Adaptive scroll wheel
US11157097B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/038
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A peripheral device with an adaptive scroll wheel can be used to provide additional control of a host computing device. A variable force is used to change friction on the adaptive scroll wheel for different situations. Examples include stopping a scroll wheel at an end of a document, changing a number of ratchet steps based on a number of items on a list, and changing scroll profiles based on application, such as a scroll profile for document processing and a scroll profile for gaming.
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