Multi-touch skins spanning three dimensions

Abstract

One or more multi-touch skins can placed along three dimensions of an object. The one or more multi-touch skins enable multi-touch inputs during the operation of the object. The multi-touch inputs can be tracked to monitor the operation of the object and provide feedback to the operator of the object. The one or more multi-touch skins can further enable gestures for configuring and operating the object. The one or more multi-touch skins can also be used to implement any number of GUI interface objects and actions. A multi-touch skin that measures the force of a touch in one or more directions is also provided.

1 . A three-dimensional object comprising:
 a first surface along a two-dimensional plane;   a second surface along a two-dimensional plane different than the two-dimensional plane of the first surface; and   at least one touch sensitive skin placed on at least a portion of the first surface and the second surface.