Analog input device, computing system and method for receiving and processing analog input
US12294362B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2239/022
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An analog input device including at least one mounting panel and a matrix of analog push button assemblies mounted thereon. Each analog push button assembly including an analog pressure sensor including a pressure reception arrangement having an optical sensing sub-arrangement configured to measure an amount of light varied according to a pressure sensed at the pressure reception arrangement and an output terminal for outputting an analog signal corresponding to the amount of light measured, and a plunger element configured to exert the pressure on the pressure reception arrangement. The analog input device may include a multiplexer including an input side coupled to the push button assemblies and an output side; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the output side of the multiplexer; a processor coupled to the analog-to-digital converter and configured to output a data packet; and a communication interface configured to transmit the data packet to a host computing device.
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