The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Motorola Solutions, Inc, Chicago, IL (US);
Wooi Ping Teoh, Penang, MY;
Bing Qin Lim, Jelutong, MY;
Murali Kuyimbil, Penang, MY;
Wai Mun Lee, Penang, MY;
Chan Chee Kit, Penang, MY;
Kee Cheah Chan, Penang, MY;
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A user interface apparatus and method are provided for gloved and non-gloved touch sensitive button actuation. A user interface () embodied as a body wearable harness () provides a touch button control system having an activation button () and functional touch sensitive control buttons (). The activation button () has a capacitive touch element () associated therewith that determines gloved or non-gloved operation based on a capacitive measurement taken in response to a finger input to the button. A plurality of control buttons (, and) are automatically assigned increased sensitivity levels in response to detected gloved mode operation in accordance with the measurement. The increased sensitivity levels allow various radio functions to be accessed by a gloved finger input during gloved mode operation with increased reliability. Additional control button identification can be added through the addition of vibrational alerts. Display and screen type control buttons can further be combined into larger and fewer buttons for ease of gloved landing.