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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Kobo Inc., Toronto, CA;
Juan Ernesto Salas Imana, Toronto, CA;
Rakuten Kobo Inc., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable. A touch sensor is provided with a portion of the housing having a different planar orientation than a remainder of the housing. For example, the touch sensor may be provided with a portion of the housing that is off-plane with the screen of the display assembly. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a first user interaction with the touch sensor, and to interpret the first user interaction as a first user input. The processor further executes one or more instructions in response to the first user input.