Patent ID: 8300868

Claim:
A fabric bag for holding an audio playback device, wherein said fabric bag includes a control device constructed substantially in fabric for controlling said audio playback device, the control device comprising: a control portion having indicated regions thereon; a first fabric electrically conducting layer, a second fabric electrically conducting layer, an intermediate fabric layer disposed between said first fabric electrically conducting layer and said second fabric electrically conducting layer, said intermediate fabric layer including conductive elements, a first insulating separating means disposed between said first fabric electrically conducting layer and said intermediate fabric layer, and a second insulating separating means disposed between said second fabric electrically conducting layer and said intermediate fabric layer; wherein said indicated regions are responsive to individually applied manual presses so as to control discrete operations of said audio playback device, and said control portion, including said indicated regions, is responsive to manually applied strokes or gestures so as to control variable operations of said audio playback device; and said conductive elements of said intermediate fabric layer provide a conductive path between said first fabric electrically conducting layer and said second fabric electrically conducting layer at the position of a mechanical interaction.