebook computer including an input device 105 attached to the chassis 702, a screen 701 attached to the chassis 702, and a keyboard 703 attached to the chassis 702.
  • Figure 8 illustrates another embodiment of a keyed input device including an input device 105 attached to a keyed input housing 801, and a keyboard 802 attached to the keyed input housing 801.
  • the input device 105 may be connected to a communication device such as a personal digital assistant, cellular telephone, or a wireless e-mail device.
  • the input device 105 may be connected to a notebook computer (input receiving device 501 of Figure 5).
  • the notebook computer may be configured with a window-based operating system as is well known in the art.
  • a user interacts with a window-based operating system through a keyed input device as well as a movement device such as a touchpad or a computer mouse.
  • the input device 105 may provide the movement device to interact with the window-based operating system.
  • the input device 105 provides the ability to move a cursor in the window-based operating system environment by detecting movement of an input from a user across the touchpad 104 by detecting the presence of the input in either of the movement input area 101 or the button area (102 and 103 combined). Additionally, the input device 105 allows a user to provide button input by detecting the presence of an input from the user in the button area (102 and 103 combined) in combination with the depression of a switch 111 located under the touchpad 104. [0030] An additional feature of some embodiments of the disclosed input device 105 is the ability to provide graduated button input. In such embodiments, the switch 111 is configured to detect thresholds of pressure applied by an input to the button area (102 and 103 combined).
  • the input device 105 could be used to provide for more precise interaction with multimedia components of a communication device (input receiving device 501 of Figure 5) to which an input device 105 is attached.
  • a communication device input receiving device 501 of Figure 5
  • graduated button input could provide variable fast- forward or reverse for a multimedia component.
  • such graduated button input may be used in a variety of different application components, such as medical testing components as well as video games.
  • a further additional feature in some embodiments of the disclosed input device 105 is customization of the movement input area 101 and the button area (102 and 103 combined) of the touchpad 104.
  • a user can designate which regions of the touchpad 104 correspond to the movement input area 101 and the button area (102 and 103 combined). Further, in those embodiments with a left button area 103 and right button area 102, a user may specify which regions correspond to the left button area 103 and the right button area 102. In yet further embodiments, the user may specify any number of button areas by specifying which regions correspond to those button areas. By way of example, a user in such an embodiment could specify a first, second, third, and fourth button area. The user may then specify a desired input message to be communicated to an input receiving device 501 (of Figure 5) to which the input device 105 is connected when an input is supplied to a defined button area.
  • User designation may be accomplished in a variety of different ways.
  • a user may designate regions of the touchpad 104 in a user configuration component of a notebook computer (input receiving device 501 of Figure 5) to which the input device 105 is attached.
  • the designation of regions comprises identifying a bounded region that encompasses an area of the touchpad 104.
  • the bounded region is expressed in terms of coordinates within the touchpad 104.
  • the bounded area is not required to be composed of four sides.
  • the user designations may be stored as data in the hardware of the notebook computer.
  • the notebook computer may access the stored user designations to determine that the communication indicates that the input is located in the button area (102 and 103 combined) of the touchpad 104.
  • the data representing the user designations may be stored in hardware of the input device 105.
  • the determination of where an input is present may be performed by the input device 105, and a communication indicating the region in which the input is located is communicated to the notebook computer.
  • the input device 105 may transmit the data of the user designations of the regions of the touchpad 104 and the location of the input detected to the notebook computer, and the notebook computer may determine the location of the input based on the communications.
  • Another further feature of some embodiments of the disclosed input device 105 is a touch sensitive input area of the touchpad 104.
  • the touch sensitive input area may be located within the movement input area 101 or the button area (102 and 103 combined).
  • the touch sensitive input area may be configured to turn the input device 105 on or off upon the detection of the presence of an input.
  • the touch sensitive input area may be configured to turn a wireless radio on or off upon the detection of the presence of an input in the touch sensitive area.
  • the touch sensitive input area is customizable to provide customized input to the input receiving device 501 (of Figure 5) to which the input device 105 is attached.
  • the touch sensitive input area may be customized to mute or turn on a sound device of an input receiving device 501 (of Figure 5) upon the application of an input by a user.
  • the touch sensitive input area is customizable to provide multiple touch sensitive input regions within the touch sensitive input area each with their own customizable input to be provided to an input receiving device 501 (of Figure 5).
  • touch sensitive input area customization may be accomplished in - 1 "- ⁇ r ⁇ :cc * " ays. Additionally, the region corresponding to the touch sensitive input area may be visually indicated as disclosed in the discussion of Figure 1 above. [0037] Continuing to refer to Figure 1.
  • the illustrated embodiment of Figure 1 includes a controller integrated circuit 110.
  • the controller integrated circuit 110 may be configured to coordinate input detection by collecting signals from the touchpad circuit board 108 and the switch 111. Additionally, the controller integrated circuit 110 may be configured to send communications to an input receiving device 501 (of Figure 5) to which the input device 105 is attached.
  • the controller integrated circuit device 110 may control the illumination of the cosmetic cover 106 as disclosed above.
  • the controller integrated circuit 110 may also store data representing customization of input areas as previously discussed.
  • the controller integrated circuit 110 may also combine the data representing customization of input areas with signals received from the touchpad 104 to determine the input desired by a user.
  • the controller integrated circuit 110 communicates the data representing the customization of input areas in combination with signals received from the touchpad 104 to an input receiving device 501 (of Figure 5) to which the input device 105 is connected, and the input receiving device 501 (of Figure 5) determines the desired input.
  • the input device 105 may not have the device or devices that coordinate input detection or send communications to an input receiving device 501.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart detailing a method of detecting an input, according to one embodiment.
  • step 601 the presence of an input at a location in the button area of a touchpad 104 is detected.
  • step 602 an input pressing down on the button area of the touchpad is detected.
  • step 603 a haptic response is generated and provided directly or indirectly to the person applying the input by means of a haptic response component.
  • the disclosed input device provides an aesthetically pleasing all-in-one design while maintaining the ability to provide a haptic response to a user.
  • some embodi ⁇ ' n ' x J • - - ' - - - J - • -p Ut device provide a maximized area over which movement of an input may be detected by detecting movement of an input in both the movement input area as well as the button area.
  • the disclosed input device in some embodiments may also provide graduated button input.
  • Features of some other embodiments include customization of the input areas of the input device, and visual indication of the regions comprising input areas.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif de saisie, un ordinateur portable, un dispositif de saisie à touches, et un procédé associé. Un boîtier à pavé tactile est constitué d'une zone de dépression à pavé tactile. Ledit pavé tactile comprend une zone de saisie mobile et une zone de boutons est fixée au boîtier à pavé tactile. Le pavé tactile est conçu pour détecter la présence d'une saisie à un emplacement sur le pavé tactile. L'invention concerne également un composant de réponse haptique pour générer une réponse haptique en réponse à l'application d'une pression de la saisie à la zone de boutons.
PCT/US2008/081141 2008-10-24 2008-10-24 Dispositif de saisie a pave tactile Ceased WO2010047718A2 (fr)

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PCT/US2008/081141 WO2010047718A2 (fr) 2008-10-24 2008-10-24 Dispositif de saisie a pave tactile
US13/125,084 US20110193813A1 (en) 2008-10-24 2009-10-22 Touchpad Input Device
DE112009002567T DE112009002567A5 (de) 2008-10-24 2009-10-22 Berührungsfeld-Eingabevorrichtung
KR1020117009283A KR101594203B1 (ko) 2008-10-24 2009-10-22 터치패드 입력 장치
BRPI0914448A BRPI0914448A2 (pt) 2008-10-24 2009-10-22 dispositivo de entrada, computador portátil, dispositivo de entrada provido de tecla e método de detecção de entrada através de um dispositivo sensível ao toque
CN200980141859.1A CN102405455B (zh) 2008-10-24 2009-10-22 触摸板输入设备
GB1106732.9A GB2476620B (en) 2008-10-24 2009-10-22 touchpad input device
PCT/US2009/061621 WO2010048373A2 (fr) 2008-10-24 2009-10-22 Dispositif d'entrée à pavé tactile
JP2011533320A JP2012507079A (ja) 2008-10-24 2009-10-22 タッチパッド式入力装置

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