Intelligent user interface including a touch sensor device
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for controlling a product comprising a power source, or a connection for a power source, and an energy consuming load, said method including the step of providing an electronic module comprising an electronic circuit including a microchip and a touch sensor forming part of a user interface, said microchip adapted to control the activation of a visible indication in response to an activation signal received from the user interface while operation of the load is unaffected.
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Abstract
The present invention, according to a preferred embodiment, is directed to portable electronic devices which operate on exhaustible power sources, for example, batteries. The electronic devices of the present invention comprise at least one signal switch and a microchip in communication with the switch wherein the switch is only capable of transmitting a signal to the microchip that the switch has been activated or deactivated. The microchip is in communication with the exhaustible power source of the electronic device and controls (i) the power on/off function of the device, (ii) at least one other function of the device in response to activation and deactivation signals from the switch, and (iii) an automatic shut off function in response to the receipt of an activation signal from the switch.
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- 1. A method for controlling a product comprising a power source, or a connection for a power source, and an energy consuming load, said method including the step of providing an electronic module comprising an electronic circuit including a microchip and a touch sensor forming part of a user interface, said microchip adapted to control the activation of a visible indication in response to an activation signal received from the user interface while operation of the load is unaffected.
- 27. An electronic module for use with a product comprising a power source or a connection for a power source, and an energy consuming load, said module comprising an electronic circuit comprising a microchip and a touch sensor wherein said microchip and touch sensor form part of a product user interface, said microchip adapted to control the activation of a visible indication in response to an activation signal received from the user interface while operation of the load is unaffected.
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