Lifelike covering and lifelike electronic apparatus with the covering

Abstract

A lifelike covering is provided. The covering includes a flexible covering body and a flexible circuit board covered by the flexible covering. The flexible circuit board is configured with a plurality of sensors and at least one interface. Each of the sensors is configured for sensing an external input and generating a corresponding sensing signal. The interface is configured for transferring power from an external power source to the sensors, and for transferring the sensing signals to an external processing unit, so as to activate the external processing unit to perform a corresponding action control. A lifelike electronic apparatus with the covering is also provided.

1 . A lifelike covering of a lifelike electronic apparatus comprising:
 a flexible covering body; and   a flexible circuit board covered by the flexible covering body, and configured with:
 a plurality of sensors configured for sensing an external input and generating a corresponding sensing signal; and 
 at least one interface, electrically coupled with the sensors, configured for transferring power from an external power source to the sensors, and for transferring sensing signals from the sensors to an external processing unit, so as to activate the external processing unit to perform a corresponding action control. 
   
   
   
       2 . The lifelike covering according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensors comprise touch sensitive sensors, pressure sensors, light sensors, and infrared sensors. 
   
   
       3 . A lifelike covering of a lifelike electronic apparatus comprising:
 a flexible covering body;   a flexible circuit board covered by the flexible covering body, and configured with:
 a plurality of sensors configured for sensing an external input and generating a corresponding sensing signal; and 
 at least one processing unit electrically coupled with at least one of the sensors, configured for receiving the sensing signals from the coupled sensors and identifying the received sensing signals; and 
 at least one interface electrically coupled with the sensors and the processing unit, configured for transferring power from an external power source to the sensors and the processing unit, and for transferring the identified signals and the sensing signals without being processed by the processing unit to an external processing unit, so as to activate the external processing unit to perform a corresponding action control. 
   
   
   
       4 . The lifelike covering according to  claim 3 , wherein the sensors comprise touch sensitive sensors, pressure sensors, light sensors, and infrared sensors. 
   
   
       5 . A lifelike electronic apparatus comprising:
 a housing configured with:
 a power source; 
 a central processing unit (CPU); 
 a plurality of mechanical movement units; and 
 a plurality of actuators each configured for driving corresponding mechanical movement units; and 
   a lifelike covering covering the housing, comprising:
 a flexible covering body; and 
 a flexible circuit board covered by the flexible covering body, and configured with:
 a plurality of sensors each configured for sensing an external input and generating a corresponding sensing signal; and 
 at least one interface, electrically coupled with the sensors, configured for transferring power from the power source to the sensors, and for transferring the sensing signals to the CPU, so as to activate the CPU to generate a action control signal to the corresponding actuators, thereby driving the corresponding mechanical movement units to perform a corresponding action. 
 
   
   
   
       6 . The lifelike electronic apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the sensors comprise touch sensitive sensors, pressure sensors, light sensors, and infrared sensors. 
   
   
       7 . A lifelike electronic apparatus comprising:
 a housing configured with:
 a power source; 
 a central processing unit (CPU); 
 a plurality of mechanical movement units; and 
 a plurality of actuators each configured for driving corresponding mechanical movement units; and 
   a lifelike covering covering the housing, comprising:   a flexible covering body; and   a flexible circuit board covered by the flexible covering body, and configured with:
 a plurality of sensors configured for sensing an external input and generating a corresponding sensing signal; and 
 at least one processing unit electrically coupled with at least one of the sensors, configured for receiving the sensing signals from the coupled sensors and identifying the received sensing signals; and 
   
     at least one interface electrically coupled with the sensors and the processing unit, configured for transferring power from an external power source to the sensors and the processing unit, and for transferring the identified signals and the sensing signals without being processed by the processing unit to an external processing unit, so as to activate the external processing unit to perform a corresponding action control.