Processor interface

摘要

An interface is for inputting data into a processor. The interface has a three-dimensionally shaped input surface and comprises an array of sensors responsive to forces applied to the input surface and providing an input to the processor capable of registering the magnitude of the forces applied to the array of sensors and interpreting the location of pressure on the input surface, and a three-dimensionally shaped layer of soft resilient material arranged between the three-dimensionally shaped input surface and the array of sensors and capable of transmitting forces exerted on the three-dimensionally shaped input surface to the sensors.

主权项

1. An interface for inputting data into a processor, the interface having an input surface and comprising:
an array of sensors responsive to forces applied to the input surface, the sensors of the array of sensors being configured to provide an input to the processor that contains data regarding the magnitude of the forces applied to the input surface and the location on the input surface where the forces are applied, the array of sensors extending in at least two dimensions and the array of sensors having a top, a bottom, and a side, a layer of soft resilient material enclosing the array of sensors and capable of transmitting forces exerted on the input surface to the sensors, wherein the input surface of the interface has a three dimensional shape made up of at least one relatively raised areas and at least one relatively recessed areas; and wherein the three-dimensionally shaped input surface encloses the array of sensors from the top, the bottom, and the side of the array of sensors.