Patent ID: 8731218
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G06F,H01H,H03G,H04R

Abstract:
1. A deformable controller for a portable electronic device, the controller comprising: a deformable outer shell; a plurality of electrical contacts disposed within the deformable outer shell, the plurality of electrical contacts comprising: a central electrical contact positioned at a center region of the deformable outer shell; and a plurality of outer electrical contacts coupled to at least a portion of an inner surface of the deformable outer shell and positioned around the central electrical contact, wherein, in response to an external force being applied to at least a portion of an outer surface of the deformable outer shell, at least one outer electrical contact of the plurality of outer electrical contacts interacts with the central electrical contact to request at least one function of a plurality of predetermined functions associated with the portable electronic device.