Patent ID: 9298298
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G02B,G06F

Claim Text:
1. An input system for a wearable display device that is operatively connected to a computing device, the wearable display device comprising at least one temple arm extending from a display bridge of the wearable display device, the input system comprising: a first touch-sensitive strip extending along a first axis on a top side of the temple arm; a second touch-sensitive strip extending parallel to the first touch-sensitive strip on a bottom side of the temple arm that is opposite to the top side, wherein at least a portion of the first touch-sensitive strip and at least a portion of the second touch-sensitive strip overlap as viewed from a second axis; wherein both the first touch-sensitive strip and the second touch-sensitive strip are configured to generate linear contact input signals from one or more user digits sliding along the first axis, the linear contact input signals provided to a user interface program executed by a processor of the computing device; at least two top sensors on the top side of the temple arm; and a bottom sensor located on the bottom side of the temple arm and offset with respect to each of the at least two top sensors, wherein each of the top sensors and the bottom sensor is configured to generate input signals from a user digit compressing the sensor, the input signals provided to the user interface program.