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App. No. 19/446,453

TOUCH-BASED CONTROL DEVICE

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App. No.
19/446,453
Abstract

A control device includes an exterior panel comprising multiple regions, including a groove region and a surrounding region that surrounds the groove region. The control device further includes a sensor layer comprising one or more sensors to detect touch inputs performed on the groove region and the surrounding region of the exterior panel. The control device further includes a control module configured to operate a plurality of devices. The control module is configured to detect a first touch input performed by a user on the groove region and a second touch input performed on the surrounding region. Based at least in part on the location of the touch inputs the control module operates respective devices of the plurality of devices.

Claims (8)

1 . A control device comprising:

an exterior panel comprising multiple regions, including a groove region and a surrounding region that surrounds the groove region;

a sensor layer comprising one or more sensors to detect touch inputs performed on the groove region and the surrounding region 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 groove region of the exterior panel;

based at least in part on the first touch input being performed on the groove region, operate a first device of the plurality of devices;

detect a second touch input performed by the user on the surrounding region of the exterior panel; and

based at least in part on the second touch input being performed on the surrounding region, operate a second device of the plurality of devices.