Interactive object with multiple electronics modules

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10175781-B2
Application number	US-201615362359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2016
Priority date	May 16, 2016
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

This document describes an interactive object with multiple electronics modules. An interactive object (e.g., a garment) includes a grid or array of conductive thread woven into the interactive object, and an internal electronics module coupled to the grid of conductive thread. The internal electronics module includes a first subset of electronic components, such as sensing circuitry configured to detect touch-input to the grid of conductive thread. An external electronics module that includes a second subset of electronic components (e.g., a microprocessor, power source, or network interface) is removably coupled to the interactive object via a communication interface. The communication interface enables communication between the internal electronics module and the external electronics module when the external electronics module is coupled to the interactive object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
an interactive object comprising:
a grid of conductive thread woven into the interactive object;
an internal electronics module coupled to the grid of conductive thread, the internal electronics module comprising sensing circuitry configured to detect touch-input to the grid of conductive thread;
an external electronics module comprising one or more electronic components, the external electronics module removably coupled to the interactive object, the external electronics module including an anisotropic conducting polymer configured to enable electrical connections between the one or more electronic components of the external electronics module and the sensing circuitry of the internal electronics module; and

a communication interface configured to enable communication between the internal electronics module and the external electronics module when the external electronics module is coupled to the interactive object.

Assignees

• Google Inc
• Google Llc

Inventors

• Karagozler Mustafa Emre
• Poupyrev Ivan
• Schwesig Carsten C
• Raja Hakim K
• Gong Nan-Wei
• Fukuhara Shiho
• Robinson Karen Elizabeth

Classifications

• D10B2401/16

  antistatic; conductive · CPC title

• H05K1/038

  Textiles (used as reinforcing materials for organic insulating substrates H05K1/0366) · CPC title

• G06F3/044 Primary

  by capacitive means · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G06F2203/04102

  Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper · CPC title