Patent ID: 11921948
Assignee: BRILLIANT HOME TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  F | IPC F  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A control device comprising:
an exterior panel comprising multiple regions, including a first region and a second region that is different than the first region;
a sensor layer comprising one or more sensors to detect touch inputs performed on any of the multiple regions of the exterior panel; and
a control module configured to operate a plurality of devices, the control module being configured to:
detect, using the one or more sensors of the sensor layer, a first touch input performed by a user on the first region of the exterior panel;
in response to detecting the first touch input being performed on the first region, perform each of (i) determine a first set of characteristics for the first touch input, (ii) interpret the first touch input as a first command based on the first set of characteristics, and (iii) transmit the first command to control a first device of the plurality of devices;
detect a second touch input performed by the user on the second region of the exterior panel;
in response to detecting the second touch input being performed on the second region, perform each of (i) determine a second set of characteristics for the second touch input, the second set of characteristics being different than the first set of characteristics, (ii) interpret the second touch input as a second command based on the second set of characteristics, and (iii) transmit the second command to the first device or to a second device of the plurality of devices; and
wherein the control module implements a calibration or sensitivity adjustment when interpreting at least one of the first touch input or the second touch input, based at least in part on a respective location of the first touch input or the second touch input.