FORMING WEARABLE PODS AND DEVICES INCLUDING METALIZED INTERFACES

摘要

Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices. More specifically, a wearable pod and/or device and processes to form the same facilitate implementation of a touch-sensitive interface in association with a predominately opaque surface. According to an embodiment, a wearable pod includes a first pod cover, a cradle including attachment points, and a touch-sensitive detector disposed in the cradle and configured to detect a change in capacitance to a range of capacitance values. Further, the wearable pod may include a second pod cover and an isolation belt to electrically isolate at least a portion of a pod cover from the other pod cover.

主权项

1. A wearable pod comprising:
a first pod cover comprising one or more portions including conductive material; a cradle including one or more attachment portions, the cradle configured to house circuitry; a touch-sensitive detector disposed in the cradle and coupled to a first pod cover portion including the conductive material, the touch-sensitive detector configured to detect a change in capacitance to a range of capacitance values; a second pod cover; and an isolation belt formed at region along one or more sides of the cradle, the region including one or more edges of the first pod cover disposed adjacent to one or more edges of the second pod cover, wherein a portion of the isolation belt is disposed between the one or more edges of the first pod cover and the one or more edges of the second pod cover to electrically isolate at least the first pod cover portion from the second pod cover.